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02 Sep

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crossed into China via train, state media say

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crossed into China via train, state media say North Korean leader's train has crossed the border into China ahead of his planned attendance at a military parade marking Japan’s surrender in World War II . He is among 26 world leaders scheduled to attend the event in Beijing on Wednesday . It is set to be the first time that Kim, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have gathered at the same venue . Read full story: Source
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02 Sep

Agniveers in Uttarakhand will now get 10% quota in police, fire, forest services recruitment

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Agniveers in Uttarakhand will now get 10% quota in police, fire, forest services recruitment The Uttarakhand government has issued rules to give 10% reservation in recruitment to uniformed posts for permanent residents of the state who have served as Agniveers . These posts include Police Constable (Civil/PAC), Sub-Inspector, Platoon Commander (PAC), Fireman, Second Officer (Fire Service), Jail Guard, Forest Guard, Deputy Jailer, Forest Ranger, Excise Constable, Enforcement Constable, and Secretariat Guard . Read full story: Source
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02 Sep

Rajasthan man who murdered wife after repeatedly humiliating her over skin colour and weight sentenced to death

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Rajasthan man who murdered wife after repeatedly humiliating her over skin colour and weight sentenced to death The Additional District and Sessions Court at Mavli in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district has sentenced a man to death for murdering his wife by setting her on fire . The prosecution said the man, Kishan Lal, used to repeatedly humiliate his wife, Laxmi, with comments on her skin colour and weight . He was also slapped with a Rs 50,000 fine and sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment . Read full story: Source
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02 Sep

Tripura BJP demands Congress apology for derogatory words used during Bihar protest

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Tripura BJP demands Congress apology for derogatory words used during Bihar protest Tripura’s ruling BJP condemned the derogatory words used for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother . The Congress needs to tender a public apology for spreading confusion among people and insulting the prime minister's late mother with expletives . Read full story: Source
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02 Sep

In interim relief for Qatar fund, Karnataka HC bars Byju’s from disposing of assets in $235-million arbitral award case

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In interim relief for Qatar fund, Karnataka HC bars Byju’s from disposing of assets in $235-million arbitral award case The Qatar Investment Authority obtained an interim order from the Karnataka High Court restraining Byju Raveendran from disposing of assets mentioned in the case filed against his edtech firm . The case pertains to a claim, made by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, amounting to $235 million awarded by Singapore International Arbitration Centre in the form of partial relief . Read full story: Source
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02 Sep

In letter to Dharmasthala SIT, woman claims to have seen kidnapping of missing college student found dead later

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In letter to Dharmasthala SIT, woman claims to have seen kidnapping of missing college student found dead later A 62-year-old woman from Mandya has written to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) asking to be a witness . The letter comes in the wake of renewed demands for a reinvestigation into the 2012 rape and murder case . The college student was found raped and murdered a day later . Read full story: Source
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02 Sep

Wars and tariffs have deflected focus, not made climate change go away: COP30 chief

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Wars and tariffs have deflected focus, not made climate change go away: COP30 chief André Corrêa do Lago, head of this year’s climate conference in Brazil, urges nations and businesses to step up their efforts to tackle climate change . The withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement, and the disappointment of developing countries at a finance deal reached at the previous edition in Baku last year, have cast a shadow over the effectiveness of the UN-mandated climate negotiation process . Read full story: Source
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