Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak make final pitches to Conservative voters in London

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak make final pitches to Conservative voters in London

While Mr. Sunak received loud applause and cheers from the London audience, Ms. Truss is leading overall across the country While Mr. Sunak received loud applause and cheers from the London audience, Ms. Truss is leading overall across the country As the window closes for Conservative Party members to vote for their new leader and […]

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U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang

A long-awaited report from the U.N. human rights office says China’s discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups may constitute crimes against humanity A long-awaited report from the U.N. human rights office says China’s discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups may constitute crimes against humanity China’s discriminatory detention […]

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Delay in NEET-PG counselling: Resident doctor groups threaten more protests

Delay in NEET-PG counselling: Resident doctor groups threaten more protests

After the counselling for NEET-PG 2022 was postponed by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), associations of resident doctors have written to the Health minister and the Director General of Health Services saying that they would be forced to protest. In a notice dated September 29, the MCC said it was postponing the counselling to allow […]

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Questions, tensions swirl as U.N. mission heads to Ukraine nuclear plant

Questions, tensions swirl as U.N. mission heads to Ukraine nuclear plant

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of endangering the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s safety with artillery or drone strikes. Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of endangering the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s safety with artillery or drone strikes. U.N. nuclear inspectors set off for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on August 31 after weeks of […]

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Reported sexual assaults across U.S. military increased by 13% last year

Reported sexual assaults across U.S. military increased by 13% last year

A significant increase was in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues opened back up A significant increase was in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues opened back up Reports of sexual assaults across […]

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Govt. hikes windfall profit tax on export of diesel, ATF; raises tax on domestic crude oil

Govt. hikes windfall profit tax on export of diesel, ATF; raises tax on domestic crude oil

The levy on domestically-produced crude oil too has been increased by ₹300 per tonne to ₹13,300. The levy on domestically-produced crude oil too has been increased by ₹300 per tonne to ₹13,300. The Government has hiked the windfall profit tax on the export of diesel to ₹13.5 per litre and that on jet fuel exports […]

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Indian-American racially abuses Indian-American in California

Indian-American racially abuses Indian-American in California

The accused, Singh Tejinder, called the victim, Krishnan Jayaraman, a “dirty Hindu” The accused, Singh Tejinder, called the victim, Krishnan Jayaraman, a “dirty Hindu” An Indian-American man has been racially abused by a compatriot in the California who hurled racist slurs that he is a “dirty Hindu” and a “disgusting dog”, days after another hate […]

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Indian, Chinese military officials hold talks in eastern Ladakh

Indian, Chinese military officials hold talks in eastern Ladakh

The talks come amid a lingering standoff between the two sides at several friction points in the region. The talks come amid a lingering standoff between the two sides at several friction points in the region. Senior military officials of India and China held talks in eastern Ladakh on August 31, focusing on maintaining security […]

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SFI jathas seeking withdrawal of education policy head towards Kolkata

SFI jathas seeking withdrawal of education policy head towards Kolkata

CPI(M) students’ wing, the Students Federation of India (SFI), on August 1 launched five country-wide ‘jathas’ (foot marches) — called ‘March for Education’ — to protest the National Education Policy and demand its withdrawal. Out of five jathas, two will reached Kolkata on September 2, covering 22 districts of West Bengal and traversing more than […]

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Bihar Minister, accused in kidnapping case, resigns amid protests

Bihar Minister, accused in kidnapping case, resigns amid protests

Kartik Kumar, an RJD MLC, became the State’s Law Minister in the new Nitish Kumar government but resigned hours after being moved to Sugarcane Department. Kartik Kumar, an RJD MLC, became the State’s Law Minister in the new Nitish Kumar government but resigned hours after being moved to Sugarcane Department. Bihar minister Kartik Kumar, who […]

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