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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Topic: abduction

More than 200 Nigerian school hostages released after around 2 weeks in captivity

The abductors had last week demanded a total of 1 billion naira ($690,000) for the release of the missing children and staff.

Kanpur student beaten, made to lick shoes, urinated on in ‘revenge plot by head constable’s son’

Head constable Dharmendra Yadav held, main accused Himanshu at large. Police say they wanted revenge for when victim had assaulted Himanshu, due to which he went deaf in one ear.

Army has contacted Chinese PLA over ‘abduction’ of 5 men from Arunachal border, says Rijiju

Army has sent a hotline message and is awaiting a response, after 5 men were allegedly abducted from near the India-China border in Upper Subansiri district.

The cost of speaking truth to power in Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan — you might not return home

Since 1992, 61 journalists, including the likes of The Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Pearl have been killed in Pakistan while performing their duties.

Bihar DGP named in 2012 abduction case accused of intimidating petitioner, victim’s family

Petitioner Abhishek Ranjan says his family was threatened, while victim’s father alleges DGP Gupteshwar Pandey is maligning his elder daughter's character.

Outrage in Punjab over Sikh girl’s ‘abduction’ in Pakistan, Amarinder wants Imran to act

Akalis issue ultimatum to Pakistani govt that Sikhs in Pakistan will protest in Lahore Saturday if the girl is not released by Friday night.

One in four girls fears being abducted, assaulted or raped in public places: Survey

The survey shows one in three adolescent boys believes girls should be careful about clothes and slapping a woman isn’t violence.

On Camera

72% of Indians are in favour of military rule. Complicates ‘deepening of democracy’ theory

The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

India deploys 11 submarines, a first in nearly three decades 

This deployment by the Indian Navy Friday is a stark contrast to the submarine history of the last two decades that has seen the arm hit by dwindling strength, accidents and write-offs.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.