BHOPAL: Police in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh registered an FIR against 10 people, including the chairperson and members of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), senior officials of the women and child development department, and staff of a One Stop Centre, under provisions of the POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice Act.The action came after it…
DAVANAGERE: Police have registered an FIR against BJP MLA BP Harish for allegedly making insulting remarks against Davanagere superintendent of police Uma Prashanth, comparing her to a ‘pomeranian dog’ during a press conference.Also Read – ‘We’ll get your delivery done elsewhere’: Karnataka Congress MLA RV Deshpande winks at woman journalist; sparks rowThe MLA from Harihar…
Ministry of Home Affairs, Manipur government and Kuki-Zo groups signed a fresh peace pact to restore normalcy in the violence-hit state ahead of PM Modi’s likely visit. The GST Council unveiled the biggest tax overhaul since 2017 with new slabs effective September 22. Meanwhile, West Bengal Assembly witnessed uproar as CM Mamata Banerjee branded the…
NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in a Delhi court seeking action against Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi, claiming her name appeared on the electoral rolls three years before she became an Indian citizen. The plea, filed on Tuesday, has sought a police investigation into what it terms a possible case of forgery.The application has…
Imagine tiny plastic particles quietly making their way into one of the most protected places in the human body, the placenta. Recent research has revealed that microplastics, particles smaller than five millimeters, have been detected in human placentas. A study published in Environment International found these particles in four healthy pregnancies, appearing on both the…
Suvendu Adhikari, Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproar as MLAs of the ruling TMC and opposition BJP raised slogans, disrupting a discussion on a government resolution concerning alleged atrocities against Bengali migrants. The disruption began when chief minister Mamata Banerjee was about to speak on the resolution. BJP legislators…
NEW DELHI: Five years after he vanished without a trace, the story of 35-year-old Vijil from Kerala’s Kozhikode sounds like a crime thriller without an ending.On March 24, 2019, Vijil left home in the morning and never returned. His phone rang near Sarovaram Bio Park until afternoon. After that, silence. For his family, hope lingered….
A 35-year-old woman, allegedly jumped from her roof after enduring years of dowry-related abuse AGRA: Tormented physically and mentally for years over dowry, a panic-stricken woman flung herself from the roof of their second-floor house after her husband allegedly tortured her and menacingly ordered her to “jump”. Archana, 35, luckily survived the fall, but suffered…
NEW DELHI: Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday launched a sharp counterattack on Congress leader P Chidambaram over his remarks on the government’s recent overhaul of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), terming him a “dejected, disgruntled and failed finance minister.” “If you remember, he is the man who mocked the digitisation of our…
Punjab floods: Bhagwant Mann government deployes drones to supply essentials to flood-hit villages CHANDIGARH: Punjab government led by CM Bhagwant Mann has deployed a unique initiative drones to deliver essential supplies to flood-hit villages that have been cut off by road. Dry rations, medicines, drinking water, baby milk, sanitary pads, torches, and other critical items…
