New Delhi: A Delhi court has pulled up Delhi Police for keeping a man in “illegal custody” for nearly two months in the Uttam Nagar murder case, despite the investigating officer (IO) allegedly realising on May 3 that he had been wrongly arrested.Additional Sessions Judge Shivali Bansal of Dwarka Courts ordered the immediate release of…
The last enumeration, conducted in 2018, recorded about 29.8 lakh trees within city limits and rose to nearly 33.7 lakh after Aarey Colony’s inclusion The last enumeration, conducted in 2018, recorded about 29.8 lakh trees within city limits and rose to nearly 33.7 lakh after Aarey Colony’s inclusion The last enumeration, conducted in 2018, recorded…
A 26-year-old woman, Lakshmi Priya, died at her residence in Bengaluru. BENGALURU: A 26-year-old woman, wife of a police constable, died under suspicious circumstances at her residence in the KR Pura police quarters. Her family has accused her husband and in-laws of subjecting her to continuous mental and physical harassment after marriage.The deceased has been…
Youth kills friend over threat to leak private photos; 3 held Hyderabad: A 23-year-old man from Kodad was allegedly bludgeoned to death by his friend after he reportedly threatened to leak private photographs to friends and family. While the main accused is still on the run, police arrested his parents and an associate for allegedly…
Kolkata: The website of Jadavpur University (JU) website has become the first among the state’s prominent universities to reflect the new political reality on the ground. A poster of Kreeda Bharati, a sports organisation founded by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, is posted on the website, starting off a debate among teachers, students and alumni.The poster is…
Panaji: Aquaculture can help boost fish stocks, strengthen seafood supply and improve the health of water bodies, scientist Dr Nandkumar Kamat said on Friday during the ‘International Day for Biological Diversity 2026’ event organised by the Goa State Biodiversity Board.Speaking at a panel discussion on operationalising the Goa State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, Kamat…
Ahmedabad: Humanities courses, particularly psychology, are witnessing a sharp rise in demand in the post-Covid era, with academicians attributing the trend to shifting job market realities, growing mental health awareness, and the limitations of narrow technical expertise in an AI-driven economy. Prof Kamayani Mathur, former head of the psychology department at Gujarat University, said, “Alongside…
Chandigarh: UT police have booked seven immigration firms in separate cases for allegedly duping multiple victims of nearly Rs 66 lakh on the pretext of arranging visas and overseas placements.Cases were registered across police stations in Sectors 17, 34 and 36 following complaints from victims in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Police said the accused…
Pune: A sessions court in Shirur acquitted a sugar cane worker of slitting the throat of his seven-month-old daughter and throwing the body into a well, after he spent almost eight years in jail as an undertrial.The court held that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence against the sugar cane…
Lucknow: Gonda cyber cell police unearthed an interstate cyber fraud racket siphoning crores of rupees through mule bank accounts across nine states and arrested nine accused, while freezing Rs 14.87 crore linked to suspicious transactions.The arrested, including Aman Singh, Kuldeep Verma, Rohit Singh, Suraj Kumar Singh, Mohit Singh, Ranjeet Kumar, Mohammad Arif, Mohammad Sameer and…
