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Illiterate, married at 11, mother at 12: Panchayat head now changes fate of others
By Bhanupriya Rao Padiganalam, Tamil Nadu–Married against her wishes at 11 to her dead sisters husband, Sidhamallamma Kanchappa gave birth…
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Security of Indian diaspora matter of serious concern for government: MEA
New Delhi — India raised the killing of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a hate attack in Kansas with US…
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Illegal immigration, not H1B visa an issue for US: India
New Delhi — India on Thursday said the contribution of the Indian technical professionals helps the US economy become competitive,…
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Fake Indian ‘doctor’ on the run in Australia
Sydney — An Indian man who moved to Australia after stealing the identity of a doctor, was on the run…
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Gold demand in India may touch 650-750 tonnes in 2017
New Delhi– India’s gold market, facing short-term headwinds following the demonetisation and introduction of excise duty, will recover on the…
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Mothers help mothers fight their children’s cancer
By Anjali Madan New Delhi — Nineteen years ago, Sonal Sharma’s two-year-old daughter Gungun was diagnosed with blood cancer and…
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Women’s empowerment can increase global GDP by $12 tn
By Arul Louis United Nations — Empowering women to achieve economic equality would “exponentially” increase global gross domestic product (GDP)…
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Shiv Sena’s Mahadeshwar is Mumbai’s new Mayor
Mumbai — Senior Shiv Sena leader and former college Principal Vishwanath P. Mahadeshwar was on Wednesday elected the 76th Mayor…
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ACB to probe land-scam charges against former Maharashtra BJP Minister
Mumbai — In a major embarrassment for the ruling BJP, the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday told the Bombay High…
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Woman gagged at PM’s women’s day event in Gujarat
Gandhinagar — A young woman from Uttar Pradesh was gagged and whisked away by police when she raised slogans near…
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