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PT Usha | Flying Hima Gave Fitting Reply to Those Who Asked Me if Indians Can Run
'Wow, you are from India? How did you manage to get here? Are you any good?'
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Annisia, Air Hostess Who Ended Life, Was All For Strong Women
The 32-year-old killed herself by jumping off the terrace of her South Delhi home on 13 July.
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Indonesian Mob Slaughters 'Hundreds' of Crocodiles in Revenge Attack
The revenge killing happened on Saturday in Papua province following the funeral of the man, who perished when he fell into an enclosure at a crocodile farm while looking for grass to feed his livestock.
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Google engineer lynching: 'He was sophisticated,couldn't be mistaken for child-lifter'
The family of the Google engineer lynched in Bidar Friday has demanded a strict investigation into the incident, expressing disbelief that rumors about 'child-lifters' triggered the attack. "He was a software engineer with Google. He looked so sophisticated and polished. How can anybody suspect him to be a kidnapper? Definitely it wasn't the reason," said Mohammad Akram, brother of Mohammad Azam, the victim.
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MP Congress caught napping against BJP's onslaught on social media
The Madhya Pradesh Congress under Kamal Nath is struggling to deflect the ruling BJP's onslaught on social media that has succeeded in spreading the message that a desperate fight is on between the state Congress president and Jyotiraditya Scindia for the post of chief minister.
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Villagers in Indonesia's Sorong district kill nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge after reptile kills one man
The head of Indonesia’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency in West Papua said that the 48-year-old victim had entered the crocodile farm and was likely picking grass for animal feed when he was attacked.
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'Becoming CM was like drinking poison': Kumaraswamy breaks down
Less than two months after taking oath, Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy seems to have given up on the party's alliance with Congress.At a JD(S) event, an emotional Kumaraswamy said workers must be happy about their "brother" becoming CM, but "I'm swallowing my pain like Vishakanta (Lord Shiva)."However, Congress leader and Karnataka Deputy CM G Parameshwara dismissed his comments, saying, "CM must always be happy."
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Thailand cave rescue: Two Australian divers participated in mission after obtaining diplomatic immunity, reveal reports
Australian divers, anaesthetist Richard Harris and his diving partner Craig Challen, both cave diving specialists, played key roles in the rescue.
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Center removes JNU professor accused of sexual harassment from EPCA
The Center has removed a JNU professor, accused of sexual harassment, from the Supreme Court-empowered Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), tasked with taking various measures to tackle air pollution.The Environment Ministry, in an order issued on July 4, announced the removal of Atul Kumar Johri, a professor at the School of Life Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).Here's more.
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After 6-Month Wait, Dalit Man Takes Out 'Baraat' Through Thakur-Dominated Village in UP
The district administration had refused permission at first for taking out his wedding procession from Nizampur village after objection from people of the Thakur community, but Jatav refused to back down.
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'Demonetization was instant,why not Ram Mandir?': Uddhav Thackeray slams BJP
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray once again came down heavily on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and asked why demonetization was instant but not Ram Mandir. He said the BJP had assured building the temple in Ayodhya before elections, but hadn't specified which one. Was it 2019 or 2050, he asked. Despite being an ally, Thackarey has taken potshots at BJP many times.
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Air hostess commits suicide in Delhi, body sent for post mortem
On July 13, the victim, who is in her 40s, allegedly jumped from the terrace of her house.
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'Bad roads not only cause': MNS workers vandalise PWD office after minister remarks on pothole-related deaths in Mumbai suburbs
Maharashtra PWD minister Chandrakant Patil had said that potholes in roads alone cannot be blamed for the accidents.
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Elon Musk calls British diver who rescued Thai boys from the cave a "pedo"
This comes after diver Vern Unsworth said Musk’s kid-size submarine was a “PR stunt”.
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Dalit groom takes out wedding procession in Kasganj after 80 years
Kasganj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 16 (ANI): Defying caste prejudice, a Dalit groom took out his wedding procession peacefully in Thakur community-dominated Nizampur village of Kasganj district in Uttar Pradesh after 80 years. The groom Sanjay Jatav took a historic ride on Sunday after he entered the Thakur community-dominated village in presence of a heavy police force. The village has been in limelight for the past six months after local Thakur community allegedly threatened to disrupt the wedding.
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Uncertainty Looms Over Differently-Abled Student's Fate as Kerala Govt Refuses to Upgrade School
Asim, who is 90 percent paralyzed by birth, passed the seventh standard this year. He was all set to go to school this monsoon when the news came as a shocker to the family.
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Special Dir Asthana Lacks Mandate to Represent Chief Alok: CBI
Rakesh Asthana, the agency said, was himself “under (the) scanner”, and cannot be consulted for inducting officers.
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Thai Cave Rescue: Boys Mourn the Navy SEAL Who Died Saving Them
They also thanked the Navy SEAL and promised to be good boys.
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PNB Scam: Enforcement Directorate Team in Singapore to Track Down Nirav Modi
On Wednesday, the ED approached a special court in Mumbai seeking to declare Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi as fugitives as they fled from India a month before they were named in the fraud case.
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Residents of Delhi to wait for another 3 months to get breather from heavy vehicles, subsequent air pollution
According to a toll collector at Kundli border, around 2,000-3,000 truckers go towards Palwal using KGP during the daytime and some go towards Agra using NH2
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No bed, dirty washroom for Nawaz Sharif in jail, alleges son
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 15 (ANI): Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is lodged in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail after being convicted in the Avenfield Corruption case is languishing in sub-standard facilities, alleged his son Hussain. Taking to Twitter, Hussain Nawaz Sharif alleged that his father was deprived of a bed in the jail and that the bathroom there was extremely dirty, "probably not cleaned for ages." "I am told that my father was not given a bed to sleep on and the bathroom was extremely dirty probably not cleaned for ages," Hussain tweeted. The NAB on Friday night took Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz into custody in connection with the Avenfield reference case after their flight landed at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport at 8:48 p.m. (local time) amidst high drama.
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UP: Raids conducted as plastic ban comes into effect
Agra/Moradabad/Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 15: With the plastic ban being enforced in Uttar Pradesh today, raids have been conducted throughout the day by municipal bodies in different cities of the state. In Agra, the plastic ban was welcomed by shopkeepers, who switched to selling their products in paper bags. "We are selling the products in paper bags, even the customers are getting cloth bags from their homes," said the owner of a sweet shop, Arvind Singh.
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Miscreants loot Rs 14 lakh from Assam MLA's SBI account in Guwahati
An Assam legislator became a victim of cybercrime as miscreants looted over Rs 14 lakh from his account in capital city Guwahati.
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FIFA WC: Hollywood Star Will Smith Headlines Closing Ceremony
Hollywood actor and singer Will Smith performed the World Cup’s official song “Live It Up” in the closing ceremony.
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Two BSF Jawans Killed, Another Injured in Encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker
The gunfight took place in a forest near Mahla camp of BSF under Partapaur police station limits when a team of BSF's 114th battalion was returning after carrying out an anti-Maoist operation.
