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Assam: Excess fluoride in groundwater is causing bent limbs, body deformation
Every day, 21-year-old Amjad Hussain, from Tapatjuri village in the Nagaon district of Assam, walks one kilometre to his neighbour Dilwar Hussain’s house, where he weaves patis (mats) made from the agar tree to earn an income. His family considers this a small miracle considering that a few years ago, Amjad couldn’t even take a…
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Tamil Nadu: DMK MLA arrested for making allegedly derogatory remarks about CM Vijay
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MLA and former Tamil Nadu minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan was arrested on Friday for making remarks about Chief Minister Vijay that a member of the state’s ruling party alleged were derogatory. Radhakrishnan, who represents the Tiruchendur constituency, was arrested at Authoor in Thoothukudi district shortly after the Madras High Court denied him…
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Rush Hour: RSS warns against Ram temple ‘conspiracies’, TN MLA held for remarks about CM and more
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh urged Hindus to “thwart the conspiracies of anti-Hindu and anti-national forces”, who it claimed were trying to exploit the case about the alleged embezzlement of donations made to the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The general secretary of the Hindutva organisation, Dattatreya Hosabale, said the alleged thefts from the donation boxes at…
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Meet the ‘cockroaches’ who crawl out every night at Jantar Mantar
Vivek Kumar has made Jantar Mantar his home since June 20, the day that the Cockroach Janta Party began a sit-in protest at the site. The 19-year-old wakes up every day at 6 am, goes to the nearby Bangla Sahib Gurudwara to freshen up and comes back to volunteer with the campaign. “The Cockroach Janta…
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Delhi HC tells Centre to decide within 15 days on removing Dhruv Rathee’s video on Hindu deities
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Union government’s Grievance Appellate Committee to decide within 15 days an appeal seeking the removal of a video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, in which he claimed that Hindu gods consumed meat, reported Bar and Bench. The Grievance Appellate Committee deals with the appeals of users against social…
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RSS urges Hindus to thwart ‘anti-national’ conspiracies on Ram temple donation embezzlement case
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Friday urged Hindus to exercise “patience and restraint” in connection with the alleged embezzlement of donations made to the Ram temple in Ayodhya and also exhorted them to “thwart the conspiracies of anti-Hindu and anti-national forces” who were allegedly trying to exploit the matter. The RSS is the parent organisation…
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Fiction pick: When a multinational company’s employee joins protests despite discouragement
Illusion is the convenient belief by which we discard the truth. Venkat is not a hero, his mind is mired in fault lines. News tires him. He refuses to read the news online, he prefers a real newspaper, the crisp feel in his hands and the certainty of newsprint. It is the best way to…
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India-Japan ties ‘should not target’ Beijing, says China
A day after India and Japan signed a series of agreements to boost supply chains and energy resilience, China said on Friday that the partnership between New Delhi and Tokyo “should not target” Beijing, reported AFP. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun was quoted as saying that countries should work to “foster understanding and trust”.…
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Places of Worship Act does not bar acquisition of religious sites for public purpose: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday held that while the Places of Worship Act prohibits the conversion of the religious character of a place of worship from one faith to another, it does not prevent the state from acquiring such properties for a genuine public purpose, Live Law reported. A bench of Justices JJ Munir…
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‘Alpha’ review: Brawn beats brain in rote action thriller
The latest chapter in the YRF Spy Universe franchise stars Alia Bhatt as a lethal heroine. Shiv Rawail’s Alpha follows from the War films, the Ek Tha Tiger trilogy and Pathaan. Sita (Bhatt) has been snatched from her family as an infant and injected with a regenerative serum called Alpha by rogue Army officer Fateh…