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5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky [Russia], Oct 4 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday, the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) said.
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Indonesia earthquake-tsunami: Death toll rises to 1,234
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Oct 2 (ANI): The death toll in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi islands rose to 1,234 on Tuesday.
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5.9-magnitude quake hits Indonesian island of Sumba
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Sumba [Indonesia], Oct 02 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck the Indonesian island of Sumba on Tuesday.
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Over 380 killed in Indonesia twin quakes
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 29 (ANI): At least 384 people were killed while hundreds are still missing in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi after powerful twin earthquakes and a tsunami struck the area on Friday.
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'SC verdict on adultery law upholds human dignity'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): Hailing the Supreme Court's verdict on adultery, Raj Kallishwaram, the lawyer of the petitioner in the case, on Thursday said that the top court struck down the penal provision to maintain the human dignity.
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Adultery a ground for divorce, but not a crime: SC
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Terming the two laws on adultery – Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 497 -- as unconstitutional and a colonial rule, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the two sections. While decriminalising adultery, the court also struck down section 1
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Telangana: 23,000 outsourced artisans in power utilities to be regularised
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sep 18 (ANI): The state high court on Tuesday struck down a petition challenging regularisation of services of outsourced artisans working in electricity organisations.
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Hurricane Florence: Death toll mounts to 14
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 17 (ANI): The death toll in Hurricane Florence that struck last week rose to 14, as torrential rains and heavy flooding continued to batter North Carolina and South Carolina states. Earlier, the death toll stood at eight.
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6.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Fiji Islands
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 17 (ANI): A high-intensity earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Fiji Islands region.
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Hurricane Florence: Death toll rises to 8
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 16 (ANI): The death toll in Hurricane Florence, that struck North Carolina on Friday rose to eight.
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Barbora Strycova rebuffs Serena's 'sexism' charge
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Capetown [South Africa], Sep 14 (ANI): Czech Republic tennis player Barbora Strycova has struck down Serena Williams' 'sexism' charge against Umpire Carlos Ramos during her US Open final match against Naomi Osaka of Japan.
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SC dismisses need for 'family welfare committee' in dowry cases
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday struck down the need for "family welfare committees" to look into complaints by women before arresting the husband and family members in dowry harassment cases.
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