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Photo: AI Image/ChatGPTUPSC Shortlists 1,046 Candidates for IFS Main Exam 2026
New Delhi: More than 1,000 candidates were shortlisted for admission to the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2026, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said on Tuesday. The candidates were shortlisted based on the screening test through the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2026, held on May 24. “This year, a total of 1,046 candidates have…
Photo: IANSBihar Police Crack Rs 45 Lakh Jewellery Robbery Case
Patna: The Bihar Police have claimed a breakthrough in the Rs 45 lakh jewellery shop robbery case in Gurua Bazar after arresting two criminals during an early-hour encounter in the Amas police station area of Gaya district on Tuesday. Police officials said looted gold jewellery was also recovered on the basis of information provided by…
Photo: BCCI Women/XTeam India Reach Leeds Ahead of Netherlands Clash
New Delhi: Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India reached Leeds for their second group stage clash against the Netherlands, scheduled to be played on Wednesday at Headingley. The Women in Blue are coming off an emphatic win in their campaign opener, beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 64 runs. The team took a bus from Birmingham to Headingley, enjoying…
Photo: IANSNEET aspirant preparing for his 3rd attempt dies by suicide in Rajasthan’s Sikar
Jaipur: Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s scheduled visit to Kota on June 17 to launch a protest against a paper leak, a NEET aspirant was found dead in Rajasthan’s education hub of Sikar, highlighting the continuing mental health crisis among competitive exam candidates. Twenty-two-year-old Umesh Mali, a NEET aspirant preparing for his third attempt…
Photo: IANSKumkum Bhagya Actress Sanchita Ugale Reportedly Dies by Suicide
Mumbai: Television actress Sanchita Ugale, known for her role in “Kumkum Bhagya,” has reportedly passed away by suicide. According to police reports, the 22-year-old actress died by suicide at her residence in Sai Santoshi Building, Aachole Village, in Nalasopara East. The incident took place on June 14 between 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Assistant Police…
Photo: IANSCourt Issues Arrest Warrant for Abhishek Banerjee’s Aide
Kolkata: A district court in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, on Monday, issued an arrest warrant against Sumit Roy, the executive assistant of Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee. The arrest warrant against Roy, who is currently absconding, was issued in the morning by the court of the…
Photo: IANS/Biplab BanerjeeDhiraj Bommadevara Wins Double Gold at Archery World Cup
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Governor S. Abdul Nazeer on Monday congratulated Telugu archer Bommadevara Dhiraj on winning two gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya, Turkey. It is a matter of pride that, in this competition taking place at the Antalya in Turkey, he secured a gold…
Photo: AI Image/ChatGPTFather Held for Killing Daughter, Injuring Wife in Firozabad
Firozabad: A man allegedly hacked his daughter to death and left his wife critically injured over a trivial dispute here, police said on Monday. The incident took place late on Sunday evening in Sofipur village. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Anuj Kumar Chaudhary said preliminary findings revealed that Rakesh Rathore had attacked his 19-year-old daughter, Muskan,…
Photo: Ratan LalFour vehicles drown as rain-drenched plot caves in near Raj Hospital
Monsoon rains laced with wind speeds of around 30–40 kmph accompanied by about 40 mm of downpour lashed the state capital, in which a plot adjacent to an under-construction building caved in, submerging several vehicles parked on the site on Sunday. The parked vehicles plunged into a deep excavation pit inside the Raj Hospital campus…
Photo: AI Image/ChatGPTExtremely sad at loss of lives in Maharashtra road accident: Murmu
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday expressed her grief at the deaths in a road accident in Maharashtra and offered her condolences to the bereaved families. Four women and four children were killed on Sunday when a pick-up vehicle carrying them plunged into a roadside well in Malshiras tehsil in Solapur district of Maharashtra.…
