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    UN Completes Investigation on UNRWA Staff; Sacks Nine

    The United Nations said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been...
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    Civil Society Groups Demand Pause on Rs. 330 Crore World Bank Investment on Gujarat WTE Plants

    The very process of burning waste, experts hold, releases toxic by-products into the environment, ranging from cancer-causing exhaust gases, to residue ash capable of...
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    Education policy

    Telangana’s Centralised Kitchen Proposal Faces Backlash from Experts and Activists

    The signatories note previous controversies surrounding the Akshay Patra Foundation, including allegations of financial irregularities and potential impositions of dietary restrictions based on religious...
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    Karachi Police Crackdown on Baloch Yakjehti Committee Protesters

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    Amit Shah Criticizes Kerala Government Over Wayanad Landslides, Defends Modi Administration

    The Union Home Minister highlighted a shift in disaster management strategies since the Modi government came into power in 2014. The current administration advocates...
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    93 Die in Kerala Landslides. Deadliest Disaster Since 2018 Floods

    As the situation continues to evolve, rescue teams and emergency services are working tirelessly to provide aid and restore normalcy in the affected regions. Ninety-three...
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    India

    NCWL Report Highlights Failures in Protecting Tribal Women and Children from Sexual Abuse

    National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) Reveals Alarming Gaps in Legal Protections and Reporting. Says sexual violence against Tribal and Adivasi women and children...
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