BHUBANESHWAR: Nearly two years since former Odisha health minister Naba Das’ assassination, BJP and BJD on Sunday were involved in a verbal spat over the murder investigation with a member of the governing party — BJP — alleging that a person who wanted to succeed Naveen Patnaik as Odisha CM played a key role in…
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi for his “hypocrisy” on the caste census issue, key NDA constituent Janata Dal (United) on Sunday accused the Congress member of maintaining silence when Bihar CM Nitish Kumar raised the matter in INDIA bloc meetings. The Kumar-led JD(U), which was part of the INDIA bloc before he snapped…
INDORE/MHOW: Cow vigilantes stopped two vehicles on suspicion of carrying cattle meat at Indore Naka in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday and Sunday. They thrashed one of the SUV drivers, who was returning to Mhow after selling meat, before handing him over to police. Three people were arrested and their vehicles and meat seized.Zakir Khan,…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Three police aspirants, two aged 19 and one 18, were fatally run over by a Maharashtra state transport bus during a training run along Beed-Parli highway in Beed district on Sunday morning.Angry locals pelted stones at the bus and tried to set it on fire. The bus driver claimed he was unable to…
NEW DELHI: These days, it’s common practice to test a patient suffering from a serious infection for antibiotic susceptibility. This helps doctors know how sensitive bacteria and fungi are to different antibiotics, and thus, decide on the medicines to administer. And, though there are many test kits available in the market, there is no uniform…
NEW DELHI: A major fire that erupted at a camp during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday has been quickly brought under control, with no casualties reported. The blaze, which was allegedly caused by a cylinder blast, rapidly spread through the area, engulfing 18 tents in Sector 19.In response to the incident, Uttar…
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in the Maha Kumbh Mela area in Prayagraj on Sunday, leading to the burning of several tents. The fire broke out at 4:00 pm due to a cylinder blast, officials said.“Two cylinders exploded in Sector 19 of the Maha Kumbh Mela, causing a massive fire in the camps. Fire…
NEW DELHI: A video of IIT Madras director V Kamakoti praising the “medicinal value” of gomutra (cow urine) has gone viral on social media. The remarks were made during an event at a Go Samrakshana Sala on January 15, 2025, coinciding with Maatu Pongal, a Tamil festival celebrating cattle. Poll Do You Agree With Kamakoti’s…
NEW DELHI: A group of 121 farmers, who had been on an indefinite hunger strike at the Khanauri protest site in support of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, ended their fast-onto-death on Sunday after he accepted medical assistance. The farmers ended their fast by sipping juice in the presence of deputy inspector general of police…
NEW DELHI: The mother of Sanjay Roy, convicted in RG Kar case, has said that if her son was truly guilty, he should be punished even if it meant death penalty.“If the court decides to hang him to death, I don’t have any objection as his crime has been proved in the eye of the…
