Atif Shaikh and his father Akbar Shaikh Mumbai: For most teenagers, Class X board examinations mean stress, tuitions and long study hours. For 16-year-old Atif Shaikh from Mira Road, the battle was more brutal as it involved chemotherapy sessions.Yet, the teenager battling an aggressive bone cancer scored 92% in the recent SSC examinations.The result left…
A man died by alleged suicide after self-immolation in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Monday. NEW DELHI: A man died by alleged suicide after self-immolation in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Monday. The man had allegedly set himself on fire outside his wife’s residence following an altercation amid an ongoing matrimonial dispute.According to police, a PCR call…
Chennai: Madhan Vadivel, 35, of Madurai, who runs a restaurant chain ‘Jallikattu’ in Cambodia, was arrested by TN police for being a key recruiter of youths for a cyber slavery racket in Cambodia.Madhan was arrested following an inquiry based on a complaint by a victim from Tirupathur. Police tracked his movements and arrested him from…
Motihari: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday opened two foreign currency exchange counters in Raxaul, a city of international importance along India-Nepal border, in two separate functions. The counters would facilitate tourists to exchange foreign currencies before entering Nepal.Sujit Kumar Arvind, regional director of RBI, Patna, while inaugurating the two counters at SBI…
SC refuses the plea of dog lovers for stay on its order. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay its order directing the removal of stray dogs from public institutions such as hospitals, schools and colleges, rejecting pleas filed by animal lovers and welfare groups.“Court can’t remain oblivious to harsh ground realities…
CM Suvendu Adhikari held his first public grievance outreach programme — ‘Janatar Darbar’ — at the Salt Lake BJP office. KOLKATA: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that “detection and deletion” had already been done and state govt will soon start to “deport”, pointing at driving out alleged illegal immigrants from Bengal. He also…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Monday granted relief to over 750 students, who claimed to have cleared their first- or second-year engineering college examinations and allowed them to appear for exams for the third and fourth year, which starts on May 20.The vacation bench of Justices Gautam Ankhad and Sandesh Patil permitted them to appear…
Journey after a woman makes a helpline call Inside Sakhi One Stop Centres, survivors of domestic violence find medical care, legal aid, counselling, shelter and police support all under one roof. With 11 centres across districts, the aim is simple: ensure women do not have to move from office to office while dealing with trauma….
Chennai: Sports minister Aadhav Arjuna on Monday said state govt will create a dedicated Olympic action plan to identify and train athletes from a young age, while focusing on expanding sports infrastructure across the state. After inspecting Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium’s sports hostel facilities, diet provided to athletes, and training routines at the stadium, where he…
Patna: BJP state spokesperson Kuntal Krishna will present a research paper at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, where he will also highlight the transformative progress achieved in Bihar’s healthcare sector over the last two decades.The event is being organised by the global healthcare institution Health Innovation Organisation from May 18 to 24.The theme of…
