A session’s court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has sentenced a 28-year-old woman to life imprisonment for murdering her 18-month-old daughter and awarded her husband a four-year prison term for destroying evidence and attempting to conceal the crime.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted searches at 80 locations across 16 states as part of a nationwide crackdown on digital arrest scams, officials said on Thursday.
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Five more people were rescued on Thursday from beneath the rubble of an under-construction warehouse that collapsed in Kolkata’s Taratala area, officials said, as rescue teams continued intensive operations amid fears that several people remain trapped.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the Emergency imposed in 1975 as a direct assault on the Constitution, saying it marked one of the darkest chapters in India’s democratic history with the suspension of civil liberties, restrictions on free expression, and attacks on key institutions.
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that a record 19 million barrels of oil transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, saying the development had helped push global oil prices lower and made the world “a much safer place.”
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India’s Vanshika Chaudhary and Shiva Narwal secured the silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the ISSF Junior World Championship with a composed performance on Tuesday.
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The Indian Army has constructed a 34-metre footbridge over the Balason River in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, restoring connectivity between Siliguri and Mirik after a temporary bridge was damaged by heavy rain, according to a defence statement issued on Wednesday.
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The government on Wednesday said India’s ethanol blending program is safe, consumer-friendly and economically beneficial, dismissing concerns that using E20 fuel could invalidate vehicle insurance policies.
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday after witnessing a sharp decline in the previous session, supported by easing crude oil prices and buying interest in blue-chip stocks.
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Heavy rains lashed Maharashtra’s Thane and Palghar districts over the past 24 hours, triggering a minor landslide at the scenic Malshej Ghat and resulting in dozens of complaints related to fallen trees, officials said on Wednesday.
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