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NEW DELHI: A total of 10,786 persons involved in farming sector (consisting of 4,690 farmers/cultivators and 6,096 agricultural labourers) have committed suicide in 2023, accounting for 6.3% of total suicides victims (1, 71,418) in the country, shows the NCRB report of the ministry of home affairs.The number of such suicides, however, declined by more than…

The senior police officer in charge of preventing violence against women and girls is “concerned” the political rows around asylum seekers will “distract” from the “overall threat” to women’s safety.  Warning: This article contains references to domestic abuse and suicide In her first broadcast interview in her new role, Helen Millichap, deputy assistant commissioner at…

Lucy Powell has called for MPs to vote on guidance governing single sex spaces following this year’s landmark Supreme Court ruling on biological sex. Ms Powell, who is standing against Bridget Phillipson in the contest to replace Angela Rayner as Labour deputy leader, told members the party had got some of its language around Equality…

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India] October 1 (ANI): On the occasion of Maha Navami, the ninth day of Sharadiya Navratri, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed the traditional Kanya Pujan at the Gorkhnath Temple in Gorakhpur on Wednesday.During the ceremony, CM Yogi Adityanath paid homage to the divine forms of young girls, symbolising the goddess,…

Sir Keir Starmer has said he does not believe Nigel Farage or Reform voters are racist – and also refused to label Donald Trump’s claim that London wants “Sharia law” as such. The prime minister told Sky News political editor Beth Rigby the president’s claim – made while criticising the capital’s mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan,…

👉Listen to Politics At Sam And Anne’s on your podcast app👈 The prime minister’s speech may have settled nerves among his party, but has he opened a can of worms by attacking Reform? Sam and Anne assess the mood of Nigel Farage and some within Starmer’s inner circle – who arguably seem a bit displeased….

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday after doctors advised him to have a pacemaker implanted.His son, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, tweeted, “Sri Kharge was advised pacemaker to be implanted and is admitted to the hospital for the planned procedure. He is stable and doing well.“Kharge,…

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reposted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s post welcoming his 20-point comprehensive peace plan for Gaza.On Tuesday, PM Modi posted about Trump’s Gaza peace plan on social media platforms X and Truth Social: “We welcome President Donald J Trump’s announcement of a comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict….

NEW DELHI: Congress president MallikarjunKharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru for treatment on Wednesday, reports news agency ANI.Kharge was admitted at the MS Ramaiah Hospital. Doctors said they are treating the 83-year-old leader.“The leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha was taken to hospital on Tuesday as he developed fever and complained of…

Air pollution (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: India reported 68,994 environment-related crimes in 2023 which is over 30% higher than the total number of such crimes (52,920) reported in 2022, shows the latest Crime in India report released by the home ministry’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) this week.Nearly 86% (59,279) of environment-related crimes, however,…