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Jadavpur University ragging case: Interim VC says death of the student is responsibility of the University as a whole

Jadavpur University interim VC Sau added that the steps had been taken earlier over the allegations of ragging as per the rules and guidelines. He admitted there have been lapses on the University's side and said, "We will have to ensure that such things do not happen again."

Jadavpur University’s Dean of Science Faculty, head of the committee probing student’s death, resigns from his post

Jadavpur University's Dean of Science Faculty, Subenoy Chakraborty, who headed the 10-member committee investigating the student's death resigned from his post on Sunday.

Kiren Rijiju thanks Congress for highlighting how roads have improved dramatically in Ladakh during NDA tenure

Kiren Rijiju said, "Thanks to Rahul Gandhi for promoting excellent roads of Ladakh built by the Narendra Modi govt."

Only in Pakistan: President Arif Alvi says he didn’t sign 2 bills but his staff approved the bills behind his back, begs forgiveness for...

Pakistan's President Arif Alvi denies signing Official Secrets, Army Act amendment bills, says his staff helped the bills pass behind his back

Luna 25 mission crashes on the Moon’s surface, Russia declares mission failed

Roscosmos stated that Luna-25 moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the Moon.

Uttar Pradesh: Minor boy murders 8-year-old cousin over failed attempt to rape her after watching porn in Bulandshahr

A 16-year-old boy strangled his 8-year-old cousin to in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr after failed rape attempt

Bihar: NIA special court awards five-year jail term to key accused Rasiuddin in 2015 Champaran fake currency note case

As per the NIA, Rasiuddin is a resident of Mohanpur village in the Vaishnavnagar police station precinct in the Malda district of West Bengal. The probe agency added that Rasiuddin is the fifth convict in the fake currency notes case.

Bihar: Retired teacher shot dead during morning walk in Begusarai, his son was killed 2 years ago

The initial probe revealed that Choudhary was a witness in his son's murder case that took place in February 2021.

Sunny Deol’s Juhu Villa to be e-auctioned on September 25​ for non-payment of dues worth nearly Rs 56 crores

Additionally, Sunny Deol's father and veteran actor Dharmendra Deol has also been named in the notice as he was a guarantor in the case.

Madhya Pradesh: Man kills wife and 2 children before committing suicide in Ujjain following a fight over their pet dog

A 45-year-old man murdered his wife and two children with a sword and then killed himself in Ujjain, MP.

Bihar: Thugs enter government office in Jehanabad, thrash and abuse employee, tell him to work as per their orders at gunpoint

A government employee was threatened and assaulted in Bihar. A pistol was pointed at his head.

‘Thappad khayega ya jail me jakar chakki peesega’: Son of a judge threatens Police Officers for towing his SUV from a no-parking zone

When the Police officers told him that they couldn’t do anything in this regard, the vehicle owner started openly hurling abuses at the police officers, threatening to slap them and use his influence to ruin their lives.

Jungle Raj returns in Bihar: Miscreants open fire at SR Grand Restaurant in Muzaffarpur, over 20 rounds fired, no major injuries

Over 20 rounds were discharged from the pistols, leading to the shattering of the restaurant's front glass.

Akhilesh Yadav gets instantly fact-checked by audience when he alleged no electricity supply in Uttar Pradesh

Akhilesh Yadav said, "There is no electricity supply in UP. Nobody knows when the supply starts and when it is interrupted."

Madhya Pradesh: Bajrang Dal and VHP bust a love jihad case in Barwani just before nikah, Muslim youth booked under rape charges and freedom...

The Muslim youth was forcibly carrying out nikah with a Hindu girl in Barwani when the Bajrang Dal and VHP members busted his plan.

Deputy Director of Women and Child Development Department of Delhi Government booked for raping deceased friend’s daughter

On 1st October 2020, the victim's father passed away, after which she used to stay stressed. The deputy director brought her to his house.

Raghuram Rajan has become a politician, doing shadow-boxing on someone’s behalf: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Talking about the former RBI Governor, the minister said, "So, this kind of shadow-boxing Raghuram Rajan is doing is not a fair thing. He is a very well-accomplished economist. I request him to stay as an economist or turn into a politician."

J&K Bank’s chief manager Sajad Ahmad Bazaz sacked over ISI connections, was planted to further separatist agenda

Reportedly, ISI planted Sajad Ahmad Bazaz in the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in 1990 through the owner and editor of Greater Kashmir Fayaz Kaloo. Bazaz joined J&K Bank in 1990 as a cashier-cum-clerk and was later promoted to head of internal communication in 2004.

Congress suspends Sunil Jakhar’s nephew, accuses him of anti-party activities including hoisting BJP flag at his house

Sunil Jakhar's nephew and Congress MLA from Abohar Sandeep Jakhar has been suspended from party for indulging in anti-party activities

Pakistan: Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrested from his Islamabad residence

Pakistan ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in connection with the ongoing investigation into cypher.

AAP attempts to absolve its leader Javed Ahmed from Nuh violence case & questions police FIR, locals say has a history of instigating riots...

Locals said that in the entire Sohna district of Haryana, no one even dares to speak a word against Javed Ahmed

Minority Affairs Ministry busts massive minority scholarship scam, over 50% institutions fake, Madrasas and tribal schools under the lens, CBI probe ordered

Probe finds that 53% of institutions under a minority scholarship programme across several states are fake, l

Army vehicle falls into a gorge in Ladakh, nine jawans killed

The troops were moving from Kari garrison to Kyari near Leh when the fateful incident took place, leading to the death of 9 jawans.

Superstar Rajinikanth seeks blessings of UP CM Yogi Adityanath by touching his feet, triggers a meltdown for leftist social media users

Actor Rajinikanth greeted the Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath by touching his feet, a video which has gone viral on the internet.

Rajasthan: Moin Khan pretends to be Monu, traps and rapes two minor Hindu girls in Jaipur, lets his friends rape one of them against...

Moin Khan raped two minor Hindu girls in Jaipur and took money from his friends to gang-rape one of them.

Madras HC stays criminal case against an author over the recital of a poem describing Lord Rama, Hanuman, and Lakshman as manual scavengers

The Madras HC stayed legal proceedings against poet Vigneshwaran for recital of a poem that portrays Lord Rama, Hanuman, and Lakshman as manual scavengers.

Govt to set up Bureau of Port Security to upgrade the security of all ports in the country: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

The Central Government will soon put together the Bureau of Port Security towards upgrading security across all ports in the country

Congress leader Pawan Khera hits back at Arvind Kejriwal as the I.N.D.I.A. alliance continues to unravel

Weeks after the opposition parties came up with the I.N.D.I.A alliance, the internal bickering between the partners hint towards an imminent implosion of the coalition.

Chhattisgarh: Arvind Kejriwal slams I.N.D.I.A. alliance partner Congress over terrible state of govt-run schools

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal slammed Congress govt in Chhattisgarh over the state of govt schools under their rule.

Gujarat Police refute reports that a Chinese national visited Gujarat and scammed 1,200 people of ₹1,400 crore, says ₹3.5 crore was looted through a...

Gujarat Police have refuting a report saying that a Chinese man had defrauded 1200 people in Gujarat and looted ₹1400 crore from them

Nuh demolition drive: DC tells High Court that notices against illegal constructions were issued 2-6 years back, refutes allegation of ‘pick and choose’

The affidavit stated that a show cause notice was issued on February 25, 2021, and a personal hearing was also provided on March 3, 2021. However, it was stated that the encroachers did not submit their written reply or show up for the hearing.

Supreme Court seeks union government’s reply on plea to decriminalise consensual sex between minors above the age of 16 years

SC has sought the centre's response on a PIL seeking decriminalisation of consensual sex between minors of age 16 to 18.

‘Will peel off Army’s skin’: Pashtun, Baloch, and Sindhi groups issue warning to Pakistani Army in protest rally against atrocities on ethnic communities

Pashtun, Baloch, Sindhi, and other oppressed ethnic communities in Pakistan held a large Jalsa in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad

They called me Chinese: 30-year-old man from Sikkim attacked by 3 people in Bengaluru’s Neeladri Nagar

The victim is a native of Rinchenpong, West Sikkim and a resident of Electronics City, Phase I. He lives in Doddathoguru with his homemaker wife and three-month-old baby and is working as a waiter at a hotel in Neeladri Nagar for the past seven months.

‘Udyam registration’ by Modi government helped in formalisation of MSMEs on large scale, reveals SBI Research

According to SBI Research, Udyam is now propelling the filing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) by the MSMEs.

30,000 illegal Bangladeshi migrants were brought and settled in Moradabad prior to the 1980 riots, Congress govt remained indifferent: Eyewitness reveals

One of the eyewitnesses to the 1980 Moradabad Riots, asserted that the violence was an obvious consequence of the vote bank and Muslim appeasement politics the then Congress government, both in the state and the centre, had been practising

Afghan ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay dismisses reports that he is missing, says he is away for personal reasons

Afghanistan's ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay said that he is not missing and is away from the country for "personal and family reasons."

Bareilly: Muslim mob pelts stones on Hindu boy’s house & abuses police after he reacted to Muslim classmate’s offensive post against Hinduism, both students...

The mob staged a sit-in at the Ramlila grounds and refused to leave until the arrest was made after the police chased the crowd away from the Hindu boy's residence.

Gujarat: Shafi Sheikh forces a minor Hindu girl to abort after luring her into a relationship and impregnating her; arrested

In Gujarat's Surat, one Shafi Sheikh was arrested for forcing a minor Hindu girl to abort after impregnating her.

Medical company gave Rs 13 crore to AAP for getting contracts of Delhi govt hospitals: conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar alleges in letter to Delhi LG

Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has accused Arvind Kejriwal of corruption in medical contracts in a letter written to Delhi LG VK Saxena.

‘Kejriwal wants power to save himself from anti-corruption probes’: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit launches fresh salvo against AAP supremo

Dikshit targeted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal stating that he just want to misuse power to save himself from the anti-corruption probes.

Afghanistan: Girls, women demand reopening educational institutes for them

As the Taliban regime completed its second year in Afghanistan after taking over the country, the women wished that their basic right to education will be given back to them.

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey quits Instagram, was among the first 10 users to join the platform

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Dorsey announced that he has deleted his Instagram profile. Dorsey added that he was among first ten users who joined Instagram when it was launched in 2010.

UK: Gurpreet Singh arrested for stabbing two in a skirmish between tricolour holders and Khalistan flag bearers on August 15

Gurpreet Singh faces charges including attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent, affray, threats involving a bladed article, and two counts of possessing a bladed article.

Children at Girls High School in Pahalgam, Kashmir sing Ganesh Aarti, video goes viral

A video has gone viral wherein students of the Govt. Girls HS School Sallar in Pahalgam, Kashmir can be seen reciting the Ganesh Vandana

Bihar: Harlakhi Panchayat head Junaid Ansari’s son kicks a burning national flag in his shop, detained after video goes viral

A youth has been detained by police in Harlakhi in Bihar after a video showing him abusing the national flag emerged on social media.

Child with skin disease presented as burn victim to solicit funds from public on Ketto, army doctor exposes ‘scam’ by one Qamar Ali

'The Skin Doctor' pointed out that crowdfunding sites such as Ketto and Milaap do not guarantee the legitimacy of cases featured on their websites.

Gujarat: Hindu youth in Anand attacked by a Muslim mob for waving a saffron flag in Tiranga Yatra on Independence Day

On Friday, 18th August 2023, at 8 pm, a 21-year-old youth named Kalpesh Chauhan was on his way to Gorakhpur from Samarkha when some youths of the Muslim community in Samarkha, attacked him and beat him up with a bat.

Bihar: 4 arrested for the murder of journalist Vimal Kumar Yadav, search on for others

Four people have been arrested by the Bihar police in connection with the murder of journalist Vimal Kumar Yadav while search is on for the others.

China faces ‘Lehman Moment’ fears as big investment firm misses payments

The Wall Street Journal on Saturday reported that investors fearing a 'Lehman moment' in China are threatening the solvency of the country's financial system.

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