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NEET student, 17, rejects advances of man, pushed in front of moving train | India News

NEET student, 17, rejects advances of man, pushed in front of moving train | India News

BAREILLY: A 17-year-old girl lost both her legs and left arm after her stalker, 19, allegedly pushed her in front of a moving train in Bareilly while she was returning from NEET coaching on Tuesday. She is currently undergoing treatment in a private hospital here and her condition is critical, said police. Dr OP Bhaskar, who had initially treated the girl, said, "She was brought to hospital with both...

Pregnancy termination: Pro-life or pro-choice? Split in Supreme Court bench of 2 women judges | India News

Pregnancy termination: Pro-life or pro-choice? Split in Supreme Court bench of 2 women judges | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, which has traditionally been pro-life, was split Wednesday over choosing between stopping the heart of an over 26-week-old healthy fetus and the choice of its carrier, a married woman, to terminate the pregnancy which is impermissible under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and B V Nagarathna, which on Monday had unanimously...

Israel: Indian diaspora in Israel expresses confidence in country’s military, says they want to live peacefully | India News

Israel: Indian diaspora in Israel expresses confidence in country’s military, says they want to live peacefully | India News

TEL AVIV: Amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, the Indian diaspora in Israel has expressed confidence in the country's military and said they want to live peacefully.A woman of Indian origin in Ashkelon, Israel, Ilana Nagaukar, told: "Yesterday, a missile struck here, vehicles caught fire and there was a power cut in all these buildings. We feel that we are in danger but we believe in our...

Flyer arrested for flashing, lewd gesture on flight | India News

Flyer arrested for flashing, lewd gesture on flight | India News

NAGPUR: A male flyer seated next to a 40-year-old woman travelling from Pune to Nagpur for her father's funeral allegedly masturbated and made a lewd gesture at her mid-flight, leading to his arrest after the plane landed at the city airport on Monday.Feroze Shaikh attempted to sneak away while the flyers were alighting, only to be chased by the woman he had allegedly targeted.Her screams alerted...

‘Had stepped out to get meds when fight erupted’: Kerala couple visiting Daughter stranded in Israel | India News

‘Had stepped out to get meds when fight erupted’: Kerala couple visiting Daughter stranded in Israel | India News

CHENNAI: Vijayakumar, 64, and his wife Usha Devi, 59, are in a rare mix of relief and tension. Relief because they are with their daughter; tension because they find themselves in a war zone. The couple from Thiruvananthapuram had travelled to Israel last month to spend time with their daughter Anagha, who is pursuing her PhD at Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv and are now stuck in raging war after...

After SC prod, Centre sends 70 names for high court judges | India News

After SC prod, Centre sends 70 names for high court judges | India News

NEW DELHI: Pushed by the court to either clear the names sent for judgeship expeditiously or be ready for some unpalatable order, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it cleared 70 names forwarded by high courts for judgeship and sent to the SC collegium and also took the decision to transfer 12 HC judges out of 26 recommended. It also said that the government would soon implement collegium...

Sikkim: 9 more bodies of Sikkim flood victims wash ashore, toll 82 | India News

Sikkim: 9 more bodies of Sikkim flood victims wash ashore, toll 82 | India News

SILIGURI: Hope of finding survivors among the 142 people reported missing since Wednesday's monster flash flood in north Sikkim fast faded as nine more bodies washed ashore downstream of the Teesta on Sunday, taking the casualty count to 82.Officials said 49 of the confirmed victims of the flood that cut a swathe through the Teesta basin were found in Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of Bengal and a...

Manipur Minister: Grenade attack on Manipur minister’s house leaves 2 hurt | India News

Manipur Minister: Grenade attack on Manipur minister’s house leaves 2 hurt | India News

IMPHAL: A grenade hurled from a motorbike towards Manipur minister Yumnam Khemchand's house in Imphal West late Saturday exploded after hitting an electricity pole near the main gate, injuring a young woman from the BJP politician's extended family and a CRPF sentry.Dinesh Chandra Das (57) of the CRPF's F30 Battalion suffered a splinter wound to his right hand, while Purnilesha Yumnam (25), the...

Pradhan: Taking Boards twice a year optional: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan | India News

Pradhan: Taking Boards twice a year optional: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan | India News

NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said appearing for Class X and XII board exams twice a year won't be mandatory as the system is being introduced in a bid to reduce stress on students caused by the fear of getting just one opportunity.In an interview to PTI, Pradhan also said the issue of 'dummy schools' cannot be ignored and the time has come to have a serious discussion about...

Mumbai hospitals’ 5-step plan to give tiniest tots survival chance | India News

Mumbai hospitals’ 5-step plan to give tiniest tots survival chance | India News

Mumbai may be one of the best addresses for sickly newborns or extremely premature babies who weigh around 1kg at birth. While 12 newborns aged one to three days were among the 24 who died in a 24-hour span in the state-run Nanded hospital last week, even the city's public hospitals - often poorly equipped as compared to private sector hospitals - boast of a survivor rate of 90%."In most civic body-run...

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