Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his younger brother Ashraf Ahmed were produced Tuesday before a special court in Prayagraj. An MP/MLA court held Atiq guilty in the 2007 Umesh Pal kidnapping case. All the other seven accused, including Ashraf, have been acquitted. In a highly televised event, Ahmed was transferred to Naini jail in the Prayagraj […]
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India’s gleaming reputation as the “Pharmacy of the World” has been severely tarnished in recent months due to a series of incidents involving drug malfunctions that have resulted in illness and deaths, particularly among children. From cough syrups causing the death of 70 children due to acute kidney injuries in The Gambia to toxic substances […]
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Following his conviction in a defamation case over a remark that was deemed insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the former Congress president and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Member of Parliament on Friday. A day before, Gandhi was sentenced to two years in jail for defamation by the Surat District Court. […]
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Former US President Donald Trump is back in the news. This time it is for his self-heralded arrest this week. Trump declared on social media that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday and called on his supporters to protest. “Illegal leaks from a corrupt & highly political Manhattan district attorney’s office … indicate that, […]
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It is highly unlikely that the ICC will be able to take any action against President Putin as it has no jurisdiction in Russia. On Friday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging that he committed war crimes by unlawfully deporting hundreds of children […]
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Calling for the reinstatement of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), lakhs of employees of the Maharashtra government went on indefinite strike from 14 March. Employees including government hospitals, schools, colleges, municipalities, Zilla Parishad, MHADA, and Tehsildar offices in all 36 districts have participated in this strike. Nearly 35 unions representing state government employees decided to […]
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Have you received a suspicious text message from an unknown number regarding the status of your bank account asking you to click on a link or provide personal information? If so, you may have been the target of a phishing SMS scam. Recently, several people have reported receiving a phishing SMS in the name of […]
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With the rise of social media and the internet, it has become easier to spread false information at an alarming rate. One of the most common targets of such fake news is women who are often subjected to damaging and harmful narratives. Disinformation against women is one of the oldest and most damaging forms of […]
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Fears are mounting across the country due to the spread of Influenza A subtype H3N2 virus with Covid-like symptoms that causes respiratory issues. Hospitals across the country are reporting a sharp increase in the number of patients seeking treatment for flu-like symptoms, including fever, cough, and body aches. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) […]
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As cybercriminals become more sophisticated, online scams have reached new levels of complexity and sophistication. Gone are the days of easily identifiable schemes of phishing emails or fake websites; they now come in the form of well-crafted deceptions that even the most tech-savvy could find themselves falling for. One such ‘sophisticated trickery’ has been claimed […]
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