VISAKHAPATNAM: A 14-year-old boy, studying in ninth standard of a government tribal sports school in Alluri Sitharama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh, slit the throat of his classmate with a blade for not giving him Rs 20. After the incident, which he reportedly committed under the influence of alcohol, the teenager attempted to slit his…
Lucknow: Citing the mob lynching of a Dalit man in Rae Bareli and a case of Dalit elderly who was forced to lick his urine in Lucknow as examples, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that “feudal forces enjoying protection of the BJP govt have added to atrocities, injustice and crime against Dalits…
Lucknow: Members of Kayastha community in Lucknow celebrated ‘Yam Dwitiya’ with traditional fervour on Thursday, honouring their principal deity, Lord Chitragupt, with a special ‘kalam dawat’ (pen and ink-pot) and ‘shastra’ (weapon) pujan.The collective ceremony, organised by Kayastha Foundation Trust at Shri Chitragupt Dham, Jhoolelal Vatika, was marked by devotion and a call for community…
Sonakshi Sinha tied the knot with Zaheer Iqbal in June 2024, in an intimate ceremony attended only by close family and friends. While fans and well-wishers celebrated the union, social media buzzed with trolling and rumours about tensions within her family, especially since her brothers Luv and Kush were absent from the wedding. Now, her…
MEERUT: Roshni (name changed) was 15 when her life was ruined by a man who threw acid on her for breaking off their engagement. She lost an eye and her face was disfigured. It was 1997. What followed were years of pain and trauma, along with a series of corrective surgeries amid huge financial distress….
Lucknow: The All India Bhojpuri Samaj (AIBS) President Prabhunath Rai has urged CM Yogi Adityanath to declare two-day public holiday on Oct 27 and 28 for Chhath. “I met the CM and requested for two-day public holidays since Chhath is a festival of great devotion and an occasion for seeking blessings from Chhathi Maiyya and…
NEW DELHI: Highlighting that at least 3,639 people reportedly died from exposure to cold waves across different states between 2019 and 2023, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the states and union territories from where these cases were reported to take preventive measures to protect homeless and vulnerable people during winter.The commission has…
Lucknow: This Diwali, residents of the city were exposed to decibel levels equivalent to noise made by a food blender switched on for hours. On Diwali night, noise levels exceeded standards at all sites, with highest value of 89.3 decibels (dB(A)) at Vikasnagar and the lowest of 75.8 dB (A) at Chowk on Diwali night,…
GURDASPUR: One person was killed and six others injured after a crude explosive device, allegedly made at home, exploded at Dharmabad village in Gurdaspur district during Bandi Chhor Divas celebrations on Tuesday night.According to Ashok Sharma, SHO, Dera Baba Nanak police station, the victims belonged to the families of brothers Gurnam Singh and Satnam Singh,…
NEW DELHI: Of the total 5.30 lakh inmates lodged in prisons across the country as of Dec 31, 2023, as many as 9,095 inmates (1.7%) were reported to be battling mental illness. Of these, 3,722 (40.9%) were convicts, 5,293 (58.2%) were undertrials and 66, detenues.This data in the ‘Prison Statistics India’ report 2023 of the…
