Varanasi: A 65-year-old man was killed and his 35-year-old son critically injured after a truck overturned on them in the Shivpur area of Varanasi on Monday. The incident sparked massive protests by villagers, who blamed the accident on mud accumulated on the road that allegedly made the stretch slippery.The protesters blocked the Gilat Bazar-Babatpur road…
Ahmedabad: For many women in Gujarat, marriage is no longer an immediate life goal. While many are pressing pause on marriage, an increasing number are choosing to remain single, reveals govt data. Higher education, financial independence and changing career aspirations are steadily reshaping long-held social expectations around when, or even whether, women should get married.Data…
Ajnala: An Ajnala youth who had gone to Slovakia on a work permit eight months ago in search of better employment opportunities drowned there, leaving his family devastated. The family has now appealed to the Centre, Punjab govt and the Indian embassy there to expedite the repatriation of his body.Gursewak Singh (24), a resident of…
Pune: The Maharashtra Social Justice Department on Monday refuted allegations that the state committee tasked with monitoring the Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act has been inactive for the past four years.Responding to a query in the Legislative Council by MLCs Satyajeet Tambe and Sunil Shinde, social justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat denied claims that the “publicity…
Silchar: Delays in restoring Rangirkhal, a key drainage channel, have raised fears of monsoon waterlogging.The Nagarik Swartha Raksha Sangram Parishad said reviving Rangirkhal is vital for Silchar’s drainage system. “If Rangirkhal survives, Silchar survives,” members said, blaming years of neglect, indiscriminate waste dumping and slow restoration work. The drain, running through Lakhipur Road, Shibbari, Silchar…
Lucknow: A special court in Ayodhya on Monday remanded all the eight accused arrested in the alleged Ram Temple donation theft case to 14 days of judicial custody after the investigating agency chose not to seek their custodial remand.The development came as the police continued to gather documentary, financial and witness evidence.The accused were produced…
Navdeep Tamboliya, Chirag Sahu and Afridi Khan Jaipur: Special Operations Group (SOG) Monday arrested three foreign MBBS graduates for allegedly using forged Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) screening certificates to obtain registration with the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC) and secure internships at medical colleges in the state. With the latest arrests, the number of accused held…
Pabitra Margherita, Syed Ata Hasnain NEW DELHI: Bihar governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) and junior foreign minister Pabitra Margherita are likely to represent India at the funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, official sources said. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had earlier invited PM Modi for the multi-day funeral that begins on…
‘The Mountain Went Into Labor and Gave Birth to a Mouse’ “Imagine an entire village gathering in anticipation. The earth trembles. A mountain appears to be splitting apart. Surely something magnificent is about to emerge. But after all the noise and suspense, out comes… a mouse.“That striking image is at the heart of one of…
Manufacturing powers industrial output growth of 5.1% NEW DELHI: Industrial production grew 5.1% in May 2026, as against 3.4% a year ago, on account of strong expansion recorded in electricity and manufacturing sectors during the month, pointing to a resilient domestic demand in the face of the West Asia conflict. Sequentially too, industrial production fared…
