2 women were arrested for cheating a 67-year-old man of Rs 1.30 lakh NEW DELHI: A 67-year-old man was allegedly trapped through a fake dating app profile, robbed of his mobile phone during a meeting and then cheated of Rs 1.30 lakh from his bank accounts, with Delhi Police arresting two women in connection with…
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay handed over appointment orders to 80 candidates selected through the TNPSC for various roles in the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department at the Secretariat on Tuesday. Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday inaugurated facilities built at a cost of ₹23.67 crore at the Arulmigu…
Tejashwi Yadav, along with several RJD workers, were detained by police PATNA: Bihar Assembly Leader of Opposition and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said he would not comment on the entire incident until chief minister Samrat Chaudhary takes responsibility.He made the remarks after being released from the Secretariat police station, where…
A nine-member committee comprising Santali academics, school teachers and a CBSE academic representative has prepared a textbook for the course. The committee includes experts from institutions in Jharkhand and neighbouring West Bengal Ranchi: CBSE-affiliated private schools in Ranchi are preparing to introduce Santali as a language option from the 2026-27 academic session, following directives from…
Bokaro: A 45-year-old man was killed on NH-23 under Balidih police station limits late on Tuesday when his motorcycle was hit from behind by a speeding SUV. The deceased, identified as Arvind Verma, was a native of Uttar Pradesh. Verma, a manager at IRCTC base kitchen in Bokaro, was heading to work in the Balidih…
The case relates to comments Moitra made at a news conference in Nadia in Aug 2025 NEW DELHI: A Bengal court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra for allegedly failing to honour summons in a hate speech case.The case relates to comments Moitra made at a news conference…
A devastating fire in a Kolkata hotel claimed nine lives early Wednesday morning KOLKATA: Horrified guests of a Kolkata hotel, who were rescued from a devastating blaze that claimed nine lives in the early hours of Wednesday, recounted a night of terror.Dark smoke engulfed the second and third floors of the dilapidated building, leaving those…
New auto-rickshaw and taxi driver badges in Maharashtra will now be videographed during verification MUMBAI: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday said that the entire process of verifying knowledge of the Marathi language while issuing new badges to auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers will be videographed starting Thursday.He said that the measure aims to ensure…
In Central Delhi, almost a quarter of teenagers are grappling with sleep deprivation (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Poor sleep is affecting a significant share of school-going adolescents in Central Delhi, with a study finding that nearly one in four had sleep deprivation and that those affected recorded lower academic grades and substantially higher odds of…
Vidya Reddy co-founder and Executive Director of Tulir Chennai: In the assembly session on Monday, Tamil Nadu PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna attributed a “40% rise in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) cases between 2023 and 2026” to the state’s inability to crack down on drug culture (which he claimed ‘arrived’ in 2020). As…
