TIRUPATI: In a bizarre and disturbing incident, a man bitten by a venomous snake retaliated by biting off the snake’s head in a drunken rage near Chiyyavaram village in Thottambedu mandal of Tirupati district. With the poison spreading in his body, the man, identified as Venkatesh, is now battling for life in a government hospital.According…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of spiralling incidents of seamsters suing ‘digital arrest’ to extort money from citizens, especially senior citizens, after a septuagenarian woman from Ambala made a startling complaint – orders of SC were forged by scammers to con her into parting with over Rs 1 crore of…
Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ is one of the biggest Hindi blockbusters of the year. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film has not only impressed audiences but also earned strong praise from many big names in the film industry. The latest to openly admire the film is filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Dhurandhar: A film with power and…
Lata Mangeshkar, fondly remembered as the Nightingale of India, touched countless lives with her voice. Over the course of her extraordinary career, she recorded nearly 50,000 songs in 14 different languages, earning titles such as Queen of Melody and Voice of the Millennium. Her contribution to music was recognised with the nation’s highest honours, including…
The US Department of Education has officially rescinded Biden-era guidance that permitted Federal Work-Study (FWS) funds to support certain political activities on college campuses. Under the new rules, these funds must now be reserved strictly for jobs that provide students with real-world career experience. What has changed? Students will no longer be paid through FWS…
CUTTACK: In a relief to a woman seeking funds for urgent family needs, Orissa high court allowed premature encashment of her National Savings Time Deposit, overriding postal objections and setting a two-week deadline to process her request.Justice Dixit Shripad quashed the Aug 5 order of postal authorities denying Priyadarsini Das withdrawal before the five-year maturity,…
The Supreme Court has passed an order directing that all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR should be caught within eight weeks and kept in special shelters. The court also said the captured dogs would not be released back on the streets. The move came in response to increasing cases of dog attacks, with the bench warning…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised serious concerns about the fairness of recent elections, alleging “vote chori” and also making a serious claim that, “Election Commission colluded with BJP to steal elections in Maharashtra.“Speaking at a press briefing, Rahul referred to the recent polling in Maharashtra, Haryana, and…
Net direct tax revenue recorded a growth of 6.33 per cent so far in the current fiscal, reaching over Rs 11.89 lakh crore till October 12, driven by higher corporate tax collections and slower refund issuances, PTI reported. Refunds issued during this period dropped 16 per cent to Rs 2.03 lakh crore.According to official data,…
Lucknow: Villagers living near the accident site were first to respond after the UPSRTC bus plunged into a 20-foot ditch on Thursday evening. “We ran to the site and pulled people out with bare hands, while police came after about seven minutes and the ambulance 10 minutes later, but by then, we had already rescued…
