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Surrogate refuses to terminate pregnancy after heart defect diagnosis, seeks custody

Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed revealed in court why they asked surrogate McKenna West to terminate their pregnancy after their unborn baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. West refused and later sought custody of newborn Rumi, who remains critically ill after undergoing the Norwood procedure. A Dallas judge has extended a temporary restraining

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Low beam by default: Centre to tighten headlamp norms

The road transport ministry has proposed these changes, along with the mandatory provision for buses and other heavy vehicles to use genuine reflective tapes to improve visibility at night and in bad weather, through draft amendments to Central Motor Vehicles Rules. Amendments in automotive vehicle standards are being made because efforts to persuade drivers and

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Ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit, India & China announce 8-point consensus

These included advancing consultations for an “early and substantial harvest” of boundary delimitation, setting up more meeting points and hotlines to improve border management, improving understanding of LAC and addressing the ground situation through diplomatic and military engagements, and expanding trans-border trade and river cooperation. The consensus was announced in a rare joint statement after

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SC judge complains against Rajasthan acting CJ; CJI Surya Kant seeks response

ustice Mehta, who also hails from Rajasthan HC, has accused Justice Sharma of lacking in leadership qualities and alleged there was maladministration and malpractice on both judicial and administrative sides of HC. CJI Kant told TOI that the matter can be resolved only as per the established mechanism. “The Supreme Court cannot allow individual complaints

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England’s rare moth rediscovered after 70 years, found in 10 minutes after restoration

Conservationists have triumphantly rediscovered a rare moth population that had been missing for seventy years at the National Trust’s Wallington Estate in Northumberland. Thanks to extensive habitat restoration efforts, this elusive species, once threatened by extinction in England, has made a hopeful return, inspiring optimism for uncovering other hidden insect populations.

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Wireless communication picked up; search operation launched in J&K’s Samba

“Terrorists often switch off such communication devices after contacting their handlers across the border,” said a source, adding that Iridium sets can be used on smartphones through the “Iridium GO!” mobile application, which creates a local Wi-Fi network that an iOS or Android phone can connect to. The operation continued until late Tuesday, but no

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6 dead, 3 hurt as vehicle falls into gorge in J&K’s Poonch

The accident occurred around 5.30pm. Officials suspected the driver had lost control of the vehicle, which rolled into the gorge, killing six occupants — Mohd Shafiq (32), Nazakat Hussain (34), Sheraz Ahmed (30), Musarat Naz (19), Mohd Fareed (21), and Zulfat Bi (25) — on the spot, police said. Upon receiving information, cops reached the

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Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry help 7,500 Oakland students through literacy

Stephen Curry and his wife, ayesha Curry, have marked a major milestone in bridging the literacy gap in their hometown through their foundation.

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Throat slit, dying woman writes ‘husband is my killer’ in chilling death note

A woman named her husband as her killer in a dying message. She was found with her throat slit outside her boutique in Pinjore. CCTV footage showed a man, suspected to be her husband, entering the shop. Police arrested the husband within two hours of the incident. The motive for the murder is currently being

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