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SRINAGAR/JAMMU: The toll in the incessant rains and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday rose to 20, even as 45 others were feared dead after a bus carrying them was washed away in Rajouri district. Another report put the number…
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From Yoshita Singh United Nations:  About 77 per cent of girls aged between 15 and 19 in India have been subjected to sexual violence by their spouses, according to a report by UNICEF which also said more than half of the girls in the age…
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Muzaffarnagar : A one-man inquiry commission to look into the Muzaffarnagar riots has recorded the statement of an accused here. Former BSP MP Kadir Rana appeared before the commission and recorded his statement last evening, in which he…
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Gaborone :  Seven countries are expected to arrive in Botswana for the African States Tournament (AST) of bowling that is scheduled to start Saturday. Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) chairperson Kitso Robert told a media briefing…
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Paris :  France claimed a deserved 1-0 triumph in an international football friendly held at Stade de France here, when they beat reigning European champions Spain for the first time in eight years. The Euro 2016 hosts, who'll skip…
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New York :  Ever wondered how despite the barrage of visual information on its way, the brain focuses only on important and relevant items? A unique population of shifting neurons in the brain helps it do so, says a study. The neurons…
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New York :  If you are planning a baby, better head to a neighbourhood with plenty of greenery. Mothers who live in green neighbourhoods are more likely to deliver at full term and their babies are born at higher weights compared to…
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Nairobi : Kenyan health authorities Thursday ruled out an Ebola outbreak in the country after tests conducted on two suspected patients turned negative. Kenya's Medial Services director Nicholas Muraguri assured Kenyans that medical…
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Pune :  Calling for new ozone pollution standards in India, researchers point out that surface ozone pollution owing to rising emissions in the country damaged six million metric tonnes of India's wheat, rice, soybean and cotton crops in…
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Mumbai  :  "Oh my god," exclaimed Sonam Kapoor when she was offered a chance to romance Salman Khan in the forthcoming film "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo". She says it was also a bit weird to work with director Sooraj Barjatya and Salman, whose…
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