Bengaluru: Director-general of prisons and correctional services Alok Kumar Monday dismissed as “completely baseless” rumours claiming that actor Darshan Thoogudeepa had tried to kill himself in Bengaluru Central Prison.Alok Kumar clarified there was no such incident and appealed to the actor’s fans not to believe in such false information. “The rumours (of Darshan trying to…
Millet farmers in Coimbatore Tamil Nadu’s cities may be warming up to millet dosas, millet cookies and millet health mixes, but on the ground, farmers appear to be moving away from the grain.The reason, say agricultural scientists and cultivators, is that rice has guaranteed procurement, maize has industry buyers, but millets still leave most farmers…
Indian students sit in a classroom writing an exam, highlighting education and academic testing in India. Hyderabad: The Telangana Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test (TG PGECET)-2026 is scheduled to be conducted from May 28 to May 31 in two sessions daily across Telangana.The entrance examination, organised by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) on…
In an attempt to plug years of revenue leakage, the MCG has intensified its crackdown on illegal water and sewerage connections across the city Gurgaon: The MCG disconnected 195 illegal water connections across 36 wards during an enforcement drive carried out between April and May, while also issuing 30 challans and recovering around Rs 1.29…
Kolkata: In a major statewide crackdown, police arrested several high-profile Trinamool figures and their immediate relatives on charges ranging from illegal arms possession and extortion to land grabbing.On Sunday night, the state police’s Special Task Force (STF), along with Diamond Harbour district police, intercepted a speeding vehicle in the Lalbati area of South 24 Parganas….
Ghaziabad: A 26-year-old woman was arrested on Monday for allegedly smothering her three-and-a-half-year-old stepdaughter in the Wave City area on Saturday. Police said Jyoti, who has a two-month-old daughter of her own, lay next to the girl’s body with her baby for around five hours.According to police, the girl’s father Nitesh Kumar lived in EWS…
Panaji: A Mapusa court held that the arrest of a Ukrainian national for allegedly staying in India without a valid visa was unnecessary and that the police should instead have sent him to the foreigners regional registration office (FRRO) to complete the required formalities.41-year-old Ukrainian national Dmytro Stepanov said he was stopped near Mandrem police…
Varanasi: A family from Navsari, Gujarat, has alleged assault and misbehaviour at the Kaal Bhairav temple, highlighting the issue of harassment by florists, vendors of worship items and pimps.DCP Kashi Zone Gaurav Banswal said on Monday that after the family lodged an FIR at Kotwali police station, police teams were deployed to examine CCTV footage…
Ahmedabad: A speeding SUV jumped a divider and crashed into a tree near Usmanpura on Ashram Road in the early hours of Sunday, injuring three youths and prompting police to probe whether the occupants were involved in drunken driving or street racing.Police said the impact of the crash was so severe that the front portion…
Hisar: The Supreme Court has granted regular bail to Future Maker Life Care promoters Radhey Shyam and Bansi Lal in a GST liability case involving alleged dues of over ₹54 crore, observing that no useful purpose would be served by keeping them in further custody.A Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India passed the…
