Varanasi: Phoolpur police in Azamgarh district arrested a 40-year-old sorcerer on Wednesday night on charges of raping two girls, both sisters and attempting to rape the third. He had even threatened to use his occult powers and kill the girls if they complained to anyone. The accused, Mahfooz, resident of Gahni Khurd under Phoolpur police…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Information Commission has directed education authorities to protect school principals and head teachers from alleged harassment through the Right to Information (RTI) Act, advising them to approach the police in cases where the law is allegedly misused to pursue personal disputes.The direction came in a July 16 order while deciding two…
Bathinda: Punjab water resources department has issued notices to an executive engineer and two sub-divisional engineers in connection with felling of trees and violation of environmental norms during the remodelling and lining of the side slope of the Sirhind Canal in Ludhiana and adjoining areas. The July 21 notices have asked executive engineer Damandeep Singh…
Children buy snacks from a counter Pune: An ICMR-led consortium has recommended a ban on the advertisement, marketing and sale of junk food items within schools and within a 50-metre radius from the school gates.The recommendations come against the backdrop of rising indicators of chronic disease risk among young Indians. According to the Comprehensive National…
Lucknow: In Lucknow, the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences opened PRITHVI 2026, India’s first National Palaeoscience Film Festival and National Dialogue on Earth Science Communication. Scientists arrived with specimens and slides, filmmakers with hard drives and storyboards, and journalists with notebooks ready.The hall felt like a studio and a laboratory at once. Curators spoke about…
Players in action during the inaugural day of the Rajasthan State Ranking Badminton tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Badminton Hall in Jaipur on Thursday Jaipur: Exciting qualifying rounds were played on Thursday on the opening day of the Rajasthan State Badminton Ranking tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Badminton Hall here on Thursday. Players…
NEW DELHI: If the first four days are any indication, monsoon session of Parliament is staring at a washout, with the opposition digging in its heels over its demand for resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, rebuffing invitations from govt for a discussion, reports Subodh Ghildiyal.Amid protests, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha failed to transact…
West Virginia flash floods. (AP Photo) Torrential rain triggered widespread flash flooding across West Virginia, leaving at least two people missing, inundating homes and businesses, and prompting a statewide emergency declaration as rescue teams raced to reach stranded residents.Governor Patrick Morrisey said authorities were searching for two people reported missing in Upshur County after state…
Jana Nayagan has generated unprecedented excitement ahead of its theatrical release, largely because it marks Thalapathy Vijay’s final appearance as a lead actor before embarking on his political career. Directed by H. Vinoth, the film arrives after months of anticipation, production delays, and censor-related setbacks that pushed its release by nearly seven months. Rather than…
The removal of wrestling, badminton, table tennis and shooting has significantly affected India’s medal prospects. Those four sports alone accounted for 25 of India’s 61 medals at the Birmingham Games in 2022. That leaves athletics, boxing and weightlifting carrying much of the responsibility. India have sent the maximum allowed 32-member athletics squad, the largest contingent…
