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Kerala: Two killed as landslide hits tunnel project in Wayanad, many feared trapped
At least two persons were killed in a landslide at a site of road tunnel project in the Kelladi area of Kerala’s Wayanad district on Tuesday, ANI reported. The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority said that the debris accumulated during excavation of the Wayanad-Kelladi tunnel slid down after heavy rainfall. Seven persons are missing and…
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Rush Hour: SIT flags 70 instances of donation theft at Ram temple, CJP’s X account restored & more
A Special Investigation Team set up by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe the alleged embezzlement of donations at Ayodhya’s Ram temple found 70 instances of counting staff hiding bundles of notes and loose cash in their clothes, pockets and shoes. The report submitted by the SIT, which Scroll has reviewed, pins blame for the…
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Fiction: Semba and Maari discover the strength and solidarity in being fisherwomen
Anbu poked his head inside the house, calling, “Semba?” She was not there. By some instinct, he jogged to the deserted tenements a few blocks away, climbed up two flights of stairs to reach the terrace. He had heard Maari grumble about how her sister disappeared to the terrace of the buildings on and off.…
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What the SIT report on Ram temple donation theft does and does not say
Examining 45 days of CCTV footage from the Ram temple in Ayodhya, a Special Investigation Team set up by the Uttar Pradesh government found 70 instances of counting staff hiding bundles of notes and loose cash in their clothes, pockets and shoes. Tasked with investigating donation theft at the temple, the SIT submitted a preliminary…
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Delhi riots: Athar Khan denied bail in larger conspiracy case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Athar Khan, one of those accused of being part of an alleged larger conspiracy to spark riots in the national capital in 2020, Live Law reported. Khan was arrested in July 2020 under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and has been in jail for six years.…
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India to sell BrahMos, Astra missiles to Indonesia
India will supply BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia, the two countries confirmed on Tuesday. The agreement, which expands defence cooperation between the two countries, was signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jakarta. This came months after the Indonesian defence ministry told Reuters in March that it had entered an agreement with India…
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SC declines to entertain DMK plea to bar Tamil Nadu CM from making statements on Karur stampede
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam seeking to restrain Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay and other Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leaders from making public statements about the Karur stampede, which had left 41 persons dead, Bar and Bench reported. The stampede took place on September 27…
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Delhi HC orders unblocking of Cockroach Janta Party’s X account
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered that the X account of political campaign Cockroach Janta Party be unblocked, Bar and Bench reported. The order came after the Union government said that it had no objections to the account being unblocked. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was quoted as saying that the account had been blocked…
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A new book shows the many interesting ways Indians eat rice and combine it with other ingredients
“As much as I taught the culinary craft to Bengal, I learnt a fair bit from the Bengalis in exchange. I always found the Bengalis to be very practical people in their approach to food. I may not agree with their insistence on eating only river fish and shunning the bounty that comes from the…
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2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Gujarat HC upholds death sentence for 38 convicts
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence handed to 38 of the 49 persons convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, The Indian Express reported. A division bench of Justices AY Kogje and Samir Dave also upheld the sentence of life imprisonment given to the remaining 11 persons. The court…