MUMBAI: As many as 93,940 women went missing across Maharashtra in 2024 and 2025. Of these, 67,458, or 72%, were found. In the same period, 23,429 minor girls were reported missing, of which 18,769, or 80.1%, were found. These figures were provided by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who controls the home portfolio, in a written…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has recorded statements of both sides in connection with the alleged racial abuse of three women from Arunachal Pradesh by a couple in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar. They will also send the videos for forensic analysis to determine if there was any tampering.According to police, the incident took place around 3.30pm…
Chennai: Wildlife officials in Chennai released 46 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings from nests nurtured at the forest department’s Besant Nagar hatchery during the ongoing nesting season.The hatchlings emerged from a clutch of 94 eggs, and officials said the remaining young turtles were expected to break free of their shells within a day, with more likely…
Patna: Police rescued a newborn stolen from the maternity ward of the PMCH on Feb 23 and arrested the accused within 30 minutes. The 21-year-old mother, a resident of Kamala Nehru Nagar under Kotwali police station, reported the theft around 1pm. Acting swiftly, PMCH Town Outpost police launched a search and caught the accused, Jackie…
Ranchi: The state budget tabled by finance minister Radha Krishana Kishore on Tuesday has proposed major layouts for rural development with schemes for road and bridge construction, employment generation and empowerment of women farmers.The budget has a proposed sum of Rs 12,346.90 crore for rural development, which is the third highest after the women, child…
Sachin Awasthi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday issued an advisory urging Indian nationals to exercise caution while traveling to Jeju Island, South Korea, following the detention of content creator Sachin Awasthi.In its advisory, the Embassy highlighted that from time to time, it receives reports of inconveniences faced by Indian…
Kolkata: More than 1,200 listeners sat spellbound as Sangeetacharya Amiya Ranjan Bandyopdhyay stepped onstage on Feb 21 — his 100th birthday — and reiterated that age is just a number. The hall filled beyond capacity, and another 200 people turned back, shut out not by lack of devotion, but by lack of space. In a…
Mumbai: The Congress’s decision to contest alone in most parts of Maharashtra during the recently concluded local body elections offered the party a mixed lesson. While the results fell short of expectations, leaders believed the solo run helped revive its fading grassroots network — a point that came up during Rahul Gandhi’s brief visit to…
NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old boy died following a fight with a group of minors at a park in West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar area on Monday evening, police said.According to authorities, the incident occurred at around 7.22 pm on 23 February within the jurisdiction of Tilak Nagar police station. The victim, a minor, had been playing…
Chennai: Doctors can thrive without hospitals, whereas a hospital can never exist without doctors rendering their services. Therefore, by no means can a hospital treat a doctor like a workman in a factory, a technical person, or a regular employee, Madras high court said.Justice N Anand Venkatesh made the observations on Monday, while dismissing an…
