Former Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh has reached out to the RG Kar rape-murder victim’s father, pledging party corrective actions based on their feedback. The father emphasized speeding up the slow-paced CBI investigation. Bengal assembly will discuss a bill to make rapes punishable by death, likely in tribute to the victim. KOLKATA: Former Trinamool MP Kunal…
KOZHIKODE: Independent MLA with LDF, PV Anvar, has made shocking allegations against Kerala ADGP (law and order) Ajith Kumar, calling him a “notorious criminal” and alleging that the top cop – considered to be the most influential officer in the state police force – had got people murdered in connection with gold smuggling.The MLA from…
GHAZIABAD: A car crashed into pieces of logs kept by the road near Delhi Public School in Madhuban Bapudham early on Sunday and ploughed through a footpath, killing a Delhi Police constable seated in front of the vehicle and a daily wager sleeping on the pavement.A 19-year-old daughter of the man sleeping off the road…
NEW DELHI: Preethi Pal made history on Sunday, becoming the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics while Nishad Kumar secured his second successive silver in the men’s high jump T47 category at the Paris Games. Preethi, 23, bagged her second bronze in the 200m T35 category with…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said district courts working with 30% vacancy in judicial officers had achieved 95% disposal rate and said to tackle the monstrous backlog of 4.5 crore cases, time had come to think of implementing All India Judicial Services (AIJS) for quick filling of vacancies for expeditious disposal…
DEHRADUN: Residents of Nandanagar town in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand‘s Garhwal region attacked shops belonging to members of the minority community on Sunday after allegations that a Muslim man, who worked in the town as a barber, had molested a local 14-yr-old girl. The incident allegedly took place on Aug 22 but came to light…
NEW DELHI: Railways seems to be in a fix to get enough fresh technical manpower through the IRMS, an integrated railway service that govt approved in 2019. So far, no fresh officer recruited under this new regime has joined work as the first batch is still undergoing training and railways isn’t funding enough takers as…
Two people, including a woman, were killed, and nine others injured in a gun-and-bomb attack by suspected militants in the Koutruk and Kadangband areas of Manipur on Sunday. The militants reportedly fired indiscriminately from hilltop positions, leading to significant panic and damage.Police said the attackers targeted low-lying valley areas, resulting in heavy shelling and extensive…
NEW DELHI: The US Open 2024 witnessed a tense moment between Yulia Putintseva and a ball girl during her third-round match against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini on Saturday, sparking criticism on social media. The incident occurred when the ball girl tossed a ball to Putintseva, but instead of catching it, the Kazakh player let it bounce…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood found himself at the centre of a social media storm after a costly dropped catch against Bangladesh in the second Test in Rawalpindi. The incident occurred during the 75th over of Bangladesh’s innings when Khurram Shahzad induced a leading edge from Hasan Mahmud. The ball popped up to…
