Manu Sharma was convicted of shooting Jessica Lal at a party after she refused to serve him a drink. New Delhi: Jessica Lal’s killer, Manu Sharma, who was serving a life sentence in one of the highest-profile crimes in the country, has been released early from prison. He was released along with 18 other prisoners from the Delhi Tihar Prison …
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Written by Helen Jennings, CNN For his latest project, Nigerian photographer Oye Diran drew inspiration from his old family photos. She was especially drawn to the stylish clothes her parents used to wear, including her mother in classic Irish and Nigerian buba style (a wrapped skirt and tailored top), often paired with a gele (headwrap). “I was amazed at how …
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Pratapgarh: Police say two men accused of the crime have so far been arrested. Pratapgarh: A 22-year-old man in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, 166 km from the state capital Lucknow, was tied to a tree and burned alive by his neighbors on Monday night. Neighbors in his village were reportedly angered by the man’s alleged affair with a …
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Labor market conditions improved in May as several people returned to work, even though the unemployment rate remains “very high” at 23.5 percent, the Indian Economic Monitoring Center (CMIE) said Tuesday. . A total of 2.1 million jobs in crore were added in May, and the labor participation rate improved significantly, CMIE said in a statement released Tuesday. The latest …
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Migrant workers are seen in a quarantined dormitory building in Singapore on May 20. Roslan Rahman / AFP / Getty Images Singapore, which has been dealing with an outbreak of coronavirus infections among its migrant workers, is building new dormitories with improved standards. By the end of this year, the country plans to create additional space to house some 60,000 …
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Nisarga will most likely intensify in a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. Mumbai Tropical storm “Nisarga”, which is heading towards the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, is likely to intensify in a cyclone in the next 12 hours and is expected to make landfall near Mumbai tomorrow. This would be the first cyclonic storm to impact the financial …
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The Chinese gaming company said it was issuing more than 171 million new shares at a maximum price of Hong Kong $ 126 ($ 16.26) each, without offering any discount to NetEase’s closing price in New York, where its shares listed since 2000. The transaction could raise around $ 2.8 billion for the company, assuming prices are at the top …
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Our entire focus is on growth-oriented reforms: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 125th annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday and said that India will definitely regain its economic growth as the government continues with various reforms. Prime Minister Modi said the government has taken difficult steps to combat the coronavirus …
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Prime Minister Modi said that for his government, the reforms meant having the courage to make bold decisions. New Delhi: India will surely regain its economy soon and is already on the way to revive with “Unlock 1” to get out of the coronavirus blockade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at a meeting of companies and economists days after …
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Music executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang spearheaded the effort to shut down normal business operations on June 2 through their #theshowmustbepaused initiative. It appears that a Twitter account linked to the group was created on Sunday, in the middle of a weekend that saw communities across the country protesting the killings of George Floyd and others by the police. …
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