KOLKATA/MALDA: A 25-year-old murder accused, absconding after shooting two policemen escorting him to jail on Wednesday, was shot dead in an encounter while trying to flee to Bangladesh near the border in Chopra in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur on Saturday morning.Sajjak Alam, being escorted back to Raiganj prison from an Islampur court where he was…
CCTV grab of man accused of stabbing Saif (left) NEW DELHI: The Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested a man accused of stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his house.The accused was arrested in Thane three days after attacking the actor, reported news agency ANI citing Mumbai Police.Less than 24 hours after Khan was stabbed…
NEW DELHI: The Haryana government has asked the Centre to remove certain caste names from the state list of Scheduled Castes because they are “objectionable”, a reference to the caste appellations that are widely viewed as pejorative and also serve as slurs from supremacists.The names sought to be deleted are ‘Chura’ and ‘Bhangi’, which are…
Facing strong criticism for introducing ‘caste category’ on hall tickets for HSC and SSC exams, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education reversed its decision on Saturday, announcing that fresh hall tickets without the caste category would be reissued.Updated versions of the hall tickets for February-March Class XII exams will be accessible from…
Saif Ali Khan (File photo) The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) on Friday wrote to Mumbai police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar to seek security for actor Saif Ali Khan. The commissioner’s office in turn directed this request to the DCP protection and security branch, which is responsible for providing security to govt officials, magistrates,…
Maoists Saturday admitted they had lost 18 cadres, including some of their senior commanders, in Thursday’s encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, in which 12 rebels were earlier reported to be killed. A statement issued by Ganga, secretary of south Bastar divisional committee, said the Maoist organisation’s Telangana state committee chief Damodar alias Chokha Rao was among…
KOTA: A 16-year-old JEE aspirant allegedly hanged himself at his grandparents’ house Saturday, 48 hours after an another aspirant from Odisha killed himself in his hostel room in Kota. This is the fourth case of suicide in the city this year.According to police, Manan Jain, a Class XII student, had been living with his maternal…
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s impeached president, was formally arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul, reported news agency AP.Yeol faces possible imprisonment over his short-lived declaration of martial law last month.The South Korean President’s arrest could mark the beginning of an extended period in custody for him, lasting…
Tata Steel Chess Tournament Masters 2025 (Photo Credits: Jurriaan Hoefsmit) NEW DELHI: The newest World Chess Champion D Gukesh got off to an exceptional start at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 by outmanoeuvring home favourite and one-time champion of the tournament, Anish Giri, in a closely-contested match, where Anish had an early advantage despite playing…
JAMMU: Kishtwar Police have released posters featuring four active terrorists in the district, offering a reward of Rs 5 lakh for any information leading to their arrest.A police spokesperson urged residents to come forward in case they had any credible information about the four ultras — Saifullah, Farman, Adil and an unidentified terrorist (probably Basha)…
