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"Will Commit Suicide": Odisha Woman's Warning 10 Days Before Self-Immolation
Eleven days before she set herself on fire, the 20-year-old student in Odisha's Balasore wrote to the college's internal complaints committee, accusing a senior faculty member of sexually harassing her and warning that she would die by suicide
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Odisha Student Who Set Herself On Fire Over Inaction Against Harassment Dies
A 22-year-old student in an Odisha college, who set herself on fire over inaction on a sexual harassment complaint against a professor, died last night after battling for life for three days.
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"95% Body Damaged": Father Of Odisha Student "Can't Recognise Daughter"
The father of the 22-year-old student who set herself on fire in front of her college in Odisha's Balasore district has said his daughter is in a critical condition and has suffered burns so severe that he is unable to recognise her.
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Lawyer Shot Dead In Patna, 3rd Murder In Full Public View In A Week
A lawyer was shot dead on a road in full public view just 300 metres away from a police station in Bihar's capital Patna. This was the third brazen high-profile murder case in a week in the state where the assembly election is just months away.
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Tensions In Madhya Pradesh's Harda As Cops Use Tear Gas On Protesters
Violence broke out in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, as police fired tear gas shells and used water cannons to disperse protesters from the Karni Sena Parivar, who were demanding action in a fraud case involving one of their members.
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"People Living In Fear": Ex Minister's Friendly Fire Over Bihar Murders
A day after BJP ally Chirag Paswan targeted the Nitish Kumar government over the string of murders in Bihar, the JDU-BJP ruling alliance has drawn friendly fire from senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav.
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Calcutta High Court Setback For Mamata Banerjee In 'Tainted' Teacher Case
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court has upheld the order of a single-judge bench barring 'tainted' candidates - i.e., those accused of wrongdoing in 2016 during recruitment of teachers for state-run schools - from fresh applications.
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Man With Criminal Record Shot Dead Inside His Car In Delhi's Najafgarh
A man was shot dead in his car in north Delhi's Najafgarh this evening. The man died on the spot.
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Baby Oil, Torched Porsche: Key Moments From Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Trial
The jury in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial is due to begin deliberations on Monday.
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"Society Shaken Only When...": Javed Akhtar On Honeymoon, Drum Murder Cases
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has questioned where society's outrage was when women were set on fire, assaulted by their husbands and tortured by their in-laws, alluding to recent cases of women killing their husbands.
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Video: Man Upset Over Divorce Sets Fire To Moving Train In Seoul, Faces Trial
A 67-year-old man has been indicted for setting a fire on a Seoul subway train, injuring dozens. Prosecutors say he committed the act in protest over a divorce ruling.
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Four Men Fire in Air, Attack Dalit Family In Madhya Pradesh
A shocking case of caste violence and lawlessness has emerged from Lalpur village under Karera tehsil in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, where four upper-caste men - recently released from jail - allegedly stormed the house of a Dalit former sarpa
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"Proof That Cash Found At Justice Varma's Home": Probe Panel's Findings
A three-member panel of senior judges has recommended the initiation of removal proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, following an investigation into an accidental fire at his government residence.
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Air India Crash May Be India's Most Expensive Aviation Insurance Claim
In the case of the Dreamliner crash, claims are expected under both the hull and liability sections as the Boeing turned into a ball of fire, killing hundreds of people.
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Woman, In Relationship With Landlord, Sets Him On Fire, Wanted His Property
The 57-year-old woman, Sudeshna Jena, allegedly set her 72-year-old landlord on fire using kerosene.
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"Will Commit Suicide": Odisha Woman's Warning 10 Days Before Self-Immolation
Eleven days before she set herself on fire, the 20-year-old student in Odisha's Balasore wrote to the college's internal complaints committee, accusing a senior faculty member of sexually harassing her and warning that she would die by suicide
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Odisha Student Who Set Herself On Fire Over Inaction Against Harassment Dies
A 22-year-old student in an Odisha college, who set herself on fire over inaction on a sexual harassment complaint against a professor, died last night after battling for life for three days.
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"95% Body Damaged": Father Of Odisha Student "Can't Recognise Daughter"
The father of the 22-year-old student who set herself on fire in front of her college in Odisha's Balasore district has said his daughter is in a critical condition and has suffered burns so severe that he is unable to recognise her.
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Lawyer Shot Dead In Patna, 3rd Murder In Full Public View In A Week
A lawyer was shot dead on a road in full public view just 300 metres away from a police station in Bihar's capital Patna. This was the third brazen high-profile murder case in a week in the state where the assembly election is just months away.
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Tensions In Madhya Pradesh's Harda As Cops Use Tear Gas On Protesters
Violence broke out in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, as police fired tear gas shells and used water cannons to disperse protesters from the Karni Sena Parivar, who were demanding action in a fraud case involving one of their members.
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"People Living In Fear": Ex Minister's Friendly Fire Over Bihar Murders
A day after BJP ally Chirag Paswan targeted the Nitish Kumar government over the string of murders in Bihar, the JDU-BJP ruling alliance has drawn friendly fire from senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav.
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Calcutta High Court Setback For Mamata Banerjee In 'Tainted' Teacher Case
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court has upheld the order of a single-judge bench barring 'tainted' candidates - i.e., those accused of wrongdoing in 2016 during recruitment of teachers for state-run schools - from fresh applications.
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Man With Criminal Record Shot Dead Inside His Car In Delhi's Najafgarh
A man was shot dead in his car in north Delhi's Najafgarh this evening. The man died on the spot.
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Baby Oil, Torched Porsche: Key Moments From Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Trial
The jury in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial is due to begin deliberations on Monday.
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"Society Shaken Only When...": Javed Akhtar On Honeymoon, Drum Murder Cases
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has questioned where society's outrage was when women were set on fire, assaulted by their husbands and tortured by their in-laws, alluding to recent cases of women killing their husbands.
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Video: Man Upset Over Divorce Sets Fire To Moving Train In Seoul, Faces Trial
A 67-year-old man has been indicted for setting a fire on a Seoul subway train, injuring dozens. Prosecutors say he committed the act in protest over a divorce ruling.
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Four Men Fire in Air, Attack Dalit Family In Madhya Pradesh
A shocking case of caste violence and lawlessness has emerged from Lalpur village under Karera tehsil in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, where four upper-caste men - recently released from jail - allegedly stormed the house of a Dalit former sarpa
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"Proof That Cash Found At Justice Varma's Home": Probe Panel's Findings
A three-member panel of senior judges has recommended the initiation of removal proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, following an investigation into an accidental fire at his government residence.
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Air India Crash May Be India's Most Expensive Aviation Insurance Claim
In the case of the Dreamliner crash, claims are expected under both the hull and liability sections as the Boeing turned into a ball of fire, killing hundreds of people.
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Woman, In Relationship With Landlord, Sets Him On Fire, Wanted His Property
The 57-year-old woman, Sudeshna Jena, allegedly set her 72-year-old landlord on fire using kerosene.
