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It will be the largest industrial action by nurses so far and risks patients' safety, NHS bosses say. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/P4GtZgT

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A 49-year-old police constable was found dead with a bullet wound on his head in Bihar's East Champaran district, officials said on Sunday. Shambhu Kumar, a resident of Nalanda district, was found dead in his barrack at the district police lines in Motihari on Saturday night, they said. "Police recovered his service revolver from the spot but no suicide note was found," said Vishwamohan Choudhary, the sub-inspector of the City police station. "Police are investigating if it is a murder or suicide. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination," he said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/Z0mU5S6

The child was located in scrubland near Ellensburg, Washington, after she ran off and was reported missing. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/r0tLw7b

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Vikas Walkar, the father of Shraddha Walkar who was allegedly killed by her live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala last year, on Saturday demanded that the case be fast-tracked so that he can perform her last rites. Speaking to reporters after a court here adjourned its order on framing of charges against Poonawala till May 9, Vikas said he would go on a hunger strike if the case is not fast-tracked within a month. The court also adjourned till May 9 the hearing on an application by Vikas urging the judge that his daughter's remains be handed over to the family for the last rites as required by tradition and culture. "I do not think the case is going to conclude soon. We are seeking fast-tracking of proceedings in the case. I have not been able to perform my daughter's last rites yet. In May, it will be a year since she died," Vikas said. He said his main priority was to perform the last rites of his daughter and that justice is done. "I'll go on a hunger

A first information report (FIR) has been filed against Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for his comment on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, which a local Congress leader said was derogatory. Mr Shekhawat, during a BJP "mahaakrosh sabha" event in Chittorgarh on Thursday, had called Mr Gehlot "Ravan of politics", saying people should throw this government out in the upcoming assembly elections. "If you want to end (the rule of) Ashok Gehlot, this Ravan of politics in Rajasthan, raise your hands and resolve to establish Ram Rajya in the state," the Union Minister had said. Mr Gehlot and Mr Shekhawat have been at loggerheads over the Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society scam. Mr Gehlot has publicly accused Mr Shekhawat of being involved in the scam. Mr Shekhawat has also filed a defamation case against Mr Gehlot in a Delhi court for linking him with the scam, which is being investigated by the Rajasthan Police. The investigators have said S

Young, who also starred in Last of the Summer Wine, was warm-hearted and brilliant, her family say. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/T4yUYP7

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Several posts on the internet show heartwarming moments between humans and animals. In one such instance, Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan shared a picture of a man providing medical aid to a deer. The post has moved the internet and many people appreciated the efforts of the man. Mr Kaswan took to Twitter to share the post. The photograph shows a man taking care of a deer where the animal is seen wearing an oxygen mask and the man is holding an oxygen cylinder, ensuring that the deer is fine. In a world where you can be anything. Be kind to all. pic.twitter.com/UwZY6cpx9a — Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) April 28, 2023 "In a world where you can be anything. Be kind to all," he posted along with the photograph. Since being shared, the post has amassed over 21,000 views and over a thousand likes. Social media users commented on the post with heart emojis, expressing their happiness and gratitude for the kind act. "Lovely!" said a user.

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A 15th Century palace has been razed in Delhi's Jal Vihar, apparently to make way for a palatial bungalow. Former Jal Board chief Udit Prakash Rai whose family lives in it, has been handed a notice by the Vigilance Department of the Delhi government.  He has been accused of facilitating the demolition, and allotting the bungalow to himself when it was built. The monument was a palace from the Pathan period -- it is the only remnant of the Khizrabad city founded by Khizr Khan of the Sayyid dynasty. It was under the jurisdiction of the Delhi Jal Board. A 2007 batch IAS officer, Udit Prakash Rai is currently posted in Mizoram. His family is living in the bungalow despite notices to vacate it. He has been given two weeks to respond to the Vigilance notice. The monument was to be handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India by the Jal Board, but officials found it missing during a joint inspection in January, said the vigilance department's notice issued on Wednesday. Th

The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers' Association election will be held in June, three years after the term of previous office-bearers ended. Prof Imrana Naseem, who was designated as the chief election officer at the general body meeting of the association on March 16, said although the term of office bearers ended in April 2020, elections could not be held on one pretext or the other. Teachers at the university had been raising this issue for the past two years. Yet the university authorities kept postponing the election citing various reasons, including the Covid pandemic. Polling for various posts in the teacher's body will be held in the first week of June, Prof Naseem said on Thursday. A group of senior faculty members on Thursday launched a mass contact drive to highlight their demand for holding elections to various governing bodies of the university. A spokesperson of the association said, "Teachers would intensify their protest in the coming days if the un

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India and the four-nation bloc EFTA on Wednesday discussed ways to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement with a view to strengthening economic ties between the two regions. The subject came up for discussion during a meeting of high-level representatives from India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) here. Both sides "discuss the prospects of resuming their negotiations towards a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA)," the commerce ministry said in a statement. Free trade agreements between the two regions are officially dubbed TEPA. Under such pacts, two trading partners significantly reduce or eliminate customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them, besides easing norms to promote trade in services and investments. The high-level delegations were composed of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal; Jan Christian Vestre, Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway;

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at 16 locations in Bihar, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab as part of its investigation against a suspected module of the banned Islamist organisation PFI in Bihar's Phulwari Sharif, officials said. A spokesperson for the federal anti-terror agency said "a hoard of digital devices, along with bank transaction details, were seized during the searches conducted at the premises of PFI suspects...incriminating documents related to PFI and Indian currency of the face value of Rs 1 lakh were also seized." Locations in Siwan, Sheohar, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Katihar, Araria, Purnea and East Champaran districts of Bihar, South Goa district of Goa, Rampur and Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh and Ludhiana in Punjab were searched by the NIA officials. A total of 13 persons were arrested in this case in July last year and the investigation relates to the training of Popular Front of India (PFI) cadre in Phulwari Sharif in

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British American Tobacco says it regrets the misconduct that took place between 2007 and 2017. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/nms7cwh

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A plane that was to carry the Arsenal women's team back to London following their Champions League draw with Wolfsburg burst into flames on the runway. According to Metro , the incident occurred on Sunday evening at Germany's Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport shortly before a Boeing 737 was due to take off. An airport spokesman told the German newspaper Bild  that a bird strike had caused the engine fire. Witnesses said that they heard a loud bang, following which the plane was stopped. Flames were spotted coming out of the plane, forcing the pilots to abandon take-off. Fortunately, all passengers were evacuated and no one was hurt in the incident. However, the team was forced to stay in a hotel in Germany for an extra night owing to the mishap. Later, Arsenal released a statement confirming the team returned home safely on Monday on a replacement plane. The statement read, ''Our aircraft developed a technical issue prior to take-off in Germany on Sunday evening.  We

The death count in a case involving a Kenyan cult that practised starvation climbed to 73 Monday, police sources told AFP as investigators unearthed more corpses from mass graves in a forest near the coast. A major search is under way near the coastal town of Malindi where dozens of bodies were exhumed over the weekend, sending shockwaves through the country as President William Ruto vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements. A full-scale investigation has been launched into the Good News International Church and its leader, named in court documents as Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, who preached that death by starvation delivered followers to God. Police had previously named the suspect as Makenzie Nthenge. It is believed some of his devotees could still be hiding in the bush around Shakahola, which was raided by police earlier this month after a tip-off from a local non-profit group. Since then, a number of people have been rescued and dozens of bodies unearthe

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said reservation based on religion is unconstitutional, and asserted that the BJP will implement the quota formula adopted by the government of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Karnataka. The BJP, he said, has given tickets for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka on merits of winnability, and not majority or minority, and also nowhere a non-Lingayat candidate has replaced a Lingayat. Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who recently quit BJP and joined the Congress, will not win the polls this time, Mr Shah declared, pointing out that Hubballi-Dharwad has always voted for the BJP. "I want to assure the people of Karnataka that whatever formula of reservation has been adopted by the Bommai government, we would implement it on the ground, including the sub category reservation (internal reservation) among the Dalits. This is our promise," Shah said. Addressing a press conference here, he said reservation on the basis of religion wa

A man, who worked as an elderly person's help in Delhi, was arrested for allegedly stealing his ATM cards and a diary containing PINs to withdraw over Rs 3 lakh to clear loans he had taken during the Covid lockdown, police said on Monday. Hemraj was arrested from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh following a complaint from his 65-year-old former employer, they said. He left his job as a domestic help before the outbreak of Covid and started working as a daily wager. However, during the lockdown, he was financially hit and took loans, they said. Debt-ridden, he planned to steal the complainant's ATM cards and the diary containing the PINs. Hemraj visited his former employer a couple of times and it was during these visits that he stole the cards and the diary, police said. He knew the place where the cards and the diary were kept, they said. The elderly man, had lodged a complaint regarding Rs 3,09,020 being withdrawn from his savings accounts and a case of cheating was register

India will overtake China as the world's most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations said Monday. "By the end of this month, India's population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of mainland China," the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said. Last week the UN's annual State of World Population report had said the milestone would come by midyear 2023. India is topping China due to both rapid growth in its own population and a decline in China's after hitting 1.426 billion last year. Regarded as the world's most heavily populated country since the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th Century CE, China is expected to decline steadily to around one billion people by the end of this century, according to UN projections. China's fall is heavily tied to decades of maintaining a strict one-child policy for married couples, which ended in 2016

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Health secretary asks judges to rule whether union has mandate for the last day of its next walkout. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2wz6HDO

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Indian climber Anurag Maloo, who was miraculously rescued from Mount Annapurna, caught the wrong rope that led him to fall into a deep crevasse, a senior mountaineer guide who accompanied him during the expedition said on Sunday. Anurag, 34, a resident of Kishangarh in Rajasthan, went missing on Monday after he fell from around 6,000 meters while descending from Camp III. Mount Annapurna is the 10th highest mountain in the world and is known for its treacherous terrain. "Instead of catching the rope used for ascending or descending the mountain he caught the rope used to carry goods, which is very short and with no joint," Cheepal Sherpa told reporters here at a press conference. He said that Anurag was the only person from the expedition organised by Seven Summit Trek, who could not make it to the summit on that day. Anurag is currently undergoing treatment at a Kathmandu hospital and has shown signs of improvement, his brother Ashish Maloo said. During the briefing, s

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Delhi on Saturday logged 1,515 COVID-19 infections and six fatalities with a case positivity rate of 26.46, according to data shared by the health department here. With the new fatalities, the death count from the pandemic rose to 26,595 in the national capital, while the case tally is 20,32,424. Covid was the primary cause of death in one of the six fatalities on Saturday, the department said. Out of 7,974 Covid beds in the city, 385 are occupied, the data showed. The department did not issue a bulletin on Friday. The city saw three fatalities and 1,603 COVID-19 cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 26.75. On Wednesday, Delhi reported six deaths along with 1,757 new cases of the disease with a positivity rate of 28.63. The national capital had recorded 1,537 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 26.54. On Monday, Delhi recorded 1,017 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 32.25, the highest in more than 15 months. The national capital had recorded a Covid p

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A Delta Airlines first-class passenger was arrested after he was accused of forcing himself on a male flight attendant and kissing him on the neck, New York Post reported. The passenger has been identified as David Alan Burk, aged 61, who was travelling from Minnesota to Alaska to settle his dead friend's estate. As a first-class passenger on the Delta Airlines flight, Mr Burk was entitled to drinks before his take-off from Minneapolis. However, the crew member told him he ''ran out of time'' to serve him red wine. After takeoff, the flight attendant, identified as TC, served him a glass of red wine. When he returned later to collect meal trays from him, Mr Burk reached out to shake TC's hand, according to an affidavit. 10 minutes later, Mr Burk got up to use the restroom and stopped at the galley where TC was. He told the male flight attendant that he was ''so beautiful', before asking for a kiss. The attendant replied, ''No, thank you,&

Riyad Mahrez scores the first hat-trick in an FA Cup semi-final since 1958 as Manchester City keep their quest for the Treble on course by outclassing Sheffield United at Wembley. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/FHlz0LI

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Top Army and police officials on Friday paid homage to five soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Five soldiers were killed and one was injured on Thursday after their vehicle was attacked by unidentified terrorists and caught fire. The soldiers were from a Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed for counter-terror operations. At a ceremony held at a military camp in Rajouri, senior officers, including general officer commanding (GoC) and additional director general of police (ADGP), and civil dignitaries paid homage to the soldiers, officials said. "The nation will always remain indebted to our bravehearts for their supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty," an officer said. After the wreath-laying ceremony, the body of Lance Naik Debashish from Algum Sami village in Odisha were airlifted to his native place, the officials said. The bodies of Havildar Mandeep Singh from Chankoian village in Ludhiana, Lance Naik Kulwant Singh from Charik

An old mortar shell was recovered from a drain in Kapashera village here by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) staff today, police said. Information regarding the recovery of a suspected explosive device was received at around 12.30 pm from the MCD staff, who were cleaning the drainage in the village near FIMT college, a senior police officer said. The area was cordoned off and the site was covered with sandbags. A bomb disposal squad of the National Security Guard (NSG) was called on the spot, the officer said, adding the mortar shell appears to be an old one.  from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/UiIMtrN

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Britain's Prince William helped out an Indian restaurant during a royal visit on Thursday by taking a phone reservation from an unsuspecting customer. The heir to the British throne and his wife Kate were visiting the family-run restaurant Indian Streatery during their trip to Birmingham in central England, when he took the call from someone seeking a booking for two people. After checking with the owners as to the restaurant's location, he then had a discussion with the caller about when a table was free and whether they would have time to eat before catching their train. "What name is it under?" the prince said as he concluded the conversation, without revealing his own name to the caller. "See you at quarter past two." Prince William's office later said on Twitter: "Hope we told this customer to come to the right place...!" As well as taking the booking, the royals also helped out preparing dishes in the restaurant's kitchen before

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Princess Rita Jenrette has been involved in an inheritance dispute with the sons of her ex-husband. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/t7IWaMz

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Two cheerleaders were shot in a Texas parking lot after one mistakenly tried to enter the wrong car, part of a spate of similar incidents this week in the United States. The gunman fired multiple shots at the young women, seriously wounding one, police reported. The shooting early Tuesday came days after a Black teenager was shot in Missouri after ringing the wrong doorbell, and a young woman was shot dead in New York state after showing up at an incorrect address. In Texas, four cheerleaders -- reported to be teenagers -- were using the grocery store parking lot to carpool to cheer practice. They had returned to pick up their vehicles after midnight. Heather Roth said she got out of her friend's car and went to what she believed was her vehicle and opened the door, before realizing a man was sitting inside. She then returned to her friend's car. "I see the guy get out of the passenger door and I roll my window down and I was trying to apologize," she said in a v

Radio 1 presenter and DJ Adele Roberts is targeting a world record at the London Marathon as she aims to make the most of her "second chance at life" after cancer. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Q3pPOoB

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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) should focus on cracking down on drug traffickers and cartels, rather than targeting consumers, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday, in an apparent rebuke to the country's anti-drugs agency in the wake of the fiasco involving movie star Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan. Speaking at a conference of anti-narcotics task forces from states and union territories, Mr Shah said that drug users were victims who needed rehabilitation, not criminalisation. He also warned of the threat of narco-terrorism and its impact on the country's economy and security. "There should not be any mistake in the approach and our goal should be clear that one who consumes drugs is a victim and one who deals in drugs is a criminal, and they need to be dealt with firmly. We should help them in rehabilitation. The focus of investigation should be traffickers and cartels behind the drug trade," Mr Shah said. The Home Minister's remarks follow

IAF helicopters on Wednesday rescued 13 Army personnel from a mountainous area in North Sikkim after they were injured in a road accident. The IAF deployed the helicopters to rescue the Army personnel after it received information about the accident, officials said. In a tweet, the IAF said the Army personnel were rescued from the area that is on an altitude of 14,000 feet. "On 19 Apr 23, amidst the harsh terrain & inclement weather of North Sikkim, IAF helicopters successfully rescued 13 Army personnel injured in a road accident from an altitude of 14,000 ft," it said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/0iCcM4k

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Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi visited the Matia Mahal market in old Delhi and the Bengali market on Monday and treated himself to popular dishes of these areas. The Congress leader, who returned to the national capital after two days of campaigning in poll-bound Karnataka, visited old Delhi's Chandni Chowk, which is abuzz with activity during the month of Ramzan. Mr Gandhi visited a famous "sharbat" vendor in the Matia Mahal area and other eateries. He treated himself to fruits and also had a taste of "golgappas" at Nathu sweets at the Bengali market. मोहब्बत की शरबत ❤️ pic.twitter.com/3qLQAaf6oF — Congress (@INCIndia) April 18, 2023 A large crowd gathered around the Congress leader in old Delhi. The people followed him around in the narrow streets and even raised slogans. Mr Gandhi has often been seen visiting popular eating joints in Delhi. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/CvRgiFf

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India has logged 9,111 fresh covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. A sharp increase in daily cases has been observed in the country over the past few weeks. According to the Health Ministry data, there are currently 60,313 active covid-19 cases in the country. India's daily positivity rate remains at 8.40 per cent. The new Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.16 is driving the latest surge in cases in the country. The World Health Organisation has kept this variant under monitoring. According to reports, this variant has been detected in 29 countries so far. It is also known as Arcturus. Here's what we know about this variant. Arcturus or XBB.1.16 variant: Is it more dangerous? Arcturus was first detected in January. It is an Omicron sub-variant which can spread easily. The World Health Organization has stated that the XB.1.16 variant is similar to XBB.1.5 variant but has an additional mutation. Therefore, it can spread quickly but may not lead to anything severe. In India, Arcturus has

Delhi on Monday logged 1,017 COVID-19 cases, while the positivity rate jumped to 32.25 per cent, the highest in 15 months, according to data shared by the city government's health department. The capital had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14 last year. With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally climbed to 20,24,244. Four fresh fatalities pushed the death count to 26,567, the health department bulletin stated. Of the latest fatalities, COVID-19 was the primary cause of death in two cases, it stated. According to the bulletin, the fresh cases emerged out of 3,153 tests conducted the previous day. Delhi on Sunday logged 1,634 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 29.68 per cent and three deaths. On Saturday, the city had recorded 1,396 cases with a positivity rate of 31.9 per cent. Delhi reported 1,527 cases with a positivity rate of 27.77 per cent and two deaths on Thursday. The national capital's daily tally of COVID-19 cases crossed 1,000

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An American man's relaxing session took a terrifying turn when he turned around and discovered a bear standing in the house staring at him. This moment was captured on the doorbell camera of David Oppenheimer's house in Asheville, North Carolina, on the evening of April 11. The opening scene of the video featured Mr. Oppenheimer relaxing on a lounge chair with two cushions next to him as a bear walked around the house's backyard.  Next In the video, Mr. Oppenheimer can be seen leaping up and grabbing his pillow after spotting the enormous, furry animal, which paused in its tracks and appeared to be equally shocked as Mr. Oppenheimer was. After a few moments of staring, the bear turned and sprinted away. According to the CNN, this jump scare wasn't the first time these two encountered each other. Oppenheimer said the same bear has visited his home a couple times before to inspect trash cans and grab a quick bite from his "bear-proof" bird feeder. "I

Heatwave conditions prevailed at isolated places in Delhi on Sunday, and a fresh spell of rain will provide some relief starting Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Delhi's primary weather station, the Safdarjung Observatory, logged a maximum temperature of 40.4 degrees Celsius, three notches more than normal. The minimum temperature settled at 22 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year. Several places in the national capital recorded a maximum temperature three to four degrees Celsius above normal. The automatic weather station in Pitampura recorded a heatwave, with the maximum temperature (41.9 degrees Celsius) settling five notches above normal. The threshold for a heatwave is met when the maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius in the plains, at least 37 degrees Celsius in coastal areas, and at least 30 degrees Celsius in hilly regions, and the departure from normal is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius. The Naj

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Alleged conman Kiran Patel was on Saturday charged of cheating a businessman from Ahmedabad by posing as an official from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), taking the number of FIRs against him to six, police said. The city crime branch registered a first information report (FIR) against Patel on the complaint of one Kishor Chandarana, who owns an event management firm. Patel allegedly deceived the complainant with the promise of getting him a big project in Jammu and Kashmir. Patel was first arrested in March by the J&K police for posing as a PMO official and brought to Gujarat on a transfer warrant by the Ahmedabad crime branch on April 8 in connection with another cheating case registered against him, said officials. According to the crime branch, Patel identified himself as an ‘additional director' in the PMO by sending a visiting card to the complainant on WhatsApp and claimed that he had been given the responsibility of the development of Kashmir. He lured the co

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Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez will miss the rest of the season after fracturing a metatarsal bone in his foot against Sevilla on Thursday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/I9gjeOh

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All civilizations have produced some type of alcoholic beverage since alcohol has long been a component of human life. Each location and ethnic group had a drink recipe that utilised their local farm products, nuts, and fruits. Alcohol serves numerous medical purposes and is also a necessary medication in human life. Additionally, this substance's excessive usage has a number of adverse effects that can be rather harmful. Even a single episode of binge drinking can cause serious damage. However, in an effort to decrease the symptoms of alcoholism, a team of Chinese researchers has been studying a modified probiotic dosage that they believe may protect mice-and potentially, one day, humans-from the short-term side effects of excessive alcohol consumption. The authors of the study stated that alcohol intake has been shown to be associated with a variety of diseases, such as fatty liver, cirrhosis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and cancer. Therefore, the development

The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) launched an insurance scheme for dairy farmers on Wednesday. This is a first-of-its-kind of cattle insurance plan in the state that offers compensation to dairy farmers for economic loss due to a decline in milk yield during the summer. A cattle farmer, Muralidharan, who is relieved by the scheme, owns seven cows that would normally yield a total of 85 litres a day, earning him a daily sale of around Rs 3,700. However, in summer when the temperature soars, the daily yield dips to 65 litres a day causing him a business loss of nearly Rs 1,000 a day while his feed and other input costs remain the same.   Muralidharan, who belongs to Palakkad district, has registered for this policy launched by Milma. "I am happy to be part of this scheme. Scheme like this is quite encouraging for farmers," Muralidharan told NDTV. Benny John, another cattle farmer, says that the yield of his cows has come down from Rs 900 to Rs 700 pe

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Rahul Gandhi's lawyer on Thursday argued in a court in Gujarat's Surat that the trial in a defamation case over the Congress leader's "Modi surname" remark was "not fair" and there was no need for maximum punishment in the case. The lawyer made the argument during a hearing currently underway on Mr Gandhi's plea for a stay on his conviction in the defamation case. A metropolitan magistrate's court in Surat on March 23 sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail after holding him guilty for his remark "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname", made during an election rally on April 13, 2019. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and complainant in the case, Purnesh Modi, in his reply filed earlier in the same court, had opposed Mr Gandhi's plea for a stay on conviction saying the Congress leader is a "repetitive offender" who is in the habit of making defamatory statements. On Thursday, arguments from both sides

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Tens of thousands of devotees attended a traditional ceremony held once in two decades at a prominent Hindu temple in Australia to celebrate its restoration, according to a media report. The ceremony to celebrate the restoration of the Sri Venkateswara temple in Helensburgh, a small suburb on the outskirts of Sydney, was attended by more than 20,000 Hindus, including 15 priests and visitors from Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius, ABC News reported on Monday. The consecration ceremony, kumbhabhishekam, is believed to bring prosperity to the entire community. The temple, one of the largest of its kind outside of India, started renovations worth AUD 3 million in June last year. During the event, sacred fires were lit, and priests climbed to the temple's roof, where holy water was poured into golden pots. "The significance of that is purifying not only the temple and deities but also the devotees who are watching the ceremony," temple director Subra Iyer was quoted as sa

In numerous action movies, Hollywood legend and former governor of the US state of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been shown rescuing the human race and troubled individuals. But this time he has proven himself to be a self-reliant, smart, and good civilian. After waiting for more than three weeks for authorities to patch the pothole, the celebrity recently made the decision to repair a sizable pothole in Los Angeles. The video of this act was posted by Mr. Schwarzenegger on his Twitter account with a caption that reads, "Today, after the whole neighbourhood has been upset about this giant pothole that's been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it. I always say, Let's not complain; let's do something about it. Here you go." Watch the video here:   Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that's been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed

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A shocking story has surfaced on social websites in China that tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who cycled for nearly 24 hours for a specific cause. According to South China Morning Post, the boy cycled 130km to reach his grandmother's home and complain to her about his mother with whom he fought. As a result, the boy got exhausted and was discovered alone in an expressway tunnel by passers-by, reported local media outlet Meilizhejiang. The police officers who came to take the boy with them were also surprised to know about the unusual adventure. Notably, the boy was upset after he had a fight with his mother. He then decided to cycle all the way to his grandmother's home which is located in Meijiang, a county in Zhejiang so that he could share his grievances regarding his mother. While cycling, the boy navigated with the help of road signs and said that he took several wrong turns. It took him twice as long as it should have to reach the point he was found, however, h

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Probiotics have become increasingly popular in recent years as they can improve digestion, boost immunity, and promote overall health by helping to balance the good and bad bacteria in our gut. However, as with all supplements, there are pros and cons to taking probiotics daily. In this article, we will explore whether taking probiotics daily is a good idea. Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that can be found in some foods and supplements. They are beneficial bacteria that help to break down food, boost the immune system, and maintain a healthy gut flora. Taking probiotics daily through supplements has become a popular and convenient option for many people. Read on as we discuss some pros and cons of consuming probiotics daily.  Pros & Cons of consuming probiotics daily: Pros  1. Improved Digestive Health The most apparent benefit of taking probiotics daily is improved digestive health. If you have digestive issues like bloating, constipation, or diarrhoea, probiotics ca

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The Supreme Court Monday orally observed as to how can the Lieutenant Governor (Lt Governor) act "without aid and advice" of the council of ministers in nominating 10 members to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The top court, which had earlier issued notice on the plea of the Delhi government, granted 10 days to the office of the Lt Governor, represented by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain, to file the response to the petition seeking quashing of the nomination of the 10 members. “How can the LG take the decision without aid and advice of the council of ministers? This has to be exercised on the aid and advice...,” a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and J B Pardiwala said. The ASG, at the outset, said an amendment to Section 44 of the GNCTD Act (the Government of National Capital Territory Act) was made after the 2018 judgement of a constitution bench of the top court. “In view of the amendment, a notification, whic