Student sets self ablaze over ‘harassment’: Odisha govt to bear medical expenses; state minister assures strict action | India News

Odisha education minister, Suryabanshi Suraj NEW DELHI: After a college student in Odisha burned herself when the sexual harassment complaints went unheard, the state education minister, Suryabanshi Suraj, on Sunday said that the government will cover all the medical expenses. During his visit to AIIMS, the minister assured that a high-level committee would be formed…

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Kanwar Yatra: Supreme Court to hear plea challenging UP’s directive mandating display of QR codes; petition says rule violates privacy | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is all set to examine a petition on July 15 that contests the Uttar Pradesh administration’s order requiring QR code displays at establishments along the ‘kanwar’ path, which disclose proprietors’ identities.Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh will consider the public interest litigation submitted by academic Apoorvanand Jha and fellow…

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Ex-FS Shringla, lawyer Nikam among 4 nominated to Rajya Sabha; PM Modi lauds their contributions | India News

NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs, in a notification issued on Saturday, announced the names of four individuals nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President. The nominees are renowned public prosecutor Ujjwal Deorao Nikam, former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, social worker C Sadanandan Master, and historian Meenakshi Jain.“In exercise of the powers…

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Axiom-4 set to undock July 14; Shubhanshu Shukla to return; Isro marks private space milestone | India News

Picture source: X @NASASpaceOps NEW DELHI: The Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station on July 14 at 4:30pm IST, the ministry of science and technology confirmed on Sunday. The mission marks the return of Isro-trained astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who became the first Indian to reach the ISS on a…

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Bihar SIR: Nepalese, Bangladeshis found in voter list; names to be excluded from final list | India News

NEW DELHI: Field-level officials of the Election Commission (EC) have identified “a large number” of individuals from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar during ongoing house-to-house verification for the revision of the voters’ list in Bihar, news agency PTI quoted EC officials as saying on Sunday.The EC has made it clear that names of illegal migrants will…

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