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Photo: IANSTwisha Sharma Case: Father Seeks Probe Into Legal Aid Lawyers
Bhopal: As the CBI probe continues into the death of actress Twisha Sharma, her father has filed a complaint in the Madhya Pradesh High Court demanding an inquiry into the role of some lawyers associated with the Legal Aid Defence Counsel scheme. Twisha Sharma’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, has filed the complaint with the Madhya Pradesh…
Photo: PTIJaspal Rana, Doyen of Indian Shooting, Dies at 49
New Delhi: Jaspal Rana, one of India’s finest pistol shooters who made a hugely successful transition to coaching and guided Manu Bhaker to epoch-making twin bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, has shockingly died at a mere 49 years of age after battling cardiac complications. Rana is survived by his wife, Reena Rana, daughter Devanshi,…
Photo: AI Image3 Children Among 5 Family Members Killed as Scorpio Crashes in Simdega
Simdega: At least five people, including a couple and their three children, were killed and four others were seriously injured in a horrific road accident in Jharkhand’s Simdega district on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred near Agharma on the Gumla-Simdega road under Kolebira police station limits when a Scorpio vehicle went out of control…
Photo: PTITOPS lowers age of induction to 13 for TT players with eye on 2036 Olympics
New Delhi: The age of induction for table tennis players in the Sports Ministry’s flagship Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has been lowered from 17 to 13 in a major policy change to build India’s bench strength for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and the 2036 Olympics. Following the decision, two 13-year-olds — Rishaan Chattopadhayay and…
Photo: AI-generated image/for representation onlyLightning strikes kill 5 in Bihar’s Khagaria
Patna: A series of tragic lightning strike incidents amid sudden adverse weather conditions claimed five lives in Bihar’s Khagaria district on Thursday, leaving several others injured and triggering widespread grief across affected villages. One of the most devastating incidents occurred in Kanhauli village under Baltara Panchayat in the Gogri block, where three people, including a…
Photo: AI Generated/ChatGPTGovt waives excise duty on ethanol-blended petrol
New Delhi: The government has waived excise duty on variants of ethanol-blended petrol, a notification by the finance ministry said. The duty waiver is applicable on E22, E25, E27, and E30 variants of petrol. In the notification, the ministry said excise duty will be ‘nil’ on petrol with 22 per cent, 25 per cent, 27…
Photo: IANSRs 1.44 crore seized from private school in Bengal, two arrested
Kolkata: Cash amounting to Rs 1.44 crore was recovered from a private English-medium school in Kanchrapara in North 24 Parganas district, police said on Thursday. The recovery was made after a search operation was launched at the school on Wednesday night. Till 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, 1 crore 44 lakh rupees were found. Apart from…
Photo: AI Generated/ChatGPTFire at residential building in Mumbai’s Juhu area; no casualties
Mumbai: A fire broke out in an air-conditioning unit at an 11-storey residential building in the upscale Juhu area of Mumbai on Thursday morning, no casualties were reported so far, the officials said. As per preliminary information, the blaze erupted in the Manisha Building located near Arogya Nidhi Hospital and was reported at 7:43 am.…
Photo: IANSWest Bengal Political Crisis: CID Conducts Parallel Raids at Trinamool Party HQ and Abhishek Banerjee’s Office
Bengal CID conducts parallel raid at Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee’s office in Kolkata (Ld) Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) While one team of the sleuths of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police has started conducting raid and search operations at a Trinamool Congress party office adjacent to the residence of former Chief…
Photo: IANS/Video GrabWhy Annamalai’s Exit Matters in Tamil Nadu Politics
Tamil Nadu has long stood apart from much of India when it comes to the politics of Hindutva. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expanded its footprint across vast stretches of the country, the southern state continues to remain one of its most formidable political frontiers. Against this backdrop, the high-profile departure of K.…
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