‘Wife killer’ steals jail chequebook, and Rs 30 lakh VARANASI: A man accused of killing his wife pulled off a perfect Shawshank Redemption’s Andy Dufresne-type con on prison authorities, siphoning off Rs 30 lakh from the back account of UP’s Azamgarh district jail after walking out on bail with a prison cheque book on May…
KOLKATA: A 48-year-old YouTuber from Bengal with almost 4.3 million followers and his teenage son were arrested in North 24 Parganas district’s Haroa on Sunday for allegedly raping a 15-year- old girl after luring her with the promise of featuring her in comedy and dance reels. The survivor’s father is a cop attached to Kolkata…
23 deaths reported in Kerala so far, says state health minister NEW DELHI: Kerala has so far reported 104 cases of amoebic encephalitis (brain fever), resulting in 23 deaths, state health minister Veena George said on Sunday. The state is currently battling the rare and often fatal brain infection caused by the “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has made it clear that it has no plan to raise the income ceiling for ‘creamy layer’ for OBC reservations, though the last revision took place eight years ago and is now twice overdue. There is at present an annual income bar of Rs 8 lakh for the purpose. An OBC…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi was among the leaders of more than 20 countries who received an invitation from US President Donald Trump and Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for the Gaza peace summit that both leaders will co-chair on Monday in the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh. According to official sources,MoS (MEA) Kirti V…
Pakistan fumes as Taliban back India’s sovereignty over J&K NEW DELHI: Taliban have backed India’s sovereignty over J&K, drawing a blistering response from Pakistan amid its already-tense relationship with Afghanistan that has been exacerbated by heavy border clashes in the past few days. Despite outrage in Pakistan, Taliban officials pointed to the fact that India…
PATNA: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly burnt alive by her husband in a village under Islampur police station area of Nalanda district on Saturday. The woman’s husband allegedly poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. According to the family of the deceased, the couple had no children and the husband wanted to remarry…
NEW DELHI: For the second time in two days, Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi laid claim to the Afghanistan embassy despite absence of formal recognition of his regime by India. He addressed another press conference in the building, speaking on women’s rights in the country, among other things. Unlike in the media interaction on…
PATNA: Barely five days left for the close of nominations for the first phase of Bihar assembly polls, a seat-sharing deal continued to elude the opposition INDIA bloc on Sunday as RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his son Tejashwi Yadav reached New Delhi in connection with a case of alleged irregularities in the award of…
NEW DELHI: Three persons were arrested on Sunday for their alleged involvement in the ‘gang rape’ of student of a private medical college in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, police said.The identities of the accused have not yet been revealed.“We have arrested three persons in connection with the case. They are being questioned. This is…
