Cambridge University ‘benefited directly’ from slavery, study finds

London, 23/9: Cambridge University benefited directly from enslavement and the slave trade, a three-year enquiry has found.   While Cambridge has often celebrated its well-known abolitionists, like Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce, a new report shows that the institution benefitted substantially from the slave trade over many years, with a significant part of the university’s…

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Kerala’s Onam lottery winner wishes he didn’t win first prize

Thiruvananthapuram, 23/9: A 29-year-old autorickshaw driver has had to keep away from his home and family—all because he won the Kerala government’s Onam lottery of Rs 25 crore. Ever since this auto driver-cum-chef, who lives in Thiruvananthapuram, was announced the winner, people have been thronging his house seeking financial assistance.

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Kerala High Court initiates suo motu case against PFI leaders over bandh

Thiruvananthapuram, 23/9:The Kerala High Court on Friday initiated a suo motu case against the leaders of Popular Front of India (PFI) for calling a one-day statewide bandh in Kerala, according to news agency ANI. As per a Kerala High Court order, nobody can call for a bandh in the state without permission.   The hartal…

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Instagram returns after being down for hours

Mumbai, 23/9: Following a two-hour outage affecting several iOS and Android users’ login activities worldwide, Meta-owned photo and video-sharing platform Instagram has said it is now back online. According to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, nearly 34,000 users reported having trouble accessing the platform late Thursday.   “And we are back! We resolved the issue that…

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