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Mumbai, Feb 4: A man has allegedly killed his 20-month-old daughter after his wife asked for Rs 5 to buy a snack for the wailing child in Maharashtra's Gondia district, a police official said on Thursday. The incident took place on Tuesday at Lonara village, located over 900 km from here, following which the 28-year-old accused, Vivek Uike, was arrested, he said. The child was crying and asking

After dozens of highly paid celebrities and sports personalities pile on to support the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government after international backlash against the handling of the Indian farmers' protests, a few on social media sailed against the current by questioning the 'logic' behind the agitation being an "internal issue." The development comes after pop star Rihanna's Wednesday

Mangaluru, Feb 4: Health officials in Karnataka have appealed to people not to lower guard after 49 students from Kerala studying in a nursing college near the coastal city of Mangaluru tested positive for Covid-19. "The news of 49 students testing positive in a nursing college in Ullal near Mangaluru is a grim reminder of how unpredictable the covid virus is! Covid is still a threat, please

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Social activist and writer Prof K S Bhagavan’s face was smeared with black ink by an advocate and activist at a court in Bengaluru on Thursday. Bhagavan, a strong critic of communalism, was smeared with black ink by advocate Meera Raghavendra, known for her pro-Hindutva social media posts, outside the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court. The advocate uploaded

New Delhi, Feb 4: Delhi Police have filed a case against Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg over her tweets supporting the farmers' protest. Popular artist Rihanna tweeted on February 2 about the farmers' protests ongoing in New Delhi for 71 days, asking "why aren't we talking about this?" A day later, young climate activist Greta Thunberg took to Twitter to extend her support to farmers in

Mangaluru, Feb 4: Young political activist Luqman Bantwal has been elected as the president of the Dakshina Kannada District unit of the Youth Congress. The Youth Congress elections were held on January 10, 11 and 12, the results of which were announced today. While Luqman polled 5573 votes, his nearest rival Girish Alva polled 4169 votes and became the vice president. Muhammad Shuaib elected

Kasargod, Feb 4: In a freak accident, a two-year-old boy lost his life after a television set fell on him while playing in the house at Bovikkana in Kasaragod district yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Sabir, the only son of Thekkil native Nizar, an NRI and Fayiza. The accident took place when the toddler was playing with other children at his house in Bavikkara here on

Kuwait City, Feb 4: A minor earthquake was registered in Al-Manaqeesh area in the southwest of Kuwait today. The intensity was 3.0-magnitude. Kuwait National Seismic Network (KNSN) confirmed the earthquake report. In a statement, KNSN Chief, Dr. Abdullah Al-Enzi, said that the earthquake occurred at 9:27 a.m. Kuwait time at a depth of 14 kilometers underground.

Microblogging site Twitter on Thursday removed some of the tweets of Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut on farmers' protest. The move comes a day after the actor went into a rampage on Twitter over pop singer Rihanna's recent post on farmers' protest at the Singhu border in Delhi. "This Tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules," the company said. Rihanna on February 2 tweeted

New Delhi, Jan 3: Farmers' agitation sites just outside Delhi resemble "international border" now with authorities building makeshift walls, planting huge metal spikes on roads and deploying concertina wire fences, protesters alleged on Wednesday, even as officials defended the heavy-barricading citing law and order issues. The heightened security measures and various restrictions have been