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Assam Teacher Allegedly Shows Porn To Girl Students, Protesters Set School On Fire

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday August 17, 2024, Guwahati

Locals set a school on fire in Assam's Karimganj district after a teacher was found allegedly showing porn to girl students.

Centre Closely Monitoring Mpox Situation, No New Cases Reported In India

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

The government on Saturday said they are closely monitoring the global monkeypox situation, and preparedness and cautionary measures are being put in place to prevent and control the spread of the disease.

Tamil Nadu Unveils Mega Industrial Housing For 18,000 Foxconn Women Workers

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday August 17, 2024, Chennai

Chief Minister MK Stalin and Foxconn Hon Hai Chief Young Liu unveiled a state-of-the-art industrial housing complex, exclusively for 18,000 women workers of iPhone maker Foxconn, at Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu.

Special App, Safe Zones: Bengal's Measures For Women Working Night Shifts

Reported by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday August 17, 2024, Kolkata

The West Bengal government has proposed several measures for the safety of working women during the night shift amid a nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor during her 36-hour shift at a Kolkata hospital.

Security At Hospitals Should Be Like At Airports, Demands Top Medical Body

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

The doctors' body also demanded that hospitals be declared as safe zones, with the first step being mandatory security entitlements.

Telangana Man Dies In US, Family Asks Government To Help Bring Back His Body

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, Hyderabad

A 32-year-old man from Hanamkonda district of Telangana has died in the US, his family members said on Saturday and requested the Central and Telangana governments to help in bringing his body back home.

Rajasthan Bans Sharp-Edged Objects In School After 15-Year-Old Stabbed

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 17, 2024, Jaipur

The Rajasthan Education Department on Saturday issued a guideline banning carrying sharp-edged instruments like knives or scissors to schools after a Class 10 student of a government school attacked one of his classmates with a knife.

5 Points About Tahawwur Rana, Pak-Origin 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Accused

Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

Tahawwur Hussain Rana is a Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman who is wanted in India for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed over 160. He is in jail in the US. Now, a California court has said he can be extradited to India.

Omar Abdullah On What Should Be J&K Assembly's 1st Move After Polls

Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Saturday August 17, 2024, Srinagar

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly, in its first order of business after elections, will pass a resolution against the centre's decision to strip the region of its statehood and special status, said Omar Abdullah, former J&K chief minister and National C

Woman Arrested With Fiance, Friend For Killing Mother In Delhi: Cops

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

A woman was arrested in connection with the murder of her mother, along with her fiance and a common friend, in southwest Delhi's Najafgarh area, police on Saturday said.

Amid Huge Buzz On Switch, A Champai Soren Clarification

Asian News International | Saturday August 17, 2024, Ranchi

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM leader Champai Soren has dismissed rumours of him joining the BJP, saying that he was not aware of any such rumours and "he is where he was."

Tahawwur Rana, 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Accused, Can Be Sent To India, Says US Court: 10 Points

Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, wanted in India for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed over 160, can be sent to India under the Indo-US extradition treaty, a court in California has said.

Villagers Try To Drive Away Elephant With Spiked Rods, Fireballs. It Dies

Reported by Gargi Rawat, Edited by Apurva Bharadwaj | Saturday August 17, 2024

A banned practice of using spiked rods and fireballs to drive away wild animals has led to the death of an elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Thursday. Conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra shared the incident in an online post on Saturday.

Watch: Air Force, Army's Daring Paradrop Of World's First Portable Hospital At 15,000 Feet

Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

The Indian Air Force and the Indian Army successfully paradropped a homegrown portable hospital from 15,000 feet, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today.

Big Jolt To Dushyant Chautala's Party Ahead Of Haryana Elections

Reported by Gurpreet Singh Chhina, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Saturday August 17, 2024, Chandigarh

In a big jolt to Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) a month ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana, four of their 10 MLAs have quit the party.