CHENNAI: A Chennai sessions court on Thursday sentenced businessman Shaji Purushothaman to five years of rigorous imprisonment for causing death of a 13-year-old boy after he drove a car under the influence of alcohol and ran over people sleeping on a pavement near Egmore in 2013.Shaji Purushothaman, director of EMPEE group of companies, on May…
Yuva Aapda Mitras during a training Patna: More than 10,000 youths have been trained as Yuva Aapda Mitras in the state so far this year, taking the state’s cadre of community-based disaster response volunteers to over 19,000 as part of efforts to strengthen preparedness and emergency response at the grassroots levelAccording to a Bihar State…
Dumka: A 30-year-old man died by suicide after allegedly attacking his estranged wife with a knife in Jharkhand’s Godda district on Thursday, police said.The woman, identified as Anjali Devi (24), suffered an injury to her neck and was admitted to Godda Sadar Hospital. Her condition is stable, police added.The deceased, Mithilesh Kumar Manjhi, was a…
Bokaro: Deputy commissioner Ajay Nath Jha on Thursday ordered a district-wide inspection drive to curb black marketing and hoarding of fertilisers. The inspection was ordered after several farmers complained that urea was being sold at prices higher than the rates prescribed by the govt.Officials said reports were received that some dealers were charging farmers above…
Protest against NEET UG paper leak was held at Jantar Mantar (ANI images) NEW DELHI: NEET-UG 2026 was compromised after the same set of individuals was entrusted with both question-setting and translation, exposing a key procedural lapse.The teachers entrusted with setting and translating the NEET-UG 2026 question paper allegedly memorised the final questions, reconstructed them…
KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed investigating authorities not to take coercive steps against Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee in three FIRs — filed at Bhowanipore, Kalitala and Bishnupur police stations — until Aug 6, when the matter will be heard next.Investigators may, however, continue the probe. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya also directed the state…
Young professionals are increasingly embracing shared mobility options (Representative image generated using AI) MUMBAI : India’s intercity travel landscape is witnessing a significant shift as young, working professionals increasingly opt for shared mobility over personal vehicles, according to the IntrCity SmartBus Intercity Mobility Survey 2026 conducted among 13,320 respondents across the country.The survey found that…
Delhi Police debunk ‘gunshot injury’ claim linked to July 20 Jantar Mantar protest NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police will not take any adverse legal action against individuals who participated in the Cockroach Janta Party-led protests in the national capital, though those with criminal antecedents will continue to face action, according to a Delhi government order.As…
CHENNAI: A special CBI court in Chennai on Thursday sentenced gangster Chhota Rajan to seven years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 on him for fraudulently obtaining an Indian passport using forged documents and a false identity.The court convicted Rajan under charges of cheating, forgery, cheating by personation and knowingly submitting forged documents…
The health department emphasised that maintaining food hygiene is crucial to preventing waterborne and foodborne diseases among devotees during the mela PATNA: Health minister Nishant Kumar on Thursday ordered strict compliance with Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) norms in Shravani Mela areas and asked devotees to avail themselves of health camp services…
