We all saw how lawyers took to streets in Delhi last week and assaulted members of the Delhi Police as they stepped up their efforts to contain the imbroglio before it slipped out of hand. In a purported video of the incident that emerged later, a woman officer can be seen pleading with a group …
Being bullied is extremely scarring, and being mocked for a particular sexual orientation is whole different ball game. Bullying, these days, is not limited to schools. It’s out on social media – almost every teen has an account on Snapchat, Instagram or Twitter – in colleges, and even in offices. For Jordan Steffy, a junior at LaPorte …
The United Nations human rights chief suggested that Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s mental health should be evaluated after the authoritarian leader included a U.N. official on what Human Rights Watch has called a “government hit list” of alleged terrorists. Duterte’s justice department listed Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the U.N. special rapporteur on indigenous human rights, on a …
A layer of thick smog continues to envelope the country’s capital and other adjoining cities. With a reported AQI (Air Quality Index) of 832 for New Delhi today, pollution in the city seems to be as stubborn as the pride of Delhiites. The smog refuses to disappear despite measures like a ban on construction and …
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A minor girl from Katra in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar, who was sexually assaulted by a Muslim cleric and an electrician, was asked to sell her baby by the panchayat. Muzaffarpur Police is looking into the allegations. Meanwhile, the accused, who are at large, have been booked under sections of the IPC and POCSO Act. …
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Yes, English is a funny language, and if we do get the spellings right, chances are there are a lot of words we mispronounce. This could be embarrassing especially on that first date or when you want to impress your boss. But how can anyone know how to pronounce it all correctly! English is not …
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Pollution, “one of the great existential challenges of the Anthropocene epoch,” kills 9 million people per year. That’s more than the number of deaths caused by tobacco, three times as many deaths caused by AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined, and 15 times as many deaths caused by war and other violence. The data comes from …
An Ebola outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reached the city of Mbandaka on Thursday, raising alarm among public health officials—who have noted in recent days that President Donald Trump’s slashing of emergency health funding may hinder attempts to combat such outbreaks. Mbandaka is home to …
Maybe love in Hollywood isn’t dead, after all. Former flames Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom gave us a glimmer of hope six months after calling it quits when they were spotted together at an Ed Sheeran concert in Los Angeles on Saturday night. According to People, the one-time lovebirds, who were allegedly kissing and holding hands during …
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Click:Personal Budgeting When Donald Trump visited the UK, Steve Bannon wasn’t far behind. The president’s former chief strategist breezed effortlessly into TV and radio studios, trying to sanitise his old boss’ politics and keep himself relevant. On his foray across the Atlantic, he unveiled his new plans: a foundation called “The Movement”. Just how worried …
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