Indian-origin woman arrested and later released in North Carolina for knife attack on husband what she claimed an accident. Chandraprabha Singh, an Indian-origin 44-year-old woman, was arrested earlier this month after she allegedly cut her husband Arvind’s neck with a knife. Singh is a teacher assistant at a Charlotte elementary school. She was accused of…
NEW DELHI: Gujarat and Maharashtra have taken the lead among 13 coastal states and Union Territories in installing indigenous transponders, a tracking device guided by space technology, in marine fishing vessels. The devices are being used for transmitting real-time weather alerts and disaster warnings such as cyclones, monitoring, control and surveillance. The effectiveness of the…
NEW DELHI: The Centre is preparing a five-year plan for higher education with five main goals: raise enrolment (GER), improve employment and apprenticeships, build international links, upgrade quality and strengthen digital systems. The plan relies on “big-ticket” projects, state-wise targets and performance-linked funding. The quality measures include clearer accreditation bands, so that students can compare…
RAIPUR: A 26-year-old newly-married woman, Manjusha Goswami, allegedly died by suicide by hanging at her home in the D.D. Nagar police station area of Raipur.The deceased was a resident of Karan Nagar, New Changorabhatha.According to police, Manjusha recorded and circulated a video on her mobile phone before taking the extreme step. Noida Dowry Killing: Accused…
NEW DELHI: India is now conducting a major tri-Service combat exercise called “Trishul” on the western front with Pakistan, with a NOTAM (notice to airmen) issued for all aircraft to avoid a vast swathe of airspace along the border in Rajasthan and Gujarat from Oct 30 to Nov 10. Pakistan, too, has issued a notification…
A cyclone warning signal in Puducherry Visakhapatnam/Bhubaneswar/Chennai: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu are on alert in view of the gathering cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, which is approaching India’s eastern coast packing winds at an estimated speed of 90-100 kmph and is expected to lash the coastal regions with extremely heavy rainfall…
NEW DELHI: National Crisis Management Committee, chaired by cabinet secretary T V Somanathan, Saturday reviewed preparedness for Cyclone Montha in Bay of Bengal that is most likely to hit Andhra Pradesh coast around Kakinada, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, on Oct 28 as a “severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph…
GURGAON: Faridabad police have arrested a 42-year-old man, an autorickshaw driver for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter over several days, officials said on Friday.The victim, a Class 7 student, had been living with her father after her mother left the family, reportedly because of his alcohol addiction. Police said the suspect allegedly targeted his eldest…
NEW DELHI: As Congress MP Rahul Gandhi slammed the rush in trains to Bihar, the railways reiterated it was running 12,000 special trains for Diwali, Chhath and Bhai Dooj to ease travel during the festive season. Rahul Saturday claimed on X that trains to Bihar are “packed, tickets are impossible to get, and the journey…
PATNA: Union home minister and top BJP campaigner Amit Shah Saturday urged voters in Khagaria to ensure that Bihar remains free from lawlessness and emerges a developed state. “I pray to Chhathi Maiya that our Bihar always remain free from jungle raj, that law and order stay strong, our sisters and daughters remain safe, and…
