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),…
Navi Mumbai: NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule, who was travelling in her car along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Saturday while returning to Mumbai, escaped unhurt after an SUV grazed her car before the Madap tunnel in the jurisdiction of Khalapur police in Raigad district.MP Sule posted about the mishap on her X handle, mentioning that,…
NEW DELHI: Two days after government issued a detailed note on the ambitious Great Nicobar Project, clarifying certain questions raised by Rahul Gandhi, Congress countered its stance on Sunday by saying Centre had failed to address serious concerns raised by affected local communities, environmentalists, anthropologists, academics and civil society voices regarding the project. The opposition…
Guwahati: Lawyers of Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday wrote to the Gauhati High Court chief justice seeking his intervention in preventing ‘serious miscarriage of justice’ in Khera’s anticipatory bail plea, which was rejected by a single-judge bench on Friday. They also requested the recall of the rejection and a rehearing of the plea afresh.Khera’s…
New Delhi: A circular issued by the directorate of higher education has asked Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) to examine a complaint received through Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) public grievance portal regarding its vice-chancellor Professor Mahesh Verma’s move to establish an offshore campus in South America’s Guyana.The complaint alleges that the proposal is legally…
The EB-5 (Employment-Based Fifth Preference) visa applications from Indian nationals have nearly doubled year on year for the first time. They rose from 879 in FY2024 to 1,903 in FY2025, according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data. This is the highest number of applicants recorded so far from India.While applications had also…
BENGALURU: At least four people, including three women, have been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket in spas and a house in the city, police said on Tuesday.In the same operation carried out by the Women Protection Wing of the Bengaluru Police’s Central Crime Branch (CCB), six women who were allegedly forced into prostitution…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar came down heavily on Delhi Capitals batters and criticized them for their lack of intent in their IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday.“They don’t look to hit sixes,” Gavaskar said in the TV commentary during the match, questioning DC’s intent in powerplay.DC openers KL…
Pune: A 35-year-old pedestrian, Arjun Mhaske from Katraj, died after a private luxury bus hit him on the Katraj–Kondhwa Road near Pisoli around 1pm on Wednesday.The incident occurred while Mhaske was crossing the road, and the bus driver allegedly failed to notice him.“Mhaske was rushed to Sassoon General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries,”…
Mumbai: City Congress chief MP Varsha Gaikwad on Sunday slammed Mhada vice president and CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal for allegedly threatening a protester who was reportedly raising demands related to the Motilal Nagar redevelopment project. Gaikwad shared a video that went viral on social media where Jaiswal, an IAS officer of the 1996 batch, is seen…
