It took a 24-year-old man’s suicide to bring to light the hardships faced by his father and 160 odd teachers after their salaries were stopped by a bureaucrat two years ago. Now, his ‘sacrifice’ seems to have melted the government’s heart, which has decided to release their salaries forthwith, though no action has yet been taken against the former director…
A man hacked his wife to death and then dragged her body on the street here, police said on Wednesday, adding that their infant son, who was injured in the attack, died at a hospital later. In the incident that took place on Tuesday night in the Bhatapara area, the accused was identified as Sunil Valmiki (40) alias Pintu, they…
A Dominican court hearing the extradition case of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi who had allegedly fled there from Antigua and Barbuda last week, on Wednesday concluded the proceedings. The matter will be heard again today. Choksi is said to have attended the hearing virtually from the hospital. Sources told CNN-News18 that the Dominica police carried the chargesheet to the court. Teams from…
Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi’s brother Chetan Chinubhai Choksi met with Dominican leader of opposition Lennox Linton for two hours to negotiate election donation in exchange for pressing the matter in the Caribbean country’s parliament, according to reports. The Dominican media outlet Associates Times reported that Chetan Choksi has given token money of $2,00,000 to Linton and promised him more than…
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. Kharge has placed on record his views on the committee’s decision to recommend a panel of names for the selection to the post of chairperson and members of the NHRC. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:June 01, 2021, 23:37 IST FOLLOW US ON: Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has written…
Disturbing videos showing dogs pulling at half-burnt bodies at a cremation ground on the banks of Bhagirathi river here have gone viral sparking reaction from locals, who criticised the district authorities for their “callousness”. “The attention of municipal authorities and the district administration was drawn to some half-burnt bodies lying in Kedarghat recently. But it seems the matter went unheeded,”…
June 1 will mark the Krishna Paksha Saptami tithi of Jyeshtha month in Vikram Samvat 2078. The day will be Mangalwar (Tuesday) which is dedicated to Lord Hanuman, the eleventh avatar of Lord Shiva. Many devotees also observe a day-long fast on this day as it is believed to bring good luck and success. It is also believed that fasting…
Almost 10,000 children and teenagers tested positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district in May, of which over 96 to 97{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad} remained asymptomatic. However, Sachin Solat, a member of Ahmednagar’s Covid task force, said there was nothing alarming in the high number of children and teenagers testing positive. “The number was around 11.5{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad} of the total Covid cases registered in…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of a Delhi High Court order holding as “unconstitutional the imposition of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) by the Centre on import of oxygen concentrators by individuals for personal use. A special bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and M R Shah issued notice on the plea and sought response from…
India is likely to receive 101{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad} rainfall of a long-term average this year, a weather office said, upgrading its previous forecast and raising expectations for higher farm output t a time when the country is reeling from a second COVID-19 wave. The monsoon is expected to be well distributed, and most parts of the country are expected to receive an…