Bengaluru: High drama unfolded in Devanahalli Tuesday when a man climbed a nine-storeyed apartment building and threatened to end his life, demanding that the deputy commissioner be brought to the spot.The man, Anand, is accused in two Pocso cases and of waylaying and attempting to assault the Chikkaballapur DC. He scaled the private apartment near…
An immigration lawyer has claimed that US residency interviews are being delayed following a recent shooting in Washington, DC. This has caused panic among applicants.Charles Kuck, an immigration attorney, said on X that lawyers attending United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) interviews this week were told that decisions on cases had been paused. He…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has issued a notice on a contempt petition against Punjab state election commissioner Raj Kumar Chaudhuri for alleged non-compliance with court directions on implementing an optional online nomination filing system for local body elections.The petition was filed by HC lawyer Nikhil Thamman, who alleged that the Punjab State…
Following Nitish Kumar’s resignation, Samrat Choudhary was voted in to become the next Bihar chief minister. Over 300 arrested, seven FIRs filed after fresh Noida workers’ protests. The probe also pointed to an organised WhatsApp network. US-Iran negotiations edge towards a second round of talks, with Islamabad and Geneva emerging as leading venue options. An…
Pune: The civic administration has issued a notice to a contractor managing a parking facility in the Mandai area after complaints of overcharging and fleecing at PMC-run parking lots.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has also decided to conduct surprise inspections at parking lots to assess their overall functioning.The civic body has been receiving frequent complaints…
A postgraduate resident doctor at Niloufer Hospital faced alleged assault by a patient’s attendants in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit HYDERABAD: A second-year postgraduate (PG) resident doctor at Niloufer Hospital was allegedly assaulted by a patient’s attendants while on duty in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) on Saturday evening. Following the incident, a case…
Rajkot: A man accused of eloping with a 16-year-old girl from Dwarka in 1994 was detained in Kerala after 32 years, after a cold case review by Devbhumi Dwarka district police traced him to Alappuzha.Local crime branch (LCB) sleuths detained Venu D Damodharan, 59, from Cheppad village in Alappuzha district. A case under Indian Penal…
Who is Fred Liu? Evelyn Ha’s ex boyfriend backs Ben Pasternak’a claims and alleges past abuse details (Image via Getty) Fred Liu, a TikTok creator and former boyfriend of Evelyn Ha, is now part of a growing public dispute that already involves serious legal charges and very different stories from both sides. The situation started…
Panaji: Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said reservation for Scheduled Tribes should be in proportion to their population in the state. He added that the issue of ST political reservation in Goa is under consideration and will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha.Athawale chaired a review…
An accidental discovery in 1748 unearthed Pompeii, a Roman city preserved by volcanic ash. This find revolutionized archaeology, revealing intact streets and homes. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons Think about drilling down into the ground to find nothing more than water, but suddenly finding yourself in another world. It is precisely what occurred back in…
