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Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to fresh jail term in Iran

File photo: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammad (Picture credit: AP) Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to more than seven additional years in prison, according to her supporters and lawyer. The development comes as Mohammadi has reportedly been on a hunger strike since early February.Her lawyer, Mostafa Nili, confirmed the verdict…

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Surajkund Mela joyride collapse: Haryana Police form SIT to probe deadly Faridabad tragedy | India News

NEW DELHI: Haryana Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the deadly joyride collapse at the Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad that claimed the life of on-duty police inspector Jagdish Prasad and injured several others.According to police officials, the SIT will be headed by ACP (Crime) Varun Dahiya, with Sub-Inspector Sheeshpal…

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India caps DDGS duty concession at 5 lakh tonnes under US trade pact; quota limited at 1% of consumption

Representative image (Generated by AI) India has allowed a duty concession on imports of only 5 lakh tonnes of dried distillers’ grains (DDGS) from the US under the first phase of the bilateral trade pact, an official told PTI stressing that the volume is equivalent to about 1 per cent of the country’s total consumption.The…

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Tejaswin Shankar breaks his national record to clinch India’s sole gold at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships | More sports News

India’s Tejaswin Shankar during the men’s decathlon event (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) NEW DELHI: India ended its campaign at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships with five medals and one gold, finishing sixth overall in the medal standings. Tejaswin Shankar delivered the standout performance for India by winning the men’s heptathlon gold, which was the country’s only…

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T20 World Cup: Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus says there are no minnows in T20 cricket; bats for more exposure | Cricket News

Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus. (Photo/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: In less than 24 hours, three Associate teams came close to springing an upset in the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Netherlands, the USA, and Nepal had victories in their grasp before they slipped away due to dropped catches and individual brilliance from the leading superstars of the…

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North Dakota breaks with the four-year degree model, clears path for three-year bachelor’s programmes

North Dakota breaks with the four-year degree model, clears path for three-year bachelor’s programmes. (Representative picture created with the help of AI) North Dakota is preparing to test a shorter path through college. State higher education leaders have approved pilot bachelor’s degree programmes that would allow students to graduate in three years instead of four,…

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Red Bird trainer aircraft ‘runs out of fuel’ & lands in field; both onboard safe | India News

Representative image (Credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: “Suspected fuel starvation” — running out of fuel — reportedly caused a Red Bird training aircraft to force land in an open field about to 50 to 70 km before its destination, Belagavi, on Sunday. Luckily, both the flight instructor and student pilot on board the Cessna 172 aircraft…

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Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal launches ‘The Medicolegal Guidebook’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for law and justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday launched “The Medicolegal Guidebook,” in an effort to bridge the interface between medicine and law to ensure patient safety, ethical practice, and legal compliance in healthcare.The book is co-authored by Deepak Singla, medical director of Maharaja Agrasen Hospital; Aarushi Singla,…

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Aadhaar update drive: UIDAI completes 1 crore biometric updates for school children

Aadhaar custodian UIDAI has completed mandatory biometric updates (MBU) for over one crore school children across 83,000 schools nationwide, according to an official statement.A child below five years can enrol for Aadhaar using photograph, name, date of birth, gender, address and birth certificate. However, fingerprints and iris biometrics are not captured at this stage as…

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Despite defeat in their T20 World Cup opener, Nepal earn world cricket’s plaudits – ‘Clearly on right path’ | Cricket News

Nepal’s captain Rohit Paudel (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Nepal earned massive praise from former cricket stars after their thrilling four-run loss to England in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Even though they didn’t win, many felt Nepal showed incredible fight and proved they are a rising team in world…

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