17th IDSFFK: Delegate registration begins

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 15 (UNI) Delegate registration has opened for the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Kerala Department of Cultural Affairs. The six-day festival, to be held here from August 22 to 27, will showcase more than 300 films, including…

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Elder brother awards life imprisonment for killing his younger in Tripura

Agartala, Aug 15 (UNI) Two different courts in Tripura yesterday pronounced two judgements where a middle-aged man was awarded life imprisonment for killing his brother, while another was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his wife’s minor student. The additional session judge of Kamalpur under Tripura’s Dhalai district yesterday sentenced one Shyamal…

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Mayawati urges govt to focus on public welfare and economic self-reliance on I-Day

Lucknow, Aug 15 (UNI) On the country’s 79th Independence Day, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, while extending greetings to Indians across the globe, emphasized that true national interest lay in public welfare, and that the government should act with seriousness to address the economic challenges facing the country….

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Climate pollution making GPS, communications satellites even more vulnerable to solar storms

New York, Aug 15 (UNI) Satellites, including those used for GPS and communications, will face greater risks in coming decades during solar-triggered geomagnetic storms because of the effect climate pollution has on Earth’s atmosphere, a new study has found. The increasing volume of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere is likely to make the…

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Bulgaria detains 28 illegal migrants hidden in van

Sofia, Aug 15 (UNI) Bulgaria has detained 28 illegal migrants found hidden in a van, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday. On Monday, Bulgarian border police received a tip-off that a group of migrants had boarded a van near the village of Brodilovo, the ministry said. The authorities stopped the vehicle on the road…

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