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TikToker Sumeera Rajput poisoned for refusing marriage in Pakistan's Ghotki

Ghotki, July 26 -- In yet another grim reflection of the worsening human rights situation in Pakistan, TikTok content creator Sumeera Rajput was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her home i... Read More


Man falls into shaft of faulty elevator, dies in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, July 26 -- A man died after he accidentally fell into the shaft of a faulty elevator at an apartment complex on Ayodhya Road on Thursday evening, police said, adding they were investigating p... Read More


HC rejects CPI(M) petition seeking permission to protest over Gaza genocide

India, July 26 -- "Why don't you do something for our own country? Be patriots," the Bombay High Court said on Friday while dismissing a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), seeki... Read More


Speaking for Gaza 'not patriotism': Bombay HC refuses permission for protest, says 'do something for our own country'

India, July 26 -- "Why don't you do something for our own country? Be patriots," the Bombay High Court said on Friday while dismissing a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), seeki... Read More


What cinema can do when kindness is a thing of past

India, July 26 -- It is difficult to not interpret the screenplay of Superman (2025) - whether the interpretation is naive or nuanced is another matter. You end up drawing parallels with the immediate... Read More


More details revealed in pregnant deer killing incident involving police officers

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- Police have uncovered more details during the interrogation of suspects arrested in connection with the illegal killing of a pregnant deer that was pregnant in the Makulugaswewa ... Read More


Process as punishment and deceptive closures

India, July 26 -- Our democracy has a lot to be proud of, but the opposite is equally true. Last week, we added a terrible outcome to the long list of our failings. It will rest heavily on our collect... Read More


After Coldplaygate, the world of moral lynchings

India, July 26 -- Are we done with our thin-lipped moralising over what some are calling Coldplaygate? You do know what I'm talking about, the video of the man and woman, he's got her in a tight cinch... Read More


Doctor sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case

Bhubaneswar, July 26 -- A Special Vigilance Court in Sundargarh today sentenced Dr. Patita Paban Barik, former Medical Officer of Gurundia Community Health Centre (CHC) in Sundargarh district, to five... Read More


For actors, some roles are harder to forget than others

Kathmandu, July 26 -- What happens to the character when the actor stops playing it? Does that character disappear entirely, or does it still linger inside the performer long after the shooting is do... Read More