Ludhiana: A 31-year-old undertrial lodged in Ludhiana Central Jail on Tajpur Road died under mysterious circumstances, triggering allegations of custodial torture by his family. However, jail authorities maintained that the death was natural and caused by medical complications. A judicial enquiry has been initiated into the incident.The deceased, Jatinder, a resident of Basti Jodhewal, was…
Seoul court sentences US YouTuber Johnny Somali to 6 months in jail over offensive stunts. American YouTuber Johnny Somali has been sentenced to six months in prison for his 2024 act of public nuisance when he filmed himself kissing a statue commemorating Korean wartime sex slaves. South Korean authorities indicted Somali, whose real name is…
Anik Dutta’s house on Hindustan Park Kolkata: Shocked neighbours of Hindustan Park and Dover Lane remember filmmaker Anik Dutta as a dignified and quiet man who kept to himself but who was warm-hearted. Dutta and his wife Sandhi used to live in a duplex in the six-storey (G+5) building at Hindustan Park. But the former…
MUMBAI: India’s spiritual tourism boom is drawing travellers of all ages, but one trend stands out this year’s Amarnath Yatra. A growing number of women are choosing to undertake the Amarnath Yatra solo, a pilgrimage long associated with organised groups and family travel. Solo women made up 17.64% of Amarnath bookings this year, which was…
Shreyas Iyer registers first win in Harare (Image: X/BCCI) India finally ended their seven-match winless run under captain Shreyas Iyer, defeating Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the first T20I at Harare on Thursday. The match also witnessed teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi script history by becoming the youngest player to score a T20I half-century.After winning the…
Ludhiana: A former sarpanch facing 10 cases of drug trafficking watched his 1.4-acre luxury estate get demolished in a sweeping state crackdown as law enforcement shifts toward stripping cartels of their narco-profits.A heavy police contingent and demolition crews flattened the compound owned by Gurdeep Singh Rano, who is accused of funding the sprawling property through…
Hyderabad: Telangana has registered significant improvements in child nutrition over the past five years, but undernutrition continues to affect more than one in four children in the state, according to the recently released National Family Health Survey-6 (2023-24). The survey found that stunting among children under five years of age declined from 33.1% in NFHS-5…
A 10% US tariff sounds like a win for India’s textile exporters, but there’s a catch. India’s textile and apparel sector could still come under pressure in the US market, even though the country has escaped the steeper tariffs imposed on several competing exporters. Although the country faces a lighter Section 301 tariff than several…
Nearly six years after the death of ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman, his family has now filed a lawsuit, seeking to remove his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, as the administrator of his estate.According to court documents obtained by E! News, Boseman’s brothers, Kevin Boseman and Derrick Boseman, filed the suit on July 17 on behalf…
HSVP has been asked to submit a reply within seven days explaining the dumping in Sector 5. Failing this, the board said it would presume the authority has no defence and proceed with action Panchkula: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) over…
