UN warns up to 345 million people marching towards starvation

United Nations, September 16 The UN food chief warned on Thursday that the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude”, with up to 345 million people marching towards starvation—and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine. David Beasley, executive director of the UN World…

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13 killed in 2 incidents of wall collapse in Uttar Pradesh following heavy rain

Lucknow, September 16 At least nine people were killed here after the boundary wall of an Army enclave collapsed due to heavy rains, police said on Friday. One person was pulled out alive from the debris, they said. “Some labourers were living in huts outside an Army enclave in the…

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Be courteous to MPs MLAs, babus told

New Delhi, September 15The government has issued consolidated guidelines on dealings between the administration and Members of Parliament and state legislatures, saying that officials should be “courteous” and take “prompt action” on requests made by the public representatives. It has also noted that any violation of the guidelines “will be…

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PM Modi in Uzbekistan for SCO meet, bilaterals lined up with Russian, Iranian Presidents

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, September 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilaterals with the Russian, Iranian and Uzbek Presidents, besides attending the summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Friday during a compact 24-hour visit to Samarkand. PM Modi reached Samarkand in Uzbekistan late Thursday evening,…

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Six arrested for rape murder of Dalit sisters from Lakhimpur Kheri

New Delhi, September 15 The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested six persons for the alleged rape and murder of two teenaged sisters from Lakhimpur Kheri whose bodies were found hanging from a tree late Wednesday night, triggering protests. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has begun its own investigation…

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