21 Hindus flee Pakistan, enter India through Attari border | India News – Times of India

ATTARI: Two extended Pakistani Hindu families entered India through the Attari border near Amritsar on Wednesday with all their belongings and travelled onward to Jodhpur and settle there, coinciding with the flight of minorities from Bangladesh in the face of a backlash accompanying the fall of the govt there.A Jodhpur resident identifying himself as Ashok…

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Dhankhar, Kharge spar in Rajya Sabha, opposition walks out | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha saw a verbal spat between Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and leader of opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday when the latter sought to raise an “emergent issue” (disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat) during the discussion on Appropriation Bill, but it was turned down by the Chair. When Kharge and Congress members asked…

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9 women killed in fields in 14 months, Bareilly cops hunt for 3 suspects | India News – Times of India

MEERUT/BAREILLY: In a rural patch of Bareilly district, a shadow of fear looms large as nine women have been found murdered over the past 14 months in chillingly identical manner. Spanning a 25km radius and encompassing villages under two police stations, these gruesome discoveries have revealed a disturbing but distinct pattern. The victims, all aged…

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Thin & fair?: Brides-to-be say it’s time to not care | India News – Times of India

Fair. Beautiful. Thin. These attributes once part of matrimonial ads are making way for the new beauty gauge — confidence, intelligence, emotional maturity and a touch of ‘chocolate/caramel skin’ — as society is fully primed to shift from long-held, longunquestioned societal norms. Boxed in by narrow beauty standards perpetuated by matrimonial advertisements with trite descriptors,…

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Govindarajan Padmanabhan to receive first Vigyan Ratna award | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Celebrated biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan was selected for the first ‘Vigyan Ratna’ award, the top-most science award in the country, while Isro’s Chandrayaan-3 team was selected for the first ‘Vigyan Team’ award with the govt on Wednesday announcing 33 names for the ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’ 2024 under four categories.Padma Bhushan awardee Padmanabhan is an…

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Phogat ‘victim of BJP’, claims Congress while TMC alleges ‘Conspiracy’ behind her ouster | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Parliament session on Wednesday was all about Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification at the Olympics. It turned into a political storm in the House, with opposition parties talking about sabotage and questioning officials for their alleged failure to save the wrestler from slipping up on the protocol and challenge her subsequent disqualification.Both Houses witnessed…

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Kejriwal proposes Atishi for Independence Day flag hoisting; BJP says ‘resign, make her CM’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said that jailed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to lieutenant governor V K Saxena, stating that cabinet minister Atishi will hoist the national flag on his behalf at the Delhi government’s Independence Day function, PTI reported. However, the LG office denied receiving any such communication.The Bharatiya…

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