14 vandals arrested and produced to Bankshal Court… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: The anti-gang law, which allows for a pre-trial auction of properties seized from persons suspected of rioting and vandalism, faced its first legal challenge on Sunday. Following the arrest of 14 individuals, police invoked sections 9 and 15A of The West Bengal Maintenance of…
Panaji: The Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj (AGKMS) has urged chief minister Pramod Sawant to establish a separate commission for the welfare of economically weaker sections in the general category, similar to the independent commissions for reserved categories and backward classes in the state.AGKMS president Suhas Fal Dessai said the organisation will soon meet the…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court dismissed a batch of petitions challenging state govt’s decision to merge several gram panchayats into municipal bodies across the state. It ruled that the govt’s action under Article 243Q(2) of the Constitution was largely legislative and a policy exercise, and there was a limited scope for judicial interference.The petitions filed by…
Charkhi Dadri: Two 15-year-old schoolboys who went missing from Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri district were safely reunited with their families after police tracked them down nearly 1,300 kilometres away in Surat, Gujarat, following a swift investigation aided by cyber tracking. According to police, the boys, both Class 9 students, left their school on July 21 after…
Lucknow: A 24-year-old nurse died by suicide after allegedly consuming a poisonous substance in Gudamba area, with her family accusing her boyfriend of prolonged harassment and holding him responsible for driving her to take the extreme step.The deceased, a native of Bandagi village in Barabanki district, had been living in a rented accommodation in Paharpur,…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s cumulative monsoon rainfall deficit narrowed to 6.23% Sunday following fresh showers across several parts of the state, bringing seasonal rainfall within the normal range, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).IMD data showed the state received an average of 172.69 mm of rainfall against the normal 184.16 mm till Sunday.The improved distribution of…
Oil prices tumbled sharply on Monday after the United States and Iran held back from launching fresh strikes over the weekend, raising hopes that diplomacy could ease tensions in the Middle East and gradually restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Brent crude futures were down $4.37, or 4.52%, at $92.41 a barrel after slipping 5.05%…
Chris Evans recently opened up about working on ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ after almost seven years. The actor shared that returning to his character as Captain America felt as if he was back in 2011, filming for the first Avengers movie. (YouTube) One of the most talked-about aspects of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ is the return of the two…
The name ‘Anahat’ came from Guru Nanak’s prayer NEW DELHI: Aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug ayko vays. This exact line appears once at the close of four consecutive stanzas, Pauris 28, 29, 30, and 31, of Japji Sahib, composed by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, in the opening composition of the Guru Granth…
For the devotees of Lord Shiva, Sawan Somwar Vrat 2026 is one of the most significant fasts. Sawan is also called Shravan, and it begins on July 30, 2026. The Mondays of this holy month are called Sawan Somwar and are considered very important for the worship of Shiva. Many people observe this fast for…
