Four persons were arrested for allegedly torturing a 27-year-old Chenchu tribal woman for a week in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana after she did not turn up for work in an agricultural land, police said on Saturday.
The woman was assaulted by the four accused, including her sister and brother-in-law in Molachintalapally village of Kollapur mandal. She was rescued after some villagers took up the matter with the police on Wednesday.
The woman was admitted to a hospital and is undergoing treatment.
In her complaint, the woman said that she was...
Saturday, June 22, 2024
No Leak In CSIR-UGC NET Exam, Postpones Due To Logistic Issues: Minister
The "top leadership" of the National Testing Agency is under the scanner over alleged irregularities in competitive exams NEET and NET, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday even as he denied any paper leak in the CSIR-UGC NET, which was postponed a day back.
The minister said he is the custodian of students' interests and has to take that into account before taking any step. Amid a raging row over irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET, Dharmendra Pradhan had said earlier this week that he cannot jeopardise the...
"May God...": 2 Arrested Over Burglary At Actor Anupam Kher's Office
The Mumbai police have arrested two persons in connection with a burglary at actor Anupam Kher's office this week, an official said on Saturday.
Majid Sheikh and Daler Bahreem Khan were taken into custody from the Jogeshwari area on Friday night for committing the crime, he said.
Police said the two were serial thieves and would travel to various places in the city by autorickshaws to steal.
The two struck on Wednesday at Kher's office on Vira Desai Road in the Amboli area and took away negatives of a film produced by his company and Rs 4.15 lakh....
NEET-PG Test Scheduled For Tomorrow Postponed As Exam Mess Spirals
The NEET-PG scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed and fresh dates will be announced soon, the Health Ministry said in a statement today.
The government alluding to the huge row over alleged irregularities in NEET-UG and UGC-NET said it decided to "undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of processes of NEET-PG, conducted by the National Board of Examination for medical students."
"It has accordingly been decided, as a precautionary measure, to postpone the NEET-PG scheduled to be held tomorrow (June 23). Fresh date of this examination...
Friday, June 21, 2024
Ensure Those Displaced By 'Post-Poll Violence' Return Home: Court To Bengal
The Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government today to take steps to ensure that people displaced in the alleged post-poll violence in the state return to their homes.
The court also extended the deployment of central forces in the state till June 26, when the matter would be listed for hearing again.
"We cannot shut our eyes to the spate of complaints as disclosed and the allegation on the role of the police administration for which we feel that the deployment of the central forces may continue for a limited period," the court observed.
A...
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Preparations On In Jammu And Kashmir For Assembly Polls: PM In Srinagar
Preparations for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir have begun and the Union territory will regain its statehood too, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today in Srinagar.
Addressing an event after laying the foundation stone and inaugurating 84 developmental projects worth Rs 1,500 crore in the Valley, PM Modi said the Centre has taken the recent terror attacks in the Union Territory very seriously and the enemies of Jammu and Kashmir will be given a befitting reply.
He praised the young men and women of Jammu and Kashmir for the high...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
ASHA Workers Cheated Of More Than Rs 24 Lakh On Pretext Of Jobs: Cops
A man has been arrested in Maharashtra's Latur district for allegedly cheating four ASHA (accredited social health activist) workers of more than Rs 24 lakh by promising to get them jobs in the state health department, police said on Wednesday.
While Sudhir Karbhari was arrested and remanded in police custody till Saturday, co-accused Shrikant Dasrao Shinde and Rajratan Ramrao Suryawanshi were absconding, said a police official.
As per the complaint filed by Surekha Choudhary, an ASHA worker posted at Honali village in Deoni tehsil, between March...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
In Jolt To Congress, Haryana MLA And Daughter To Join BJP Tomorrow
In a jolt to the Congress in Haryana where assembly polls are due in October, the party's senior leader Kiran Choudhary and her daughter Shruti Choudhary will join the ruling BJP on Wednesday.
Confirming the development, Kiran Choudhary, who is also a sitting MLA, told PTI she is quitting the Congress and joining the BJP on Wednesday.
Her daughter Shruti Choudhary, a former MP, is a working president of the Haryana Congress.
Kiran Choudhary, daughter-in-law of former Haryana chief minister Bansi Lal, is considered the bete noire of senior Congress...
Rahul Gandhi Resigns From Wayanad Seat, Retains Raebareli
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has resigned from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat of Kerala and retained the Raebareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Tuesday.
A Lok Sabha bulletin said his resignation has been accepted with effect from June 18.
Ending speculation on the issue, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Monday the decision on the two seats after the party's top brass held discussions at his residence in the national capital.
Rahul Gandhi's sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut by...
"Oh, You Defeated Me": Naveen Patnaik To BJP MLA In Odisha Assembly
BJD president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday greeted newly elected first-time BJP MLA Laxman Bag, who defeated him in the recently concluded Assembly polls from Kantabanji seat in Bolangir district.
Mr Patnaik, known for his composed demeanour, was making his way through the House after taking the oath as a member of the Assembly when he came face-to-face with Mr Bag, who stood up from his seat.
"How are you?" Mr Bag inquired with folded hands.
As Mr Bag introduced himself, Patnaik responded, "Oh, you defeated me." Accompanied...
Monday, June 17, 2024
3 Injured In Clash Between 2 Groups In Odisha, Prohibitory Orders In Place
Three people were injured and several motorcycles damaged in a clash between two groups in Odisha's Balasore town on Monday, following which prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC were imposed, officials said.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi spoke to Balasore's Collector Ashish Thakare, and asked him to take immediate measures to bring the situation under control, they said.
Maintaining that he would not allow any disturbance to the law and order situation of the state, Majhi urged people to maintain peace.
Protesting the blood of animal...
Won't Do Any Work Of Muslims, Yadavs: Nitish Kumar's Party MP Sparks Row
A newly elected MP of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Monday found himself at the centre of a controversy for laments about "Muslims and Yadavs" not voting for the BJP-led NDA.
In a video clip that has gone viral on social media, Sitamarhi MP Devesh Chandra Thakur can also be heard ruing that "NDA's own voters" gravitated towards the opposition RJD.
Mr Thakur, 71, a former chairman of the state legislative council, made his parliamentary debut in the recently held Lok Sabha polls, winning the seat by a modest margin of less than 55,000...
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Yogi Adityanath Meets With Kuwait Fire Victim's Families From Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday met with the family members of two people killed in a fire in southern Kuwait's Mangaf as well as some devotees injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu's Shiv Khori.
He spoke to them at the Gorakhnath temple and provided them financial assistance.
The fire in a multi-storey building in Kuwait resulted in the death of 49 people, including Angad Gupta from Jatepur in Sadar tehsil and Jayaram Gupta from Bharmour in Campierganj tehsil, both in Gorakhpur.
According to a statement, the chief minister...
Elon Musk's X Bans Over 2 Lakh Indian Accounts Over Policy Violations
Elon Musk-run X Corp has banned 2,29,925 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.
The microblogging platform, going through churning under Elon Musk, also took down 967 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.
In total, X banned 230,892 accounts in the reporting period.
The microblogging platform, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 17,580 complaints from users in India in the same time frame...
BJP Central Team Reaches Kolkata Amid Allegations Of Post-Poll Violence
A four-member central team of the BJP, including senior leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Biplab Kumar Deb, arrived in Kolkata this evening for a two-day visit to take stock of the situation amid allegations of violence against party workers in the state after the Lok Sabha elections.
Mr Prasad claimed that the people of the state along with the party workers were afraid and apprehensive over the alleged post-poll violence.
"Elections were held across the country, but violence happened only in Bengal," he told reporters at the Netaji Subhas Chandra...
Uttarakhand Officials Bat For "Hill Endorsement" Licences Amid Accidents
A day after 15 tourists died in a road accident in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, officials said there is a need for greater focus on the "hill endorsement" in drivers' licences accompanied by a physical test.
Joint Transport Commissioner Sanat Singh said this check was required for all tourist vehicles, including those that are a part of the Char Dham Yatra and the Hemkund Sahib Yatra, to reduce road accidents in the hilly regions.
Many tourist vehicles come to Uttarakhand, but due to the greater volume of cars of Char Dham Yatra, checking of other...