PRAYAGRAJ: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. “Ghosts” seem to prowl Uttar Pradesh police files when the complainant was dead three years before FIR filing, the Allahabad HC observed in one such bizarre matter.The paranormal parable did not end there in the cheating case filed with Kushinagar police. The investigating officer was shown…
GUWAHATI: Postmortem and inquest reports of three Hmar individuals, who Assam Police said were militants killed in a “crossfire” between cops and another group of militants on July 16 in Cachar district, have revealed that besides bullet marks, their bodies also showed injuries from the impact of a blunt force. The reports have fuelled allegations…
LUCKNOW: As many as 835 cases were registered in the state till July 31 under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act since its inception in 2020. A total of 1,682 people were arrested in these cases.The commissionerate of Ghaziabad and the districts of Ambedkarnagar, Bhadohi, Saharanpur, and Shahjahanpur have taken maximum…
BHUBANESWAR: India’s first international university for the blind will come up in Odisha, providing education and technical courses, officials said on Thursday.India has over 50 lakh blind people and Odisha is home to over 5.21 lakh, including 2 lakh young population. “We need a comprehensive and exclusive university for them to cater to their education…
A ministry of defence (MOD) expedition team led by Uday Kumar, who has 91% disability above the knee, summited the highest peak of Africa. The team created history by hoisting the largest Indian flag atop the African Summit.MOD’s spokesperson A. Bharat Bhushan Babu shared the team’s message after scaling the peak on his social media…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed sharp exchanges between the government and the opposition as Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill to “correct the wrongs done by the Congress in the past.” The government justified the proposed amendments and said it aimed to empower the marginalised groups within…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Mohammed Yunus, who earlier in the day took oath as the chief advisor to Bangladesh interim government.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Modi said, “My best wishes to Professor Muhammad Yunus on the assumption of his new responsibilities.” PM Modi also expressed his concern regarding the safety…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, claimed that a delegation of fishermen, who wanted to meet him in Parliament, was stopped on Thursday.The fishermen had issues related to Sri Lanka that they wished to discuss. Rahul Gandhi addressed the media, saying, it is their right to meet anyone,…
NEW DELHI: Indian men’s Hockey team on Thursday secured their second consecutive Bronze medal in Olympics as they defeated Spain 2-1 in the third-position match at the Yves du Manoir Stadium in Paris.Extending his congratulatory message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The Indian Hockey team shines bright at the Olympics, bringing home the Bronze Medal!…
NEW DELHI: “Not running away from discussion or scrutiny” were the words of minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday as he referred the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to a joint Parliamentary committee for further discussion.The Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha with the aim to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, to address the 2013…
