Lucknow: A police constable stationed at Nigohan police station here, allegedly assaulted a priest for conducting wedding rituals at a slow pace. The incident happened during the marriage ceremony of constable Sonu Jatav and the daughter of one Om Prakash Prajapati in the Nigohan area. Tensions escalated when Jatav urged priest Vivek Shukla to expedite…
Mumbai: Former Intel executive, Avtar Saini, 68, died on Thursday (Feb 29) in Navi Mumbai when a speeding cab struck his cycle along Palm Beach Road. The incident occurred at approximately 5:50 am near the Nerul Junction and the Seawoods Estate signal. Saini, renowned for his contributions to chip design, including the development of Intel…
Jasprit Bumrah will be part of India’s 16-member squad for the fifth Test in Dharamsala while KL Rahul has been ruled out with Washington Sundar released to join his Tamil Nadu side, who would be playing Mumbai in Ranji Trophy semifinal, starting March 2. Ahead of the fifth Test starting March 7, BCCI released a…
New Delhi: A 39-year-old man died after he jumped in front of a train at Udyog Bhawan Metro Station on Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line. The incident caused a 35-minute delay in services on the corridor, a senior DMRC official said. According to Delhi Police ther man could have taken the extreme step after his cancer…
Kanpur: Panic struck Damador Nagar as numerous skulls and bones were unearthed from an empty plot on Wednesday, suggesting that of humans, police said. Deputy commissioner of Police (South) Ravindra Kumar said that forensic experts and a field unit are set to investigate the unsettling find. Forensic specialists, examining the Barra police station area, emphasised…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik took a significant step towards enhancing sports development in the state by inaugurating 41 cricket academies and various facilities at different locations. Additionally, he laid foundation stones for key projects to further bolster the sports infrastructure. Patnaik on Tuesday said that the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is set to…
New Delhi: A recent surge in murders, including high-profile incidents, has raised concerns over law and order situation in Delhi and its neighbouring regions. Six murders within the past month, including the killings of Nafe Singh Rathee and Jai Kishan in Bahadurgarh, have raised questions regarding policing in the national capital region (NCR). The NCR,…
Amroha: In a horrifying incident, the mutilated remains of a woman, suspected to be pregnant, were discovered on Bijnor road in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district. The victim, aged between 20 and 25 years, was found cut into 20 pieces, meticulously packed in plastic packets inside gunny bags. Local residents made the discovery approximately 300 mtrs…
Bhubaneswar: Bill Gates visited Maa Mangla Basti here on Wednesday morning among many of his scheduled programmes in the day, which includes one on use of artificial intelligence for farmers. The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, who arrived in the Odisha capital on Tuesday night, would be meeting chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. He will…
Bhubaneswar: A state-level event showcasing the “Ama Pokhari” initiative witnessed the signing of agreements and distribution of work orders to 364 Mission Shakti Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the MUKTA programme for the ecological rejuvenation of 95 water bodies across 16 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the state. Minister of Housing & Urban Development, Usha Devi,…
