Dog desperately resists as woman pushes it off bridge into river in Nepal, disturbing video triggers outrage
A video circulating on social media has drawn widespread anger in Nepal after appearing to show a woman pushing a dog from a bridge into a river. The footage was reportedly recorded in Bajhang and shows the animal struggling as the woman holds on to it and moves it towards the edge.
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Actor Akriti Agarwal announces separation from cricketer Prithvi Shaw, 6 months after engagement
Actor Akriti Agarwal has announced her separation from cricketer Prithvi Shaw, six months after the couple got engaged. She shared the news on social media, saying, “Our paths are not meant to be together.” The couple got engaged in March this year.
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Govt to ensure merchants absorb UPI MDR charges, not pass them to consumers: Sources
Amid opposition demands to roll back the 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI payments, government sources on Thursday said the decision followed due consideration, and the government will closely monitor implementation to ensure merchants do not pass the charges on to consumers. “Efforts will be made to plug gaps in enforcement. Govt has held discussions with payment aggregators. Govt will closely monitor effective implementation to ensure that merchants do not pass on the charges to consumers,” sources were quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
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‘Change your mindset’: Supreme Court’s big observation on Tamil Nadu’s opposition to Hindi
Tamil Nadu must reconsider its mindset over teaching Hindi in schools across the state, observed the Supreme Court on Thursday, asking it to rethink opposing establishing Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. The court observed that Hindi cannot be entirely excluded in Tamil Nadu and people should not be alienated from those sitting in Delhi.
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India rejects Pakistan-China’s boundary joint commission as ‘completely unacceptable’
India on Wednesday rejected the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, saying the body has no legal basis and asserting that Pakistan cannot enter into arrangements concerning Indian territory under its “illegal and forcible occupation”.
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US Congress passes bill to impose sanctions on Russia: Will India will face 100% tariffs?
In a significant development, the US Congress on Thursday passed the sweeping sanctions bill which authorise President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Russia and steep tariffs on its trading partners in oil and gas, including India and China. It should be noted that the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which was passed by the US Senate last month, was approved by the House in a 262-159 vote and will now go to Trump to be signed into a law.
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US-contracted vessel hit by Iran with American personnel on board near Strait of Hormuz: Report
Iranian drones and a missile targeted a US-contracted vessel near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, according to US media reports. The attack reportedly caused minor injuries among the crew, further escalating tensions in the Middle East. The incident comes amid the ongoing regional conflict, with US President Donald Trump predicting that the fighting could continue beyond the November 3 midterm elections.
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Family’s bid to abduct woman in Bengaluru over love marriage takes drastic turn, chaos ensues
Six people were injured in Bengaluru’s West Division after a car carrying four youths who had allegedly abducted a woman from her home collided with several other vehicles. One of the injured, a 57-year-old woman, suffered a head injury and has been admitted to the ICU.
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NASA spacecraft discovers giant new crater on Moon that went undetected for nearly two years
Scientists have identified a massive new impact crater on the Moon that was created by a powerful space-rock strike in 2024, marking the largest known lunar impact crater formed in recent times. The discovery was made using NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which photographed the newly formed depression on the Moon’s near side. The crater is approximately 728 feet (222 metres) wide and reaches a depth of up to 141 feet (43 metres). Researchers said its size makes it more than three times larger than the previous record-holder identified by the LRO. The impact is considered exceptionally rare. Scientists estimate that an event capable of producing a crater of this scale occurs only about once every 132 years, making the newly discovered site an unusually valuable opportunity to study how impacts reshape the lunar surface.
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Lucknow woman dragged on, run over after confronting cheating boyfriend | VIDEO
A shocking scene has emerged from Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, where a young woman jumped on her boyfriend’s car bonnet following an argument. The CCTV footage showed that boyfriend did not stop the car and dragged the woman for a considerable distance. The accused has been identified as Shahnawaz.
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