Thane: A court in Thane district has acquitted a man accused of forcibly establishing a sexual relationship with his sister-in-law and impregnating her, citing that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges as the key witnesses had turned hostile.Additional sessions judge Premal S Vithalani held the 34-year-old accused, a resident of Kalwa, not guilty…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday visited the New Delhi Municipal Council’s (NDMC) Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) at Palika Kendra to review its functioning and assess the civic body’s preparedness to deal with the ongoing heatwave in the capital.During the visit, LG said the prevailing extreme weather conditions posed both…
KALLAKURICHI: The quiet village of Koovagam in Kallakurichi district transformed into a vibrant epicentre of culture and devotion as the annual Arulmigu Koothandavar temple festival reached its highly anticipated climax on Tuesday. The 18-day festival, symbolising the 18-day Mahabharata war, draws participants not only from across India but also from several countries, including Singapore, Malaysia…
Patna: A four-year-old girl died after being hit by a stray bullet during celebratory firing at a wedding ceremony in Ashrapur village under the Dhanarua police station area in Patna district in the early hours of Tuesday. She succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital.The incident took place around 4.30am at Chhatti…
Ranchi: To ease traffic and boost mobility in the state capital, the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday approved around Rs 820 crore for construction of two new flyovers. Officials said that the proposed flyovers in Argora and Chiroundi areas will unclog the perennial congestion.A 3.8km elevated road is proposed to…
Jamshedpur/Ranchi: The East Singhbhum administration has announced that 4,231 candidates will appear for the NEET (UG)-2026, scheduled on May 3, at eight centres in the district. Multiple steps are being taken to ensure impartial and smooth conduct of the entrance test, officials said.The earmarked centres are Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial College (Karandih), Govt Adivasi High…
People’s Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti leads a protest over the protection of the Urdu language outside the PDP headquarters, in Srinagar on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) Srinagar: PDP leader Iltija Mufti Tuesday took to the streets to protest govt’s proposed move to remove knowledge of Urdu as an eligibility criterion under Jammu and Kashmir Revenue…
Kolkata: Over 2.3 lakh CAPF, 38,297 Bengal police personnel, 142 general observers, 95 police observers and 100 expenditure observers, and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have thrown an unprecedented security blanket in seven poll-bound districts, including Kolkata, ahead of Wednesday’s election. In the past 72 hours alone, 2,348 ‘trouble mongers’ have been put behind bars…
Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a 39-year-old man was beaten to death with a bamboo stick on suspicion of mobile phone theft near Mahim Causeway on Sunday morning.Mahim police have arrested Naresh Singh a native of Samastipur in Bihar on the charges of murder.The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Jayabul Shah alias Anil (39),…
New Delhi: A seven-year-old girl waits at home with a school bag bought when she was four, the year her parents first applied under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota. Years of delays and repeated admission cycles have pushed her past the age she was meant to start school. There are many like her, and…
