Protesters damage a police vehicle during the ‘Bihar Bandh’ Patna: Police headquarters on Monday suspended Abhishek Patel, a police constable and bodyguard of Siwan SP Puran Jha, with immediate effect after a viral video purportedly showed him firing at student protesters with an AK-47 assault rifle during the Bihar bandh on July 25.The Bihar bandh…
Photo for representation only Koderma: A 55-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Markachho block of the district late on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Kedar Yadav, a resident of Khandradih village under Paplo panchayat.Yadav and his wife were at a well near their house to start an irrigation pump…
Bokaro: Two days after a deer died in an open well at Harnad village in Kasmar, the district administration has decided to identify and secure hazardous wells in rural and forest-fringe areas.A sub-adult elephant also died after falling into a deep well at Gopo village in Gomia block in 2025 while reportedly moving through the…
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Actor-politician and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Monday mocked the Gen Z-led protests spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the internet-sensation-turned-pressure group that drew thousands of students at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.The Mandi MP took to Instagram Stories to slam Gen Z protest reels, calling them…
Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya (file photo) Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday launched a blistering attack on those involved in the violence that ensued at the Kolkata rally on Friday, saying that “anti-national forces” were surfacing across the country again and “divisive forces raising anti-national slogans” will end up in hospitals. Bhattacharya’s…
BEST Committee and commuter group discussed expanding bus services on the Eastern Freeway. MUMBAI: Expansion of bus services on the Eastern Freeway and the induction of 150 additional electric double-decker buses emerged as key focus areas during a joint meeting between the BEST Committee and commuter advocacy group Aapli BEST Aaplyachsathi (ABA), amid renewed efforts…
The accident site where a 20-year-old student was killed in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj Friday Another young life has been claimed after a vehicle fell into a drain in the national capital, once again laying bare a civic failure that Delhi has seen time and again over the years. Expert warnings, standard engineering guidelines and multiple…
Chennai: Madras high court has notified a fresh set of rules governing the designation of senior advocates, introducing minimum eligibility criteria, a structured application process and transparency in the selection process.The Rules for Designation of Senior Advocates by the High Court of Madras, 2026, were published in the state gazette on July 23 and will…
A police constable in Siwan allegedly used an AK-47 during a student protest on July 25 PATNA: An alleged instance of an AK-47 being used by a policeman during a student protest in Bihar’s Siwan has become the latest flashpoint in the state’s already heated political battle over the NEET paper leak, police action against…
NEW DELHI: As the number of households benefiting from rooftop solar installations under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG:MBY) nears 50 lakh, govt has begun deliberations to accelerate adoption and enhance the scheme’s impact in its second phase.The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) held a stakeholder consultation on Thursday, acknowledging…
