HYDERABAD: A five-year-old boy was allegedly smothered and beaten to death by his mother’s live-in partner in a brutal assault at their rented house in Kamareddy town on Friday. Police arrested the accused and the boy’s mother. Shravan was allegedly killed around 4.30 pm at their house in Sriramnagar Colony while his mother Laxmi was…
Purulia: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, campaigning for Trinamool in Purulia on Saturday, delivered a sharp attack on the Election Commission, alleging it was acting as BJP‘s instrument in Bengal.“Everywhere else, elections are happening in a single phase. In Bengal, they are in two phases. Do you know why? BJP is not contesting these elections —…
Gorakhpur: The bodies of three youths who drowned while bathing in the Rapti river were recovered by the State Disaster Response Force on Saturday morning. A joint team of SDRF and local police had been conducting a search operation since Friday, when the incident occurred.According to police, four youths went to bathe in the river…
Ahmedabad: Kheda district police arrested eight men for allegedly raping a minor for nearly three years. The accused, one of whom is absconding, allegedly sexually exploited, blackmailed and threatened a minor girl. The cops said that the survivor, who is now 17, was allegedly lured into a relationship by the main accused, identified as Parvez…
Chandigarh: Concerns are mounting among residents across several sectors in the city over the fate of their LPG connections as the administration pushes for piped natural gas (PNG) adoption. Hwever, many households that applied years ago are yet to receive connections.The issue has triggered anxiety, particularly in sectors officially marked as having “full availability of…
Pune: Until last year, Std III student Yash Khomne from a zilla parishad school in Marathwada rarely raised his hand to answer in class. He struggled with basic reading and often sat silently through lessons. Today, he leads his class in singing, answers questions confidently and even helps peers solve simple arithmetic problems.His transformation began…
Silchar: Assam education department has taken disciplinary action against 66 headmasters of govt and provincialised schools in Cachar district following poor performance in this year’s HSLC examinations, officials said.The crackdown comes after a sharp decline in pass percentages in the schools which recorded results below 20%. District education officials said showcause notices have been issued…
CCEA approves Rs 14,926 crore rail expansion to boost Ghaziabad–Sitapur corridor Lucknow: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday approved a Rs 14,926 crore railway expansion project for the third and fourth lines between Ghaziabad and Sitapur, aimed at significantly enhancing capacity on the crucial corridor.The 403-km…
NEW DELHI: Nearly seven lakh voters have been added to the electoral rolls in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, officials said, though detailed demographic data is yet to be released by the Election Commission of India.Of the newly added electorate, about 3.22 lakh are set to vote in the first phase, while nearly…
KARACHI: Pakistan has returned $2 billion it owed in debt to the United Arab Emirates, the country’s central bank said Saturday.The announcement by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) comes two days after Saudi Arabia deposited $2 billion, part of the $3 billion aid, with the SBP. The amount was kept with the central banks…
