Indian student Shubham Garg stabbed multiple times in Australia’s Sydney; family seeks govt help

Sydney, October 14 A 28-year-old Indian student has been stabbed multiple times in the face, chest and abdomen in Australia by a man who allegedly demanded cash, authorities said. The incident took place on October 6 at about 10.30 pm, as Shubham Garg walked along the Pacific Highway, NSW Police…

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Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court rejects plea seeking carbon dating of ‘Shivling’

ANIVaranasi, October 14A Varanasi court on Friday rejected the plea seeking carbon dating and scientific investigation of the purported ‘Shivling’ claimed to be found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex.The Hindu side had claimed that a ‘Shivling’ was found in the premises near the ‘wazukhana’ during the videography survey of the…

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Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh election dates likely to be announced today; Election Commission press conference at 3 pm

New Delhi, October 14 The Election Commission is likely to announce schedule for assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on Friday. The poll body has convened a press conference at 3 pm but has not yet announced the reason. The term of the Gujarat Assembly ends on February 18…

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California Sikh family killings: Suspect pleads not guilty; family funeral being held on Saturday

San Francisco (US), October 14The man accused of kidnapping and then killing the eight-month-old baby and her family earlier this month on Thursday pleaded not guilty.Jesus Salgado allegedly kidnapped eight-month-old Aroohi, her parents, and her uncle at gunpoint from their trucking business on October 3.According to authorities, Salgado, a former…

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Kerala human sacrifice: CPI (M) says accused are not its active members

Pathanamthitta, October 14The ruling CPI(M) on Thursday denied reports that two of the three accused in the human sacrifice case are its active members, terming them as “baseless”.CPI(M) District Secretary K P Udayabhanu said the couple, accused in the double murder case, are not party members nor do they have…

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Three Sikh marine recruits fight to keep turban, beard at US Marine boot camp

New York, October 14 Three Sikh recruits, working to join the US Marine Corps, fought for an emergency appeal in District of Columbia’s federal court to get an immediate exemption to the Corps’ boot camp rule of cutting their hair and shaving their beards. The three plaintiffs — Aekash Singh,…

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India abstains on UN resolution flaying Russia’s referendums

New Delhi, October 13India abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution condemning Russia’s referendums and the annexation of four Ukrainian territories, saying its decision was “consistent with its well-thought-out national position.” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said India had consistently advocated that no solution…

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He dreamt of being a scientist, says father of boy beaten to death at school in Dadri

Devdutt recalls how he rushed his 12-year-old son to a clinic and four hospitals in Dadri and Delhi in a desperate bid to save him; accused admitted to beating the child, booked for culpable homicide; post-mortem report awaited, say Noida police Read More | Source: The Hindu…

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