A man in Mumbai was rescued by the police after Interpol alerted them that he was searching for ways to die by suicide. The man explained that he was frustrated about not being able to find a job and also wanted to help his mother get out of jail.
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An international team of geologists and seismologists has created a refined map of Zealandia, the submerged continent beneath the Pacific Ocean. Using data from rock samples and seismic analysis, they discovered a subduction zone near the Campbell Plateau off the west coast of New Zealand. The map shows the magmatic arc axis and other...
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Justice S V Bhatti has recused himself from hearing TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s petition to quash the FIR against him in an alleged skill development scam. Naidu had to seek the intervention of CJI D Y Chandrachud for an urgent listing after the recusal. The Supreme Court registry usually lists petitions arising from...
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The Indian government has instructed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) to sell onions from its buffer stocks through the e-NAM platform instead of physically auctioning them. Selling through e-NAM will eliminate human interference and biased decisions, and help the government achieve better price realisation.
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The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that being epileptic does not amount to cruelty and is not a valid ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. The court dismissed a plea by a man seeking divorce from his wife, who he claimed was mentally unsound due to epilepsy.
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