Morning After Diwali, Delhi's Air Quality Slips To 'Very Poor' With An AQI Of 323
By Day after Diwali, Delhi’s air quality turned ‘very poor’ amid an increase in stubble burning and bursting of crackers. Delhi registered an AQI of 323 while Noida, which is part of the national capital region along with Delhi and Gurugram, recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 342 on Tuesday morning. Air quality in the range of […]
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Customers and musicians among 8 killed in nightclub shooting in Mexico
Eight people died and five were injured in a shooting at a busy nightclub in the town of Jerez, in northern Mexico, police said Sunday. The incident in Zacatecas state took place late Friday into Saturday when heavily armed men, arriving at the bar in two vehicles, burst in and began shooting indiscriminately, a report […]
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Leopard Suspected To Be Behind The Killing Of A Toddler Captured In Mumbai's Aarey
Days after an 18-month-old girl was killed in a leopard attack near Mumbai’s Aarey Colony, a male leopard was trapped in a cage by Forest Officials. The leopard that walked into the cage on Wednesday was taken to a rescue centre at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) for further examination and observation, a forest […]
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Over 200 years after Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo, bones of slain soldiers remain a mystery
More than 200 years after Napoleon met defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the bones of soldiers killed on that famous battlefield continue to intrigue Belgian researchers and experts, who use them to peer back to that moment in history. “So many bones — it’s really unique!” exclaimed one such historian, Bernard Wilkin, as he […]
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Man Performing Rooster Sacrifice At House Warming Dies Falling Off The Building, Chicken Survives
Animal sacrifice is a superstitious practice that is still prevalent among many communities across India. While some believe that ritually sacrificing an animal or a bird can bring good luck, others do it to ward off evil. But one such animal sacrifice went horribly wrong in Tamil Nadu and the person who was to perform […]
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YouTube star allegedly strangled by her father, triggering “honor killing” protest in Iraq
Dozens of Iraqi protesters gathered Sunday to decry the so-called “honor killing” of a 22-year-old YouTube star who was allegedly strangled by her father, adding fuel to calls for legal reforms protecting women. Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan on Friday announced that Tiba Ali was killed Jan. 31 in the central city of Diwaniyah by […]
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Here's Why Cadbury Is The Latest To Be Hit By Boycott Trend On Twitter
Boycott Cadbury started trending on Twitter on Sunday over claims that gelatine used in their products is “derived from beef”, which users claim hurts Hindu sentiments. Click Here: Portugal National Team soccer tracksuit A screenshot of a webpage, reportedly of Cadbury, has been shared widely on social media which mentions that gelatine used in their products […]
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30% Pay Raise For Fairfax County Board Of Supervisors Approved, 8-2
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Following a lengthy public hearing on Tuesday, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a measure on an 8-2 vote to raise the salary of board members by 30 percent. Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust introduced the motion to raise board member salaries during the board’s March 7 meeting. The proposal […]
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FIFA World Cup: Sadio Mane Living The Dream Of Millions Of Africans
Sadio Mane is living the dreams of millions of young Africans, as per Reuters. The man hailed from a small village in Senegal and went on to play at the highest level in Europe. Mane’s family did not want him to take up football and so he had to sneak away from Bambali to join […]
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Mount Kisco 'Rock Legend' Marks Washington's March To Peekskill
MOUNT KISCO, NY — Legend says that George Washington took his dinner on a table-sized outcropping in Mount Kisco — hopefully the weather was a little milder for his picnic than the icy windchills on Sunday. Although our country’s founding father and leader of the revolution might have had other things in mind than the […]
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