Ajmer: A man accused of stealing mobile phones from train passengers was caught by locals after allegedly knocking a passenger’s phone onto the railway track and attempting to flee near the CRPF bridge Sunday morning.According to the Govt Railway Police (GRP), a youth from Dausa was travelling by train from Ajmer to Jaipur and was…
Prateek Yadav LUCKNOW: Prateek Yadav, the step-brother of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, died in Lucknow on Wednesday morning under mysterious circumstances. He was 38.According to hospital officials, Prateek was brought to the Civil Hospital in Lucknow at around 6 am by Aparna Yadav’s brother, Aman Singh Bisht. Doctors…
Guwahati: The National Family Health Survey-6 (2023–24), published on Friday, reveals Assam’s progress in education, digital access and financial empowerment compared to NFHS-5 (2019–21). Schemes like Orunodoi are credited for reducing spousal violence and strengthening women’s dignity at home.Education has moved forward with women’s schooling up by nearly eight percentage points and men’s by over…
Kullu: Light to moderate rainfall lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday amid an orange alert, keeping maximum temperatures across the state below normal. The meteorological centre in Shimla reported that the state’s average maximum temperature dropped by 0.4°C over the past 24 hours, settling at 0.7°C below the seasonal normal.The rainfall covered multiple…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court refused bail to a 23-year-old engineering student accused of rape and triggered a debate over judicial rhetoric and criminal justice in a constitutional democracy after a judge said “law has lost its teeth” and suggested harsher punishments could deter crime.“Law has lost its teeth because we don’t deal with offenders firmly….
Hyderabad: A 51-year-old private employee from KPHB Colony fell victim to an online forex trading scam, losing over 1 crore. Following his complaint, the Cyberabad cybercrime police registered a case on Thursday. The victim, who lives in KPHB IX Phase, alleged in his complaint that, on March 9, he received a message on the Telegram…
Silchar: A footbridge over the Harang river in Borkhola’s Rong Ghar-Bhangarpar stretch collapsed late on Sunday night, severing a crucial link for more than 5,000 residents and raising concerns over infrastructure safety in the Barak Valley.According to local accounts, several people were on the bridge when it gave way amid heavy rain and strong winds….
Expectations naturally soar when Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth come together for a film after a long gap. These expectations created considerable pressure on director Sundar C who later announced his exit from the most awaited project that was supposed to star the two big names.Sundar C opens up on ‘Too much pressure’Sundar C has now…
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday chaired a meeting to prepare a roadmap for securing Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) approvals for Indian agricultural and fisheries products in global markets, aimed at boosting exports and improving incomes of farmers and fisherfolk, ANI reported.Sharing details of the meeting on X, Goyal said he “chaired a…
Chungreng Koren (Pic credit: UFC) India’s Chungreng Koren moved one step closer to the UFC, submitting Japan’s previously unbeaten Ryuho Miyaguchi via rear-naked choke in the second round of their bantamweight quarterfinal bout at Road to UFC Season 5 in Macau on Thursday.Koren secured the finish at the 4:00 mark of Round 2 after a…
