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Ujjaini Mahankali Rangam 2026: Oracle predicts heavy rains in Telangana, warns of fires, accidents and loss of lives
The annual Rangam (soothsayer ritual) at the Sri Ujjaini Mahankali Temple in Secunderabad on Monday (August 3, 2026), saw the oracle forecast heavy rainfall across Telangana during the year, while warning of fire incidents, accidents and possible loss of lives. The oracle also expressed displeasure over an unfulfilled promise concerning the Goddess’ idol. What is…
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Uttar Pradesh woman finds relief in Allahabad High Court after family opposes marriage
When 28-year-old Shubhangini Shukla chose to marry Pravi Gupta, 27, the man she loved, she already expected opposition from her family. What she perhaps did not anticipate was that the fight for her life choice would end with the Allahabad High Court censuring her family and the Uttar Pradesh Police. On July 27, a Division…
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Here Is Xbox CEO’s Plan To Turn Things Around
While Microsoft itself just set a record for the biggest single-day market cap swing in history, the company’s Xbox division is struggling. How will new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma turn things around? In a memo to staff obtained by The Verge, Sharma shared the top Xbox priorities for the current fiscal year and beyond. These…
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Celebrated at birth, pushed into sex work
Identities of all sex workers, former sex workers, and their families have been changed to maintain privacy Sitting in her older daughter’s room, where one corner is covered with maps and math formula sheets, Savitri, a 40-year-old former sex worker, recalls when she began hating her profession. “It was when my girls turned five and…
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‘I apologised, threats did not stop’: after Jantar Mantar protest, women face doxxing, calls to 'teach them a lesson'
Soon after the Jantar Mantar protest ended on July 25, Shradha Singh, 23, an M.Sc. student, posted a seven-second reel on her Instagram account, which has 3.78 lakh followers. Within an hour, the video had crossed a million views before she deleted it. Five days and two apologies later, she says she is still receiving…
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Commonwealth Games: Preeti, Priya assured of medals
Indian boxer Preeti Pawar outclassed Nicole Clyde of Northern Ireland 5-0 in the women’s 54kg quarterfinal of the Commonwealth Games at the Scottish Event Campus here on Tuesday. The 22-year-old from the boxing heartland of Bhiwani, Haryana, has assured the country of at least a bronze medal. Preeti was dominant from the outset, attacking relentlessly…
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Kayalvizhi Azhagiri arrested for slapping SBI manager, released on bail
Kayalvizhi Azhagiri, daughter of former Union Minister M.K. Azhagiri, was arrested by the city police on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) for allegedly slapping a SBI’s NRI Branch Manager, Adyar. However, she was released on station bail following completion of interrogation. Based on a complaint lodged by Namachivayam, Chief Manager of the State Bank of India, against…
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Woman who stopped Mumbai police van files complaint against online abuse
Rhiya Yadav, also known as Rhiya Ahir, approached the MIDC Police station in Mumbai on Monday (July 27, 2026) regarding alleged cyberbullying and trolling. Last week, Ms. Rhiya had stopped a police van during a CJP protest in the city. “I had earlier registered an online complaint on the cyber police department’s portal. Today, I…
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NEET row: Student from Karnataka’s Haveri alleges OMR-sheet mix-up, complains to NTA
Bindhushree J. Pawar, a NEET UG-2026 aspirant from Hangal in Haveri district has alleged a mix-up in OMR sheets, as a result of which her score has been shown as -11 instead of the 663 marks that she expected. According to the NEET aspirant, she was expecting a score of 663 as per the answer…
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Kanimozhi hails youth protest as biggest victory against the Centre
DMK deputy general secretary and Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Saturday said that the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue marked the biggest victory achieved through the protest of youth across the country. Addressing the media in Thoothukudi, she said that the development following the NEET examination paper…