Panaji: Goa Police on Friday stated that while it does not dispute the overall data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the report combines rape and Pocso case figures, resulting in a cumulative crime rate of 13.3% for Goa—the highest in the country in terms of rape-related cases registered in 2024. According to…
Kolkata: Tobacco use was one of the principal triggers of cardiac diseases that now affect more people under 40 than ever before, said cardiologists on the eve of World No Tobacco Day on Sunday. One in every four heart attacks in Kolkata is suffered by people below 40, they said.This year’s theme for the day…
Varanasi: A labourer was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants while he was travelling on his bicycle towards Patpara village under Alinagar police station of Chandauli district on Saturday afternoon.After inspecting the crime scene, Chandauli SP Akash Patel said the deceased was identified as Manoj Kumar (38), a resident of Chatubhujpur village under Mughalsarai police…
Guwahati: One of the key accused in the alleged financial irregularities at the Assam Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd was arrested in Odisha, marking it the ninth arrest in the case, officials said on Sunday.In a statement, the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption said the accused, Padma Kanta Hazarika, was arrested in Puri, Odisha, on Saturday…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC has ordered Google to pay Rs 30 lakh in damages to a sanitaryware maker after finding that internet users searching for the company’s products were directed to rival manufacturers through Google’s advertising system.HC said Google is liable to pay damages for allowing rival competitors to place advertisements on Hindware’s trademark…
In 1900, three seasoned lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared from Eilean Mor. When a supply vessel arrived, they found the lighthouse abandoned with signs indicating a hurried exit. Investigations uncovered no indications of violence or outside interference. The prevailing theory suggests a rogue wave may have taken the men by surprise. This enigmatic maritime case continues…
Ahmedabad: Taking a hard stance against the recent ragging incidents that surfaced in the state medical colleges, the Indian Medical Association Gujarat State Branch (IMA-GSB) on Friday wrote a letter to Praful Pansheriya, MoS (health and family welfare and medical education), Government of Gujarat, to ensure zero tolerance towards ragging and implement action according to…
An 11 kV pole near primary school Bhoorgarhi school gate, as wires pass over the campus Ghaziabad: At least 24 govt schools across Ghaziabad remain exposed to electrical safety hazards, with high-tension power lines running over classrooms, playgrounds and toilets, and transformers positioned close to entrances or boundary walls.A list prepared by the basic education…
opposition legislators claimed forged identity documents had been used to create bogus beneficiaries, including profiles in the names of chief minister (L) and deputy chief minister (R). MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered a closer examination of alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Ramai Awas Yojana in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after opposition legislators claimed…
Nihangs storm Uttarakhand Gurdwara, hold manager hostage over arrests after Karnaprayag clash NEW DELHI: A group of Nihangs allegedly stormed a gurdwara in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, took the manager hostage and climbed onto the roof of the religious premises while demanding the release of four members of their group arrested in connection with a clash…
