Bengaluru: Karnataka has recorded the steepest fall in spousal violence, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) fact-sheet, dropping from 44.4% to 14.1% of ever-married women reporting abuse between 2019-21 and 2023-24.The decline of over 30 percentage points dwarfs every other state. Nationally, India’s spousal violence rate fell from 29.2% to 22.3%. Karnataka topping…
Students take part in one of the events at the fest Kolkata: Sri Sri Academy, Kolkata, hosted the inaugural edition of Srishti 2026 — an inter-school tech and cultural fest — on May 8 and 9, 2026, at its Alipore campus. Centred on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the two-day celebration brought together 16…
Guwahati: As nesting trees vanish, food grows scarce, and human disturbance presses ever closer, one of the most important habitats of the lesser adjutant stork (Leptoptilos javanicus) along the Kalong river in Nagaon district has steadily diminished. Listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, this striking bird has long depended on the Kalong’s…
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Tuesday announced that activist Sonam Wangchuk will join its protest on June 6. The protest, scheduled for Saturday, is part of the CJP’s campaign seeking the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.“Prominent educationist and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee @Wangchuk66 will join the peaceful protest on 6 June…
The man convicted of murdering 18-year-old Henry Nowak in a Southampton stabbing has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years.Vickrum Digwa, 23, received the sentence after a jury found him guilty of the December 2025 killing. Digwa, who carried a 21cm blade he said formed part of his Sikh faith, denied…
Sabrina Carpenter, the virtuous singer who continues to shine on and off the stage, has been granted a temporary restraining order against a 31-year-old man who had an alarming approach. Identified as William Applegate, the man tried to force his way into her Los Angeles house in the last month and returned twice. Here’s a…
CGBSE Chhattisgarh Board Class 10, 12 supplementary exam 2026 The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE), Raipur, has announced the timetable for the Class 10 and Class 12 supplementary examinations, also known as the Second Main and Opportunity Examinations, for 2026.Students who wish to improve their scores or clear subjects they could not pass in…
Chess prodigy Wesley So prioritizes the Olympiad over the Global Chess League, citing a desire to dedicate himself fully to team events. (photo/ Agency) OSLO: Wesley So’s heart is in the right place. Partly because he is nurtured by Lotis Key, his adoptive mother. The elite GM has chosen the Olympiad over FIDE-approved franchise-based Global…
AI generated image used for representation purpose only MATHABHANGA: Several residents of Mathabhanga in Cooch Behar district have received back the “cut money” they had paid to local toughs while availing benefits of government schemes. Reportedly, the residents had paid significant sums during the tenure of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime.Villagers and traders claimed the…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. AI-generated image used for representational purpose. AI-generated image used for representational purpose. AI-generated image used for representational purpose. AI-generated image used for representational purpose. GURDASPUR : Panic gripped a hospital in the historical border town of Kalanaur in Gurdaspur district on Tuesday after an unidentified assailant allegedly hurled an…
