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Syrian rebel leader vows to shut down notorious prisons
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Syrian rebel leader vows to shut down notorious prisons

SYRIAN rebel forces have said they intend to close the notoriously harsh prisons run by ousted president Bashar al-Assad and hunt those involved in the killing or torture of detainees, Reuters reported.

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December 13, 2024
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Gay defence veterans win compensation from UK govt

BRITISH military veterans who were discharged or suffered other forms of discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity will receive up to 70,000 pounds ($89,300) under a government compensation programme announced on Thursday.

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December 13, 2024
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At 1,500, max clemency in a day in US

President Biden commutes sentences, pardons 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes

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December 13, 2024
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Manipur crisis will take time to heal, says Biren

MANIPUR CM N Biren Singh on Thursday said that the government was making efforts to find a solution to the ethnic crisis but it would take time considering the fragile situation.

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December 13, 2024
Maha Yuti's Maha formula on portfolios cracked: Fadnavis
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Maha Yuti's Maha formula on portfolios cracked: Fadnavis

AFTER meeting the top leadership of BJP in Delhi, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the formula for portfolio allocations among Maha Yuti allies has been finalised and cabinet expansion will take place soon.

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December 13, 2024
NIA raids 19 places across 8 states in JeM terror case
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NIA raids 19 places across 8 states in JeM terror case

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted raids against Jaish-e-Mohammad-linked members at 19 locations across eight states, including Assam, Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and J&K.

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December 13, 2024
Man-eating tigers keep dominance in captivity
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Man-eating tigers keep dominance in captivity

TWO man-eating tigers, Vikram and Bhola, have recently transitioned from the wilds of Uttarakhand to the enclosures of Dehradun Zoo.

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December 13, 2024
2 women among 7 Maoists killed in C'garh encounter
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2 women among 7 Maoists killed in C'garh encounter

SEVEN cadres, including two women of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in uniform, were gunned down by security forces in a fierce encounter along the inter-district borders of Narayanpur-Dantewada in Abujhmad area, south Chhattisgarh on Thursday.

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December 13, 2024
Yet another day of washout over no-trust notice, Soros
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Yet another day of washout over no-trust notice, Soros

BOTH Houses of Parliament were adjourned on Thursday following an uproar in the Rajya Sabha over a press conference held by Opposition MPs a day earlier and ruckus in the Lok Sabha over allegations of the Congress' links with billionaire George Soros.

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December 13, 2024
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Setback to Soren govt as HC stays 75% quota for locals in pvt companies

IN a major setback to Hemant Soren government, the Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday put a stay on the implementation of the 75% reservation for locals in private companies in the state.

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December 13, 2024
Techie suicide: Wife's family flees UP house, cops say no alert from K'taka
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Techie suicide: Wife's family flees UP house, cops say no alert from K'taka

Abetment to suicide case registered

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December 13, 2024
Air pollution killed 1.5mn annually from '09-'19
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Air pollution killed 1.5mn annually from '09-'19

NOT-SO-FINE PARTICLE

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December 13, 2024
Kharge retorts to 'muzzling' Oppn right to speak
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Kharge retorts to 'muzzling' Oppn right to speak

AS the political showdown over the Opposition's no-trust motion notice against Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar continues, Leader of Opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the chairman of muzzling the Opposition's \"right to speak\".

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December 13, 2024
Nadda accuses Cong of trying to create 'anarchy'
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Nadda accuses Cong of trying to create 'anarchy'

BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday accused the Congress of trying to create \"anarchy\" as he condemned the charges levelled against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar by opposition leaders.

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December 13, 2024
'Attack on federalism': Oppn slams cabinet move on One Nation One Poll
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'Attack on federalism': Oppn slams cabinet move on One Nation One Poll

AS the Union Cabinet approved two bills to implement 'One Nation, One Election' as recommended by a high-level committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, several Opposition leaders including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the proposed legislation, terming it an attack on \"democracy and federalism\".

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December 13, 2024
BALANCE FLEXIBILITY & RIGOUR IN NEW DEGREE PROGRAMMES
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BALANCE FLEXIBILITY & RIGOUR IN NEW DEGREE PROGRAMMES

HE University Grants Commission (UGC) is set to roll out the accelerated degree programme (ADP) and extended degree programme (EDP), two ambitious initiatives aimed at providing flexibility to college students.

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December 13, 2024
NEHRU: THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO BE CAESAR
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NEHRU: THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO BE CAESAR

Our first PM shunned unchecked power. Instead, with his respect for parliament, judiciary and his political opponents, he instilled a deep regard for democracy in the newly independent nation

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December 13, 2024
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Orange alert in 3 dists today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall on Friday and issued an orange alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Pathanamthitta districts.

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December 13, 2024
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Three of a family from Tiruvalla killed in car-van collision near Coimbatore

Three members of a family from Tiruvalla, including a two-month-old baby, were killed as the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a van on the L&T Bypass in Madukkarai, Coimbatore, on Thursday.

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December 13, 2024
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Actor abduction case: Court issues notice to former DGP Sreelekha

Survivor seeks trial in open court

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December 13, 2024
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No pilgrim should be given privilege at Sabarimala: HC on actor's visit

'Neither ruling party nor Oppn can be allowed to hold public meetings in violation of court order'

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December 13, 2024
Pinarayi, Stalin unite to inaugurate renovated Periyar memorial in Ktm
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Pinarayi, Stalin unite to inaugurate renovated Periyar memorial in Ktm

Efforts by Kerala and TN to establish an egalitarian society will continue, say both leaders

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December 13, 2024
Panayampadam stretch accident-prone: MVD
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Panayampadam stretch accident-prone: MVD

The section of the Kozhikode-Palakkad national highway in Panayampadam, near Mannarkkad, where four students were killed after a speeding cement-laden lorry veered off course and toppled over them on Thursday evening, is known to be accident-prone.

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December 13, 2024
Closest of friends in life - and in death
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Closest of friends in life - and in death

THEY were closest of friends so much so that even death couldn't separate them. Irfana Sherin P A, Ridha Fathima, Nidha Fathima K M and Aysha A S, all students of Class VIII at Karimba Government HSS, were snatched away by fate's cruel hands when a truck transporting cement careened out of control, toppled, and fell over them.

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December 13, 2024
ADM death: Presence of bloodstains raises suspicion, says wife
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ADM death: Presence of bloodstains raises suspicion, says wife

EMPHASISING the need for a CBI probe into the death of Naveen Babu, former ADM of Kannur, his wife Manjusha on Thursday submitted before the Kerala High Court that there is a possibility of homicide.

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December 13, 2024
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ADM death: Presence of bloodstains raises suspicion, says wife

EMPHASISING the need for a CBI probe into the death of Naveen Babu, former ADM of Kannur, his wife Manjusha on Thursday submitted before the Kerala High Court that there is a possibility of homicide.

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December 13, 2024
Closest of friends in life — and in death
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Closest of friends in life — and in death

THEY were closest of friends—so much so that even death couldn't separate them. Irfana Sherin P A, Ridha Fathima, Nidha Fathima K M and Aysha A S, all students of Class VIII at Karimba Government HSS, were snatched away by fate's cruel hands when a truck transporting cement careened out of control, toppled, and fell over them.

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December 13, 2024
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Samastha feud continues

THE INTERNAL feud in Samastha Kerala Jem-Iyyathul is simmering with both factions coming up with their explanation on what actually transpired at the mushawara meeting in Kozhikode on Wednesday.

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December 13, 2024
No plan to revive party membership or attend area committee meet: S Rajendran
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No plan to revive party membership or attend area committee meet: S Rajendran

FORMER DEVIKULAM MLA S Rajendran, who had distanced himself from the CPM after the last assembly election, said that he has no plans to revive his party membership or attend the area committee meeting to be held in Munnar.

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December 13, 2024
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Chandy Oommen's aide removed from KPCC media WhatsApp group

RESENTMENT is brewing among a section of leaders after a KPCC member close to Chandy Oommen was removed from the WhatsApp group of the Congress' media cell.

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December 13, 2024