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Twitter unlocks Rahul Gandhi’s handle

2:06 pm August 14, 2021

New Delhi: A week after temporarily suspending his account, Twitter restored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s handle Saturday, but not before the principal opposition party accused it of bias. Gandhi’s account was temporarily suspended last week after he tweeted pictures of the family of a nine-year-old victim of alleged rape and murder in Northwest Delhi. Twitter […]

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Fighting among prison gangs in Ecuador kills 21, injures 80

11:56 pm July 22, 2021

Quito: Rival gangs of inmates fought in two prisons in Ecuador, killing at least 21 people and injuring about 80, authorities said Thursday. Violence broke out on Wednesday in the main prison in the city of Guayaquil as well as the Latacunga prison in central Ecuador, according to prison authorities. Nine police officers and 70 prisoners were injured in the fighting. […]

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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Stan Swamy’s death stunted humanity: Adhir Chowdhury

11:56 pm July 6, 2021

Kolkata: Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury on Tuesday said the death of Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist Stan Swamy has stunted the conscience of humanity. The leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, in a Twitter post, also slammed the government for the death of 84 -year old Swamy, who was an accused in […]

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Strictly regulate open borewells; punish guilty including relatives: NDRF after Agra rescue

11:59 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday appealed to state governments and district authorities to ”strictly regulate” open borewells in their areas and punish those who flout the rules and endanger innocent lives. NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said this on his official Twitter handle after a 3.5- year-old boy, who got stuck in a […]

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7 killed in cyclone Yaas in Bihar;Nitish orders payment of Rs 4 lakh each compensation to their families

7 killed in cyclone Yaas in Bihar;Nitish orders payment of Rs 4 lakh each compensation to their families

11:47 pm May 28, 2021

Patna: A total of seven persons were killed due to cyclone Yaas in Bihar, even as moderate to heavy rainfall was received in most parts of the state on Friday because of a low pressure area that has been formed across the state in the wake of the cyclonic storm. One person each died in […]

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