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Jhansi Police Turn Ghostbusters As Clipped Video Spooks Netizens
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Jhansi Police Turn Ghostbusters As Clipped Video Spooks Netizens

The viral video shows gym equipment operating on its own in a park in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

13 Jun 2020 5:04 PM GMT
Cyclone Nisarga LIVE Updates: Nisarga Loses Intensity After Landfall
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Cyclone Nisarga LIVE Updates: Nisarga Loses Intensity After Landfall

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE: As Cyclone Nisarga moves northeastwards, towards the north Maharashtra coast, making landfall at...

3 Jun 2020 6:03 AM GMT
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Coronavirus

India's Fight Against COVID-19 Will Be Long, Slow Battle: Ajay Shah

Speaking to BOOM, Dr Ajay Shah said that the government needs to take inputs from local bodies as it plans to restart...

14 May 2020 12:42 PM GMT
Demand And Supply Need To Be Reactivated To Revive Economy: Sangita Reddy
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Demand And Supply Need To Be Reactivated To Revive Economy: Sangita...

In an interview, Sangita Reddy said that immediate task for governments is to ensure the economy is revived quickly.

14 May 2020 7:44 AM GMT
"If Govt Can Help Mutual Funds, Why Not Bankrupt States": Thomas Isaac
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'If Govt Can Help Mutual Funds, Why Not Bankrupt States': Thomas Isaac

In an exclusive interview with BOOM, Dr Isaac urged the Central Government to provide states financial aid.

6 May 2020 9:06 AM GMT
Rashtriya Sikhshit Berozgaar Yojna: A Phishing Scam, Not A Govt Scheme
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Rashtriya Sikhshit Berozgaar Yojna: A Phishing Scam, Not A Govt Scheme

A fake government wesbsite Rashtriya Sikhshit Berojgar Yojna, promised Rs. 50,000 to applicants.

3 May 2020 1:41 PM GMT
How Child Kidnapping Rumours Led To A Mob Lynching In Palghar
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How Child Kidnapping Rumours Led To A Mob Lynching In Palghar

BOOM accessed two Whatsapp forward messages claiming child kidnappers and thieves had attacked several villages in the...

21 April 2020 4:40 PM GMT
Three Lynched In Palghar On Suspicion Of Being Thieves
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Three Lynched In Palghar On Suspicion Of Being Thieves

BOOM reached out to Palghar police who ruled out a communal angle to the incident.

19 April 2020 3:43 PM GMT
Battling Allegations Of
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Battling Allegations Of 'Fake' Protests: How Soura's Residents...

Not wanting to leave anything to chance and to counter adverse reactions from the media and the govt, Soura's residents...

18 Aug 2019 3:30 AM GMT
21 Dead In Mumbai As City Receives Highest 48-Hour Rainfall In 10 Years
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21 Dead In Mumbai As City Receives Highest 48-Hour Rainfall In 10

With heavy rainfall predicted over the next 24-48 hours, Mumbai’s ordeal, arising out of poor preparation by the city...

2 July 2019 12:36 PM GMT
Bengaluru Police Rubbishes Viral Hoax Claiming Sri Lanka Bombing Suspects Spotted in The City
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Bengaluru Police Rubbishes Viral Hoax Claiming Sri Lanka Bombing...

Bengaluru police termed the news fake and urged people to not fall for or forward such news

6 May 2019 8:04 AM GMT
Mumbai CST Bridge Collapse: 5 dead, 36 injured
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Mumbai CST Bridge Collapse: 5 dead, 36 injured

'Injured persons are being shifted to hospitals. Traffic affected. Commuters to use alternate routes. Senior officers...

14 March 2019 6:48 PM GMT