VARANASI: Driven by vengeance for the 2023 abduction and murder of his nine-year-old son over a land dispute, a 35-year-old man amassed over Rs 4 lakh, purchased a truck, and on Dec 8, 2025, rammed it into the SUV of the accused in a calculated attempt to kill him and stage the crime as an…
Chandigarh: In view of the shortage of bitumen and its rising prices due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday approved the use of imported bitumen for the next six months to ensure that road construction and maintenance works are not affected. The CM was chairing…
The court of special judge (Pocso) Mohan Chavan on Friday convicted and sentenced a 52-year-old labourer to rigorous imprisonment for five years for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl at her residence in Kondhwa in 2017.According to public prosecutor Arundhati S Brahme, the incident took place on Dec 15, 2017, in a housing society in Kondhwa,…
Lucknow: Digging out old videos of top BJP leaders not approving of the women reservation bill when it was originally introduced in 2010, Samajwadi Party’s top brass on Saturday questioned the ‘motive’ and ‘intentions’ of the BJP bringing in an amendment that couldn’t pass the floor test in Parliament.SP leadership on Saturday questioned the delay…
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Hitting back at PM Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said a “desperate and frustrated PM, with nothing meaningful to show for the last 12 years, turned an official address to the nation into a political speech full of mudslinging and outright lies”. “The model code of conduct is in…
Royal archives unlocked for first authorised biography of Queen Elizabeth II / Image: File For the first time since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, her private papers are being opened to an authorised historian, marking a significant step in documenting the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.Anna Keay, a respected historian and…
This Akshaya Tritiya, India’s gold and silver markets are heading for bumper purchases, with overall trade likely to cross Rs 20,000 crore even as record-high prices reshape buying patterns. The estimate, shared by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), is higher than last year’s Rs 16,000 crore, signalling growth in value despite a sharp…
Sandra Bullock has spent three decades proving that she can do absolutely anything, from action to romantic comedy to Oscar-winning drama to full-blown survival horror, and make every genre feel like it was invented specifically for her. She is one of the rare actors who brings the same warmth, intelligence, and complete commitment to every…
NEET UG 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has warned National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 aspirants against fake claims of question paper leaks circulating on social media, especially on Telegram.With the national-level medical entrance exam just weeks away, the agency said that some fraudulent channels are falsely claiming to provide access…
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings are enduring a tough IPL 2026 season. They are currently seventh on the points table with two wins and four defeats from six matches, and one of the key reasons behind their struggles has been skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s poor form with the bat.Gaikwad has managed…
