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UP boy stages his own kidnapping to buy iPhone

Sitapur: A Class 9 student in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district staged his own kidnapping to buy an iPhone with the ransom money that he planned to collect from his father. He took the step after…

Bride gets over Rs 3 cr gifts in ‘mamera’ ceremony, video goes viral

Jaipur: Video and photos of three maternal uncles giving their niece wedding gifts worth over Rs 3 crore in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district is going viral on social media. When the bride’s maternal grandfather and uncles…

Another pee-gate incident, this time on train by TTE in UP

Lucknow: Yet another pee-gate scandal took place — this time aboard the Akal Takht Express between Amritsar and Kolkata. A drunk TTE, Munna Kumar of Bihar, deployed on the train allegedly urinated on a woman…

‘Kidney, liver for sale’ poster in Thiruvananthapuram rattle people

Thiruvananthapuram: ‘Kidney, Liver for sale’, this was a poster that appeared in front of a house at Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram, making people initially think that it was a prank played by someone or to troll the…

Women deeply under-represented in govt leadership roles: UN report

Geneva: More women than ever hold political decision-making posts worldwide but gender parity is still far off, according to a report jointly released by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN Women. The report, presenting…

Fearing poor score, Class 12 student dies by suicide in UP’s Badaun

Badaun (Uttar Pradesh): A 17-year-old student of class 12 in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district consumed rat poison under the Alapur police circle, after he felt that he had fared poorly in Physics examination, police said.…

New Delhi World Book Fair to be held after three years

New Delhi: The New Delhi World Book Fair will be held in Pragati Maidan this year after a gap of three years starting from February 25 to March 5. The last World Book Fair was…

Eat breakfast to ward off risk of cancer, heart disease

New York: Are you one of those busy bees often skipping breakfast? Here’s why you should never miss out on the largest meal of the day. Not eating the first meal of the day could…

Gujarat’s Thakor community bans girls form using mobile phones

Palanpur (Gujarat): The Thakor Community here has prohibited the community’s teenage girls from using mobile phones. The community, while unanimously passing resolutions to bring reforms in the community traditions, however, decided to stop the girls…

Porn films, vulgarity in serials affecting youth: Baba Ramdev

Panaji: The youth of the country are getting carried away with porn content and vulgarity in films and serials, which is a matter of grave concern, Yoga guru Ramdev has said. He was interacting with…

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