MADURAI: A highway robbery gang was busted after a suspect’s wife repeatedly called him to ask why he was late and when he would return home. Mobile tower records helped Tamil Nadu police trace the gang to Madhya Pradesh. Alleged mastermind Makasud Khan, 35, was arrested and remanded in judicial custody in Tuticorin on Monday….
Students attend a boat class conducted by Mohammad Saheb as floodwater surrounds Raghunathpur village in Katihar’s Amdabad block Patna: There are no benches, no blackboard and no classroom walls. There is only a boat, a handful of books and children determined not to let the flood decide when their education should stop.In Raghunathpur village of…
Ranchi: Sukhdevnagar police arrested two persons in their 20s — Nitesh Mishra, a resident of Hehal Pahan Toli, and Ritik Raj, of Chhapad Nagar on Irba Road, and recovered a 7.65 mm country-made pistol, one live cartridge and a mobile phone following a raid near a hotel on Sept, it said on Tuesday.Police in a…
Hazaribag: A milk powder-laden container overturned on the GT Road near Mahudi under Chauparan police station limits on Tuesday morning after its rear four wheels reportedly detached while the vehicle was in motion. The container (PB-11-CJ-2444), travelling from Haryana towards Odisha and Ranchi, lost balance and overturned on the road. Driver Vijay Yadav (33), a…
Omar praises Centre for Brics SRINAGAR: The condemnation of Pahalgam terror attack in the Brics declaration earned praise for India’s foreign policy from Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday, but the National Conference vice-president hit out at the Centre over what he called an attempt to bring in the Uniform Civil Code…
Sugar prices had surged to nearly Rs 75/kg in mid-Aug, hurting households as well as Bengal’s sweet industry Kolkata: Bengal agriculture marketing minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday said the retail price of sugar could fall to around Rs 50/kg ahead of the festive season, even as onion prices are expected to soften further.Sugar prices had…
The victim was threatened with arrest Mumbai: A 66-year-old retired I-T department officer was duped of Rs 8.5 lakh after two men posing as NIA officers threatened him with arrest in a fake case involving misuse of his Aadhaar and PAN card details.Cyber police have registered an offence and are looking into the bank account…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has allowed a 15-year-old rape survivor to terminate her unwanted pregnancy of 30 weeks, saying that otherwise it “would amount to a serious impairment of her right to live with dignity”.“In cases arising out of sexual assault, compelling a survivor to continue with a pregnancy resulting from the assault and,…
Vaccine stocks expire in Jan 2028 Chennai: Tamil Nadu plans to more than double the pace of its free HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination drive to protect seven lakh girls before available vaccine stocks expire in Jan 2028. The state has administered 1.15 lakh doses since March 1— about 600 a day — but must raise…
Gaya DM Shashank Subhankar during an inspection on Tuesday Gaya: With infrastructure work still pending at Sita Kund and Sita Path, district magistrate (DM) Shashank Shubhankar on Tuesday directed officials to complete all remaining tasks within 48 hours, ahead of the Pitripaksh Mela beginning on Sept 25.Shubhankar, accompanied by senior superintendent of police Sushil Kumar…
