Former Bombay HC judge moves court seeking pension

“I have worked as the High Court’s additional judge for close to three years and should get pension irrespective of whether I had voluntarily retired or superannuated after attaining a specific age,” she said in the plea

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Canada wildfires: Border blaze forces evacuations

More than 1,000 fires are still burning across Canada - one-third of them in British Columbia.

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PUCL seeks Supreme Court monitored SIT probe into Manipur violence

Civil rights body also calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities between different groups in Manipur

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Former DIG S. Surendran arrested, released on bail

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The Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad to retire after conclusion of series

England bowler Stuart Broad says he will retire after the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval.

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KSLU signs MoU with GALTER

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Moscow says intercepted two Ukraine missiles over south Russia

Regions bordering Ukraine have seen regular drone strikes and shelling since Moscow launched its military campaign in February last year, but have hardly ever been targeted by missiles

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Russian and Chinese delegates join North Korean leader Kim at a parade showing his newest missiles

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared center stage with senior delegates from Russia and China as he rolled out his most powerful nuclear-capable missiles in a military parade

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Putin promises African summit that Russia will make maximum efforts to avert a food crisis

Promising Russian food exports to Africa is key to Putin's stated goal of using the summit to bolster ties with a continent of 1.3 billion people that is increasingly assertive on the global stage

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Ukraine war: Kyiv claims success as southern fighting intensifies

Ukraine's armed forces say they are solidifying positions after an advance east of Zaporizhzhia.

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Student in Mauritania charged with blasphemy over exam paper

The young woman could face the death penalty if found guilty by a court in Mauritania.

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Man arrested on charge of stabbing sub-inspectors

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Idiga community should stand firmly by Hariprasad, says seer

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Sinéad O'Connor obituary: A talent beyond compare

The shaven-headed Irish singer whose turbulent life often threatened to overwhelm her music.

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Ukraine MP under criminal investigation over Maldives holiday

Ukraine's security service is investigating whether he gave false information on leaving the country.

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Fed raises interest rates to highest in 22 years

The US central bank has raised borrowing costs sharply as it tries to stabilise prices.

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Stunning shelf cloud seen approaching Manhattan

A severe thunderstorm passed over New York City creating an extraordinary shelf cloud.

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Opposition is daydreaming about bringing down Congress govt., says M.B. Patil

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Headcount of children under way across State to improve immunisation coverage

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Food at hotels in Bengaluru to cost 10% more

Those who have already increased their prices will not hike it again

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Policemen suspended for delaying FIR

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Six die in different incidents as heavy rain leads to flooding in Gujarat

The State will continue to witness heavy to extremely heavy downpours for the next two days, the IMD said

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Three-day Seafood Festival to be organised in Vijayawada from July 28

‘Fish Andhra-Fit Andhra’ is the theme of the festival; cooking competitions and other programmes are on agenda, says Collector

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Barbie breaks box office records in US

Barbie has the year's most successful opening weekend for a film in the US and Canada, making $155m.

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QR code based feedback helps to nail corrupt constable

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No shortage of water in reservoirs for catering to drinking needs: Minister

Cabinet sub-committee will decide on drought situation in August second week

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Senator releases FBI source's claim of Biden bribes from Ukraine

The FBI deemed the informant "highly credible", but top Republicans concede the claim is unverified.

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Putin opted out not to 'jeopardise' BRICS summit: South Africa

Putin’s potential visit had posed a diplomatic and legal dilemma for South Africa ahead of the August 22-24 meeting

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Malawi racist videos: Chinese man convicted after BBC expose

Lu Ke was shown by BBC Africa Eye making videos with children, some of which included racist content.

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Argentina: Woman miraculously misses serious injury in two-car crash

The pedestrian was caught between two cars that collided before careening away in opposite directions.

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Camps for Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme from July 24

Details and timings of the camps along with application and token will be distributed to people at their doorstep; it will be issued four days before the camp; women need not come to fair price shops to get the application form and token

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Jason Aldean: US country star denies new music video is 'pro-lynching'

Jason Aldean defends his song as it is yanked by Country Music Television and Sheryl Crow attacks him.

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Severe storms blow debris across US highway

A cluster of storms hit the southern US causing trees to be toppled and power lines to go down.

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Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation to organise council meeting on July 25

Civic body plans to recruit about 650 sanitation workes for a daily wage of around ₹400 each, say officials

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Arya Vaidya Sala releases book on medicinal plants

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Europe heatwaves: Wildfires rage in Greece as temperatures soar

Specialist firefighting planes are being sent to Greece to help tackle fires amid the extreme heat.

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Watch moment new skydive record is set

A total of 41 jumpers at Skydive Langar in Nottinghamshire combined to create the largest ever sequential formation dive to take place in the UK.

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Tamil civil society in Sri Lanka seeks India’s push for provincial polls

They ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to persuade visiting President Ranil Wickremesinghe to push for elections which have been postponed

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Two persons test positive for COVID-19 in T.N.

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U.K. formally signs up to trans-Pacific trading bloc

It makes the United Kingdom the first new member and first European nation to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, since it was created in 2018

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SP MLA Dara Singh Chauhan resigns from U.P. Assembly

BJP says it is open to welcoming its former Minister Mr. Chauhan, if he wants to stregenthen the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP’s vision of development

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Ben Wallace to quit as defence secretary at next Cabinet reshuffle

The senior Tory will also step down as an MP at the next general election, he tells the Sunday Times.

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Notice served on school for declaring 10 days of holiday for RSS meet

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Drunk man create ruckus in school near Rajapalayam

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SAG strike: Actors join writers on Hollywood picket lines

The industry's biggest shutdown since 1960 has already impacted major films and promotional events.

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Thai reformist Pita Limjaroenrat loses PM vote

After hours of discussions but a surprisingly swift voting process, Pita failed to secure the 375 parliamentary votes needed to become Thailand’s 30th premier, despite his party winning the popular vote in the general election.

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Chicago weatherman asks colleagues to seek shelter from tornado

Eerie sirens warned Chicago residents as multiple tornadoes swept thought the area.

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Defamation case | Rahul Gandhi to move Supreme Court very soon, says Congress

Mr. Gandhi, who has been staying with his mother, Sonia Gandhi, after vacating his official bungalow, is expected to move in to a house in Nizamuddin East

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Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis

Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai is the only government official outside of Myanmar known so far to have met with Suu Kyi since she was detained with other officials when the army seized power from her elected government on February 1, 2021.

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Negligence may have led to 36 migrant deaths in Canary Islands, lawsuit alleges

An inflatable boat sank after those on board waited 10 hours for help last month in Gran Canaria.

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Indian Oil to adopt smart tech to keep an eye on LPG truck drivers

CVTMS, driver status monitoring system for 24,000 such vehicles on contract pan India under consideration of the oil company

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65-year-old man murdered in Madurai

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Far-right Finnish leader Riikka Purra sorry in racist posts uproar

Riikka Purra admits making the comments in 2008, while the PM vows no tolerance of racism.

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AITUC national leader blames Modi govt for deceleration of PSUs

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City witnesses another burglary case

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What is Turkey's leader Erdogan up to now?

He seems to be saying Sweden cannot join Nato if Turkey cannot join the EU, writes Paul Adams.

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Manuel Chang: South Africa to hand Mozambique 'tuna bond' minister to FBI

Mozambique's ex-finance minister is to be tried in the US after five years in a South African jail.

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No merit in land-for-jobs scam case says TejashwiYadav

The RJD leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister says he is not afraid of any charge sheet

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Minor boy among four-member gang nabbed for thefts chain-snatching in Coimbatore

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Watch: Cars plough through floodwater in Delhi

Heavy rain in India's capital has caused the city to flood, leaving residents stranded and vehicles at a standstill.

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Production in agriculture sector will increase when farmers are exposed to technology says CM Stalin

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KU union impersonation case: bail pleas rejected

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Watch: Customers ignore a robber in Atlanta nail salon

A robbery attempt took a turn when patrons and staff chose not to engage with the robber's demands.

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Now shop for products of cooperative stores through Coop Bazaar app

Minister launches app that can be used on Android phones and downloaded from the Playstore

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Lukashenko: No heroes after Wagner mutiny Belarus leader tells BBC

The Belarusian leader tells the BBC groups like Wagner must be watched closely to stop rebellions.

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Instagram's Threads: 'Almost every influencer will be hopping on it'

Some of the people using Threads on its first day tell the BBC what they think about the app and its future.

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OMSS | Union Food Minister and Karnataka Food Minister spar over restrictions on States

Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan too demand additional supplies for States from the Open Market Sales Scheme

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HC orders recounting of postal votes polled in the 2021 Tenkasi Assembly constituency elections

Justice G. Jayachandran orders that the entire process of recounting of votes to be carried out in the next 10 days must be videographed and the result of the election must be declared on the basis of such recounting

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Belarus jails Eduard Babaryko son of jailed rival to Lukashenko

Eduard Babaryko was detained while running his father's presidential election campaign in 2020.

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Suyamvaram for differently abled to be held on August 6

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Man arrested for murdering friend near Sulur in Coimbatore district

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Navy sailor goes missing in Visakhapatnam

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Legacy admissions: Harvard accused of favouring mostly white students

Civil rights lawyers argue that legacy admissions benefit the wealthy at the expense of minority students.

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Curfew in Manipur to be relaxed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 3

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Biren Singh inspected the on-ground situation at the hills adjoining Bishnupur-Churachandpur

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Watch: Mexican mayor weds crocodile in harvest ritual

The ceremony is part of an age-old ritual in which the reptile represents mother earth.

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T.N. to widen use of U-WIN to monitor immunisation

The end-to-end digital platform was piloted in Dindigul and Erode districts early this year. Now, the Health Department is working on expanding it to the rest of the State

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