The accused had carried a reward of Rs 50,000 Ghaziabad: A man wanted for the rape and murder of his four-year-old niece was killed in a police encounter in Teela Mod on Sunday, barely a day after the reward on his arrest was doubled from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000.The gunfight, police said, broke out…
Lucknow: Even as entire state reeled under intense heat and Banda continuing to be hottest place in the country on Tuesday, relief is expected from Thursday as weatherman has predicted thunderstorms in several parts UP.Maximum temperature in Banda was 47.4 degrees Celsius followed by Orai 45.8, Jhansi 45.5, Prayagraj 45.4, Agra 45.3 and Hamirpur 45.2…
Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Indian men’s team rallies behind Women in Blue ahead of the T20 World Cup. (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: As India gear up for their highly anticipated ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 opener against arch-rivals Pakistan, the Women’s team received a major boost with members of the men’s side sending…
Ninety-one Bangladeshi fishermen were repatriated on Saturday along with four fishing trawlers that had been detained for allegedly crossing into Indian territorial waters in the Bay of Bengal, reports Monotosh Chakraborty. The fishermen were apprehended between Dec and Feb and held in judicial custody. The group departed from Fraserganj fishing harbour in South 24 Parganas…
Bengaluru: Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium has launched a new sky show that retraces one of humanity’s longest-running space missions, the journey of Nasa’s twin Voyager spacecraft that continue travelling beyond the solar system nearly five decades after launch.Titled “Voyager – The Never-Ending Journey”, the 33-minute programme opened to the public on April 30 and combines a…
The exit of seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, including strategists Sandeep Pathak and Raghav Chadha, marks a symbolic blow to the party in Punjab ahead of the 2027 assembly elections. CHANDIGARH: The exit of seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs has dealt the party a symbolic blow in Punjab, with two of its backroom…
Kota: A contractual ECG technician at MBS Hospital in Kota was allegedly assaulted by relatives of a 60-year-old woman patient late Monday night after they accused him of sexually harassing her during an examination in the emergency ward.The technician, identified as Vishnu Prakash, denied the allegation and said a woman attendant was present in the…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar has been long known for his firefighting skills. The Congress turned to him everytime things fell apart. But now, as he prepares to take up the top job in Karnataka, the test will not just be of his firefighting skills (in his own backyard) but also of his…
Surat: Navsari marked a milestone in its civic history on Tuesday with the appointment of its first mayor, deputy mayor and other key office-bearers after the formation of the Navsari Municipal Corporation (NMC).BJP councillor Ashok Dhorajiya was declared the first mayor of the newly formed civic body during the inaugural general meeting of elected corporators…
Imphal: Three Kuki-Zo villagers, including a married couple, were killed and seven houses were burnt in fresh violence that erupted early Friday morning in a Kuki-inhabited village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district.At around 4am, armed men attacked Loibol Khullen village in Saitu Gamphazol subdivision of Kangpokpi district. The identity of the attackers is yet to be…
