Andhra Pradesh Rajya Sabha MP and Jana Sena Party leader Lingamaneni Ramesh has spoken publicly about the fatal road accident in Hyderabad involving his 21-year-old son, Lingamaneni Sanjush. Ramesh said his son did not ignore the injured woman after the collision and instead took her to a hospital immediately. The accident took place on August...
A 19-year-old Delhi University student has alleged that he sustained extensive pellet injuries during a student protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, claiming that he was struck multiple times by pellets during a confrontation with police personnel. An FIR against unidentified individuals was subsequently registered after Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok...
The Jharkhand government has cancelled 44 recruitment examinations conducted by state recruitment bodies and an outsourced examination agency, following weeks of student protests over alleged irregularities in government job examinations. The decision marks a major escalation in the state government’s response to mounting concerns over the credibility, transparency and fairness of its recruitment system. The...
At least four people have died and 19 others have been hospitalised in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district after allegedly consuming spurious liquor at Kharadi village in Ghogha taluka. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Tuesday night, has triggered a police investigation into the manufacture, distribution and sale of suspected counterfeit liquor. According to police, the victims...
Shehzad Poonawalla has explained his decision to step away from the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that his resignation was primarily linked to personal, professional and financial considerations rather than a fundamental disagreement with the party’s ideology. Poonawalla, who had served as a prominent BJP spokesperson and frequently represented the party in television debates and public...
A protest at a government school in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district took an unusual and dramatic turn on Monday when girl students allegedly blackened the face of their principal with ink while demonstrating over accusations of molestation. The incident brought the allegations against the school official into sharp focus and prompted police intervention as well as...
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has clarified that he never accepted an invitation from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law to attend its upcoming convocation as chief guest, effectively putting to rest speculation over whether he would appear at the ceremony. The clarification comes against the backdrop of...
At least eight people were killed and several others injured after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Tarapith, a major pilgrimage destination in Birbhum district of West Bengal, in the early hours of Monday. The fire reportedly broke out around 4 am, when most guests were asleep inside the hotel. The blaze...
Indian security agencies have dismantled the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network in a major multi-state operation conducted ahead of Independence Day, with authorities saying the action prevented the alleged terror group from carrying out planned subversive activities. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said more than 200 alleged operatives linked to the network were arrested during coordinated...
A 34-year-old man has been arrested in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, after allegedly assaulting a delivery agent following an argument over the delay in delivering an order. The incident, which took place in the Ganga Sagar Colony area, came to wider attention after CCTV footage of the alleged assault circulated on social media. Police said the...