Women allege attack for tipping off about sand smuggling Kallakurichi: A 15-member gang allegedly barged into the house of a local social activist at Vaipalayam near Ulundurpet in Kallakurichi district, physically assaulted two women members of his family, and issued death threats.While the victims maintained that the assault was an act of retaliation by the…
Kolkata: The state govt on Wednesday informed the Calcutta High Court that it has withdrawn a notification mandating teachers to engage in census work after school hours and on weekends.This came a day after the HC flagged a lack of coordination between the state and the Centre over the work schedule for teachers assigned census…
Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Birender Singh in Panchkula on Aug 19, 2026 Chandigarh: Top Haryana Congress functionaries from rival factions shared the stage at a Panchkula protest on Wednesday, with state chief Rao Narender Singh, former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his MP son Deepender Singh Hooda, former state presidents Birender Singh and Udai Bhan…
Guwahati: Northeast states should leverage public-private partnerships (PPP) to address infrastructure gaps and improve public service delivery, Assam chief secretary Ravi Kota said at a regional workshop on Wednesday.The day-long regional workshop on PPP for the northeastern states was organised by the Assam finance department in association with the department of economic affairs under the…
Kiren Rijiju rejects China incursion claim; Sergio Gor visits Srinagar; while Mahua Moitra faces arrest warrant in hate speech case (Photos: ANI) Union minister Kiren Rijiju said there is a problem at the Arunachal Pradesh border due to the lack of delineation, while rejecting reports of a 60-km Chinese incursion. US Ambassador to India Sergio…
The destructions created by the 1872 Baltic sea flood in the area between Præstø and Faxe as depicted by Holger Drachmann as reporter for Illustreret Tidende. Image Credit: Holger Drachmann/Wikipedia More than a thousand ancient shipwrecks could still be lying beneath the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia, according to estimates cited by Latvian…
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Southern heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda decided to spend the day chilling with his parents as his shoot got cancelled due to rain. Southern heartthrob Vijay Deverakonda decided to spend the day chilling with his parents as his shoot got cancelled due to rain.On Wednesday, the ‘Arjun Reddy‘ actor took to his official…
Pakistan opener Azan Awais was dismissed off the very first ball of the first Test against England at Headingley on Wednesday, becoming only the second Pakistani opener ever to suffer the unwanted fate.Ollie Robinson produced a superb delivery to trap Awais lbw with the opening ball of the three-match series. The right-arm seamer’s wobble-seam delivery…
As the Moon moves through Scorpio today, uncertainties about solid plans may surface. Jupiter provides clarity, enabling discernment between fears and reality. Saturn’s influence in Revati highlights the significance of owning one’s past decisions. Thoroughly evaluate matters related to travel, education, and transformative experiences. Gain assurance by making well-informed choices and verifying one crucial detail….
New Delhi: Delhi Police have apprehended more than 12 people in connection with a pan-India racket allegedly involved in the illegal trade of cancer medicines, including genuine drugs sourced through unauthorised channels and counterfeit medicines.Police sources said the racket involved medicines allegedly stolen from govt and private hospitals and subsequently diverted to the illegal market….
