India

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Minor girls gang-raped before daily wages are given; shocking tales of Chitrakoot

Parents are well aware of the hell their girls go through, but have to choose between keeping them alive or trading them off.

Sep 3, 2020

Spider-Man of Bommanahalli: This 22-year-old rescues animals in Bengaluru

AK Usmani, a young 22-year-old is an animal healer and a rescuer. He's often seen climbing buildings, trees and jumping into wells to help animals in need. This rescuer's dream is to open an animal sanctuary to train children and students how to handle and understand animals.

Sep 3, 2020

65 employees of famous Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal test Covid positive

Around 65 employees of Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal, who have tested coronavirus positive, are asymptomatic and have been quarantined at home.

Sep 3, 2020

Kim Jong Un on life support; insider hints at imminent death

Kim Jong Un's health has once again made the headlines and many suspect he would be back from the dead - like he has many other times in the past.

Sep 3, 2020

PM Cares Fund: How much PM Narendra Modi contributed so far

Reportedly, PM Cares Fund, which was set up on March 27, received Rs 3,076 crore in just five days.

Sep 3, 2020

Guntur techie and daughter fall to death; post-mortem raises doubts on suicide

After the shocking death of a mother and her daughter a few days back, now questions are being raised on whether the case in Guntur was actually of suicide. Parents of the victim have raised concerns following the post-mortem.

Sep 3, 2020

DU student posts girl's obscene photos online to seek revenge, arrested

The Delhi Police have arrested a Delhi University student for allegedly posting a girl's pictures, creating her fake profile and putting her mobile number on social media platforms.

Sep 3, 2020

End of the road for BJP MLA Raja Singh on Facebook after hate speech row

Facebook has now banned BJP MLA Raja Singh from the platform. Following the accusations over bias in moderating hate speech, the platform has removed the politician.

Sep 3, 2020

'Immoral and indecent content': Pakistan swipes left on Tinder, Grindr and 3 other dating apps

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has imposed an immediate ban on at least five online dating and live streaming applications, citing "immoral and indecent content" being promoted through their use in the country.

Sep 3, 2020

Check oxygen, save lives: AAP to enlist 'Oximitras' to fight COVID in Karnataka

Karnataka AAP's latest campaign is 'Oximitra' which plans to conduct door-to-door checks of oxygen levels and integral part of ensuring someone isn't in need of critical care.

Sep 3, 2020

Army chief in Ladakh to review ops amid tension with China

Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane is on a two-day visit to Ladakh to review operational preparedness of the force amid border tension with China.

Sep 3, 2020

Verizon, Amazon may invest over $4 billion in Vodafone Idea: Report

US wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc and Amazon.com Inc may invest more than $4 billion for a stake in India's Vodafone Idea Ltd, the Mint newspaper reported on Thursday, sending shares in the struggling Indian telecom firm up 10 per cent.

Sep 3, 2020

Coronavirus update: India records highest 1-day spike of 83,883 COVID cases

With 83,883 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India's tally mounted to 3,853,406 on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 67,376 with 1,043 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry.

Sep 3, 2020

Twitter account of PM Modi's personal website hacked, cryptic tweets posted

Twitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website was hacked with a series of tweets asking its followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency.

Sep 3, 2020

Farmers' lives don't matter in India; 10,281 died by suicide in 2019 alone

With all the attention and activism reserved for SSR case, read on to find out about the plight of farmers and the system's apathy towards them. 43.480 farmers and daily wagers died by suicide in 2019 alone.

Sep 3, 2020