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Mamata Banerjee’s Niece Bristi Mukherjee Found Dead in Birbhum
Kolkata: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s niece Bristi Mukherjee was found hanging at her residence in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Tuesday, police said. Post-Mortem Awaited as Police Investigate Death of Mamata Banerjee’s Niece The body of Bristi Mukherjee (28), the daughter of Banerjee’s maternal cousin Nihar Mukherjee, was recovered from a room on the…
Photo: PTI /Arun SharmaNepal Flash Floods: Death Toll Climbs to 626 Across 8 Districts, Nearly 2,000 Feared Missing
Kathmandu: The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 626 on Saturday, with more bodies being recovered and nearly 2,000 people still missing following the disaster. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said the bodies were recovered from eight districts of the Himalayan nation. According to the NDRRMA, 233…
Photo: AI ImageBihar Horror: 5 Killed After Speeding Car Runs Over Them on Supaul-Pipra Road
Patna: At least five people died and another was injured after a car ran over them in Bihar’s Supaul district, officials said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday evening near the Bajrangbali temple on the Supaul-Pipra main road, where a group of villagers had gathered for rituals on the occasion of the ‘Jhoolan’…
Photo: IANSLandslide in Ghatkopar Claims 7 Lives; Rescue Operations Underway
Mumbai: Seven persons were killed and as many others were injured after a landslide struck Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area early on Wednesday following heavy rains, civic officials said. The deceased included three children in the age group of two to 14 years. The landslide was reported at Gaushiya Chawl (row tenement) in the Ashok Nagar locality…
Photo: PTIBankipur By-Poll Results: Prashant Kishor Wins Electoral Debut, Defeats BJP by Over 19,000 Votes
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday wrested the Bankipur Assembly constituency of Bihar, a BJP bastion that the party had never lost since 1995, in a by-poll that was necessitated after its national president, Nitin Nabin, vacated the seat. He defeated his nearest BJP rival, Neeraj Kumar, by a margin of 19,324…
Photo: AI imageNauru, Tiny Pacific Island Country, Formally Changes Name to Republic of Naoero
Wellington: The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language. The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO, and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan. Commonly known abroad by the pronunciation…
Photo: TGC16 Maoists Lay Down Weapons in Jharkhand; Six Carried Combined ₹39 Lakh Bounty
Ranchi: Sixteen Maoists, including six carrying a combined bounty of Rs 39 lakh, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police here on Tuesday, a senior officer said. Santosh Mahto alias Basudev Da alias Dilip, who was wanted in 128 cases and carried a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on his head, was among those who surrendered, he…
Photo: AI imageOver 100 Tribal Students Hospitalised Due to Suspected Food Poisoning
Amravati (Maharashtra) : More than 100 tribal students of three residential schools in Maharashtra’s Amravati district have been hospitalised after suffering from suspected food poisoning, officials said on Monday. A police complaint has been lodged against the operator of the central kitchen supplying meals to the schools, Tribal Development Project Officer (Dharni) Siddarth Shukla said.…
UP: Mother, Two Children Killed in Train Accident in Lalitpur
Lalitpur (UP) : A 35-year-old woman and her two young children were killed on Monday after being run over by a train near Dhaurra railway station here, police said. Circle Officer (Lalitpur Sadar) Ajay Kumar said the incident took place around 8.30 am under the Jakhloun police station area. The deceased were identified as Deepa…
Photo: IANS/X/@Wangchuk66Sonam Wangchuk Ends Fast after Govt Intervention; Agitation Over NEET Row to Continue
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met. He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met him at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram around Thursday midnight and conveyed the government’s Intervention. “Just now, in…
