Varanasi: A man was arrested at Sarnath railway station on Sunday when he was trying to board a train for Mumbai after his wife lodged an FIR alleging that he raped his 9-year-old daughter.During interrogation, the 35-year-old accused stated that he had consumed alcohol and erred.Chaubeypur police station in-charge Virendra Sonkar said that after lodging…
Ahmedabad: From 41.9°C recorded on Saturday, the mercury came a couple of notches down to 40°C on Sunday, which was closer to the normal temperature. On the other hand, the minimum temperature remained high at 26.9 degrees, which was 2.6 degrees higher than normal. According to India meteorological department (IMD) forecast, the maximum temperature on…
Hisar: The police probe into the violence that followed the INSO protest at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUST) has taken a fresh turn, with the inquiry officer virtually giving a clean chit to CIA in-charge inspector Pawan while raising serious questions over former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala’s convoy and its pilot vehicle….
Pune: Doctors have found that a herbal powder taken for a facial white patch contained high levels of mercury, triggering severe hypertension and a rare brain condition in a nine-year-old girl in the city.Specialists at Sahyadri Manipal Hospital, Nagar Road, pointed out that the case highlights the risks of using unsupervised medication. The herbal powder,…
Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday slammed Congress for criticising the state’s recent delimitation exercise, accusing the party of misusing the term “gerrymandering” to mislead the public, asserting that delimitation in Assam was carried out to protect a civilisation from being “devoured” by illegal migration.With the opposition alleging that the Centre had tied…
Lucknow: The city museum, Lucknow Bioscope organized a storytelling session for children at the Kaiser Bagh venue on Sunday evening.Hosted by theatre practitioner and storyteller Apurva Shah, the session, ‘Of Courage and Feminism’ saw an active participation from children in which she dramatically read out picture books like ‘Freedom Braids’ and ‘The Girl Who Makes…
Udaipur: On the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Gayatri Seva Sansthan (GSS), an NGO dedicated to child rights protection, in coordination with the district administration, prevented 13 child marriages scheduled across Rajasthan. Of these, nine cases were stopped in Udaipur, two in Pratapgarh and two in Sikar.Yashoda Paniya, acting chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC),…
NEW DELHI: As the first contingent of pilgrims embarked on Haj to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the overall data shows that as many as 5,446 Muslim women will be travelling as “Ladies Without Mehram” (male companion) for the pilgrimage, with Kerala taking the lead again accounting for 4,477 women in this category.This is the largest…
Gold buying during one of the major festive occasions remained subdued on Sunday, as record-high prices discouraged jewellery purchases, outweighing a slight rise in investment-led demand. The festival of Akshaya Tritiya—considered the second most significant gold-buying occasion after Dhanteras—was marked across the country, with buying precious metals traditionally seen as a sign of prosperity. According…
Ryan Reynolds publicly lauded his wife, Blake Lively, for her integrity amidst her ongoing legal battle with ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni. While some sexual harassment claims were dismissed, Lively’s retaliation and defamation case proceeds to trial. Reynolds expressed immense pride in his wife’s strength and character throughout the ordeal. Source link
