Ludhiana: Police have arrested two men, including a distant relative and a neighbour, for allegedly repeatedly raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl after her mother discovered the pregnancy following complaints of severe stomach pain.The incident came to light after the minor complained of acute abdominal pain, prompting her mother to examine her and suspect pregnancy,…
HYDERABAD: A 32-year-old businessman was run over by a Mercedes on the Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge in the wee hours of Sunday. After the accident, the driver, who is yet to be identified, abandoned the car and fled from the spot. The car has a West Bengal registration number.Around 3.15am, Shyam Raj, a resident of…
MUMBAI: Delhi high court has ordered the winding up of Paytm Payments Bank, weeks after RBI cancelled its banking licence citing concerns over its operations and management.The court, through orders dated July 8 and July 22, 2026, directed that Paytm Payments Bank be wound up under provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, read with…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) is set to redevelop decades-old low-rise buildings in residential schemes by replacing them with modern high-rise apartments under the Uttar Pradesh Urban Redevelopment Policy-2026.LDA Vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar on Monday directed officials to prepare detailed redevelopment proposals.In the first phase, plans will cover residential blocks on Wazir Hasan Road in…
Shillong: A high-intensity constituency development workshop hosted by the Meghalaya assembly was held at the State Convention Centre in Shillong on Friday to equip legislators with “data-driven tools” to address local challenges and accelerate constituency-level development.Organised by the Meghalaya Institute of Governance in partnership with the Government Innovation Lab, the Harvard Growth Lab, the State…
Faridabad, among the state’s most polluted cities, logged more than 200 ‘good days’ in both 2023 and 2024 despite frequent spells of poor air Gurgaon: The city saw 220 days when air quality was ‘good’ and just 145 ‘bad’ ones in 2023, according to data tabled by the environment ministry in Parliament in response to…
Hyderabad: Accusing the Congress govt of spreading misinformation on state govt’s borrowings during the BRS rule, former finance minister Harish Rao said the BRS govt borrowed only Rs 4.17 lakh crore including govt -guaranteed loans repayable by the state during its nine and half year’s rule and affirmed that he would stand by those figures….
File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: Reuters) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang’s close ties with Russia, telling President Vladimir Putin that he is proud of the relationship between the two countries as North Korea marked the anniversary of its liberation from Japanese…
A case was registered at the Civil Lines police station in Bhiwani under Section 21(C) of the NDPS Act Gurgaon: A suspected drug trafficker was arrested, and almost 9 kg of heroin worth Rs 10 crore was seized from his rented house in Bhiwani in a raid conducted by a special task force unit.The accused,…
Kolkata: The Biswa Bangla logo has been removed from the tower at trade ground Milan Mela that was rechristened Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan by the erstwhile Mamata Banerjee govt.West Bengal Trade Promotion Organisation managing director Vandana Yadav said the logo displayed on a circular LED screen atop the 60-m-tall tower at the trade ground was…
