Gujarat’s Mehsana district, a 28-year-old woman was allegedly forced to prove her fidelity by dipping her hand in boiling oil (Representative image) AHMEDABAD: In a barbarous act of domestic violence, a 28-year-old mother of two was allegedly made to prove her fidelity by being forced to dip her hand in boiling oil. The act was…
Randeep Surjewala (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the appreciable jump in states’ debt highlighted by the CAG, Congress said the public debt of states has tripled in the last decade, rising from Rs 17.57 lakh crore in 2013 to Rs 59.60 lakh crore in 2022. The party said the states are victims…
GUWAHATI: Renowned Assamese singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg tragically passed away on Friday in Singapore after suffering a seizure while swimming at Lazarus Island. His wife, Garima Saikia Garg, confirmed the incident.Known for his powerful voice and advocacy for Assamese identity, Zubeen was in Singapore to perform at the 4th North East India Festival…
When 20-year-old Nikita Dhawan heard of Shankar’s death on Wednesday, it felt as if she had lost a close family member. For years, she had fought for the rescue of Delhi’s only African elephant, kept in solitary confinement at the city zoo. Now, she hopes Shankar’s passing will prevent a similar fate for Rambo, the…
VASAI: In the second such incident in less than two months, a 16-month-old boy from Kurla, who was being taken to a Mumbai hospital for serious injuries he suffered after falling off the balcony of grandmother’s fourth-floor flat in Nalasopara East, died while stuck in traffic for more than four hours on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National…
CHANDIGARH: The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College organized a special lecture on “Traditional Media vs. New Media” under the PM-Usha Scheme. The session, attended by nearly 200 students, aimed to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry practices.In her lecture, Manokriti Bedi, editor of a magazine,…
Pancreatic cancer, known as a “silent killer” that mostly creeps in quietly with hard-to-detect symptoms, remains a significant global health challenge. With 508,533 new cases and 505,752 deaths worldwide in 2021, this disease is a significant global health challenge with increasing incidence and mortality rates worldwide.Pancreatic cancer is often considered deadly due to its tendency…
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah with Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: The Congress-led Karnataka government on Saturday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the “vote deletion” in the Aland assembly segment.The move by the state government comes days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of protecting “vote chors” and…
Monkeys are intelligent and curious animals that often enter residential areas in search of food, water, or shelter. While they may appear playful, their presence can quickly become troublesome, as they raid dustbins, snatch fruit from trees, leave droppings, damage property, and sometimes act aggressively. This can create safety concerns for households, especially in urban…
‘Faced racial hatred’: Last post of Indian man shot dead by US cop HYDERABAD: In a recent post on social media before he was shot dead by Santa Clara police in California on September 3, Mohammed Nizamuddin, the 32-year-old software engineer from Telangana, had alleged that he was a victim of “racial hatred and discrimination”.“Today…
