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UN report on Israel targeting children in Gaza raises serious legal questions
A recent United Nations report has detailed serious allegations of Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian children during the conflict since October 2023. The report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, which has been rejected outright by the Israeli government, documents harrowing child deaths. It…
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Ayodhya Bar Association refuses to represent accused persons in Ram temple donations case
The Ayodhya Bar Association on Monday refused to represent the accused persons in a case about the alleged embezzlement of donations made to the Ram temple in Ayodhya, The Hindu reported. The president of the association, Kalika Prasad Mishra, warned that any lawyer representing the accused persons will be fined Rs 5 lakh. A first…
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‘Tragically funny’: Typos in Seychelles citation for Modi spark questions about authenticity, AI use
The national honour granted by Seychelles to Prime Minister Narendra Modi left social media users puzzled after spelling errors were visible in the presidential citation of the award. Some users questioned the authenticity of the document. Seychelles President Patrick Herminie conferred Modi with the Guardian of the Blue Horizon award on Sunday during the Indian…
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Rush Hour: ‘Chauhaan’ film teaser sparks backlash, Telangana BJP leader held for assaulting teacher
The teaser of the Hindi film Chauhaan faced criticism from a Kshatriya group, which remarked that it was “irresponsible and disrespectful” to use a Rajput clan name as a title to inflame caste and communal sentiments. The Kshatriya Parishad said it “rejects every attempt to weaponise Rajput history or appropriate Rajput identities for electoral or…
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‘Irresponsible, disrespectful’: Teaser of film ‘Chauhaan’ criticised by Kshatriya group
A Kshatriya organisation on Monday objected to the teaser of the upcoming Hindi film Chauhaan, saying that it was “irresponsible and disrespectful” to use a Rajput clan name as a title to inflame caste and communal sentiments. The organisation, the Kshatriya Parishad, said it “rejects every attempt to weaponise Rajput history or appropriate Rajput identities…
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Telangana: BJP leader arrested for assaulting teacher over ‘unauthorised’ Urdu classes
The Telangana Police on Monday arrested a Bharatiya Janata Party leader for allegedly assaulting the principal of a private school in the Nizamabad distirct over claims that he undertook unauthorised Urdu lessons for a class of 25 students, The Hindu reported. Mandula Balu, the Armoor town president of the BJP, was arrested by the police…
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‘Ikka’ trailer: Sunny Deol is a top lawyer and Akshaye Khanna a difficult client in legal drama
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CBSE says current Class 10 batch will not need to follow three-language policy
The Central Board of Secondary Education said on Monday that the current batch of Class 10 students will not have to follow its new language policy. The policy, which will come into effect from July 1, will make it mandatory for Class 9 students to learn three languages, of which two must be Indian ones.…
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Tahmima Anam’s new novel: Women begin a rebellion that will upend the very order of things
Kusum and Pyara were 18 months apart and the only two children of a fruit seller and his wife. Pyarawas considered the prettier one because her skin was lighter, but Kusum had a voice so unusual that people stopped on the street to listen. The neighbours, whenever it rained or when they were planning a…
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Jharkhand: Over 100 schoolgirls fall ill after drinking water from storage tank
More than 100 girls at a residential school in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district fell ill allegedly after drinking water from an overhead storage tank, The Indian Express reported on Monday. The incident took place at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Kharaundhi block, which has about 300 students. Kharaundhi Block chief Abha Rani alleged that many girls…