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Rich brats crashing luxury cars rarely get convicted

Public outrage has forced the review of a case involving an underage and allegedly drunk teen crashing into a motorcycle and killing two in Pune on May 19.

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How does Bengaluru airport keep birds at bay?

Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) has a dedicated department to handle hazardous situations involving birds on the premises.

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#DHOpinion | Climate crises fuel gender inequality

A recent study commissioned by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and conducted by the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) reveals that women and children face much greater vulnerabilities to climate change, particularly in regions prone to climate-related disasters.

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Bengal Governor criticises Mamata over Nandigram violence, directs her to submit action-taken report

The governor expressed strong disapproval of what he termed state government-sponsored violence in Nandigram and stressed that any constitutional violations would be taken seriously, with appropriate actions to follow. The communication was sent to the state secretariat on Thursday evening.

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#DHEdit | A disservice to the cause of justice

The observations made by the Delhi High Court while rejecting former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s bail plea in the liquor policy case amounted to a definitive indictment, and occasioned the question whether anything more is needed to convict him.

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Pro-Palestine agitation: Students walk out in protest at Harvard commencement

The turmoil began Oct 7, as more than 30 student organizations at Harvard signed onto an open letter holding Israel responsible for the violence of the Hamas attacks in Israel, in which more than 1,200 people were killed and some 250 kidnapped. The backlash against the letter, and Harvard’s slow response to demands that it denounce the Hamas attacks as terrorism, led to strife on campus.

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In a first, cannabis tops alcohol as Americans' daily drug of choice

While far more people drink than use cannabis, drinking frequently has become slightly less common than it was around 15 years ago, the study found. But the proportion of people in the US who use cannabis frequently has increased 15-fold in the three decades since 1992, when daily cannabis use hit a low point.

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Hong Kong asks Britain for details on death of man charged with spying for China

British police are investigating the unexplained death of 37-year-old Matthew Trickett, one of three men charged with two offences under Britain's National Security Act. The law was passed last year and introduced new measures to target threats from foreign states.

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Indian-origin woman jailed in Singapore for manipulating bike's number plate to avoid charges

Deivanai Karunanithi, 28, had modified one of her motorcycle's licence plates, to evade road usage charges by the ERP system installed across the roads here to monitor traffic as part of a road-tax collection.

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Mysuru filmmaker Chidananda S Naik bags Cannes La Cinef first prize

In a major triumph for India at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Chidananda S Naik's Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know... has won the first prize of La Cinef here.

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Pune Porsche crash: As fake video of teen goes viral, mother appeals to cops for his protection

The mother of the 17-year-old boy who allegedly fatally knocked down two persons with his high-end car has appealed to the police to “protect” her son after a video purportedly featuring him, boasting about how he got away with the accident, went viral.

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About 100 killed in landslide in remote Papua New Guinea village

A landslide in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea killed about 100 people, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) said on Friday.

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Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift race for No 1

Swift, 34, has occupied the top of the Billboard 200 for the past four weeks with her blockbuster new album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' which has earned more than 3.6 million equivalent album sales. But Eilish’s well-reviewed new album, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft,' is challenging for No. 1 in its debut, as its 10 songs prove popular on streaming services like Spotify.

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Sensex hits all-time peak of 75,525.48 in early trade; Nifty up 15.45 points

Sensex and Nifty rallied more than 1.6 per cent to close at lifetime high levels on Thursday following buying in banking, oil and auto shares and a record dividend payout by the RBI to the government.

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Pro-Palestine agitation: Students walk out in protest at Harvard commencement

The turmoil began Oct 7, as more than 30 student organizations at Harvard signed onto an open letter holding Israel responsible for the violence of the Hamas attacks in Israel, in which more than 1,200 people were killed and some 250 kidnapped. The backlash against the letter, and Harvard’s slow response to demands that it denounce the Hamas attacks as terrorism, led to strife on campus.

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China's second day of war games around Taiwan tests ability to 'seize power'

The Eastern Theatre Command showed an animated video on Friday on its WeChat social media account of missiles being launched at Taiwan from the ground, air and sea, which then slam into the cities of Taipei, Kaohsiung and Hualien in balls of flame.

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England's soccer fortunes add sporting drama to UK election

Sunak, himself a soccer fan, might be hoping for a boost to his struggling campaign if England do well, although whether there really is a link between sport and elections is disputed by experts.

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Sunak has the weight of history against him

Sunak’s election announcement exemplified the unresolvable contradiction of his pitch, as the continuity candidate who nonetheless represents a break with the chaos and dysfunction of the past.

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BREAKING | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: SC declines interim relief on plea seeking uploading of booth-wise voter turnout data on EC website

The EC had stated that uploading the data might confuse voters, and posited there was no legal mandate to provide the Form 17C to any person other than the candidate or his agent.

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#OPINION | King Charles’ portrait is artful propaganda

The arguing is beside the point because royal portraiture’s role through the millennia is to project power and legitimacy; thus, disputes about an artifact’s artistic merit are secondary to its propaganda value.

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7 killed, 20 injured as truck hits bus in Ambala

At least seven people died and 20 were injured when a minibus was hit by a truck here in the early hours of Friday, police said. The accident took place near Mohra village, close to Ambala Cantt.

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