Kashmir internet shutdown spurs joblessness
Srinagar: Plummeting mobile phone sales due to internet blockade in Kashmir has pushed hundreds of people on the verge of losing their jobs. Most employees working at mobile outlets in …
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Most Americans use unreliable news sources like social media
San Francisco: Owing to lack of time and competing demands, one-third of Americans rely on news platforms they acknowledge are less reliable, mainly social media and peers, says a new …
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‘NC won’t be part of political process unless 370 restored’
Srinagar: Senior National Conference leader Mustafa Kamal has said the NC won’t take part in the political process until the restoration of Article 370 and statehood to Jammu & Kashmir. …
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Tales of horror at Delhi hospital after fire tragedy
New Delhi: At one corner of Delhi’s LNJP Hospital’s Emergency ward stood Bhura, a cousin of Musharaff, one of the many dead in the horrific Delhi fire incident. As he …
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22 years since Uphaar fire, it’s deja vu for Delhi
New Delhi: Twenty-two years ago on Friday, June 13, 1997, Uphaar Cinema, in Green Park area of Delhi, became the spot for the national capital’s worst fire tragedy, killing 59 …
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No more tears, onion to bring cheers in New Year
Mumbai: As onion prices crossed Rs 150 a kg in Mumbai and urban centers, and hovering around Rs 125 a kg in rural areas, the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMC) …
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With 86 cases in 2019, Unnao emerges as UP’s ‘rape capital’
Unnao: With 86 rape cases having been reported in Unnao from January to November this year, this district now qualifies to be known as the “rape capital” of Uttar Pradesh. …
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Leg up for Urdu literature, 90,000 titles digitised in 6 years
New Delhi: It’s a virtual library where some 90,000 titles in Urdu – including the Mahabharata and the Quran, as also autobiographies, fiction, travelogues, translations, manuscripts, and pop magazines – …
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Why fake news spreads like wildfire on social media
London: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that people who repeatedly encounter a fake news item may feel less unethical about sharing it on social media, even when they …
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2,015 lost their lives due to potholes in 2018: Govt
New Delhi: A total of 22,656 pedestrians were killed in various incidents including 2015 people who lost their lives on the roads due to potholes across India in 2018, the …
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