Terrorist who led Pahalgam attack killed in J&K gunfight NEW DELHI: Over three months after Pakistani terrorists gunned down 26 civilians, including 25 tourists, at Pahalgam, the Army’s para commandos have killed Suleiman, believed to be the lead killer of the gang, in Dachigam forest area on the outskirts of Srinagar. Two other terrorists were…
PUNE: A 23-year-old mechanical engineer employed with a reputed technology solutions company at Hinjewadi died after allegedly jumping off the seventh floor of his office building on Monday. The deceased was a native of Nashik. “A handwritten note, not addressed to anyone specific, was recovered from the body. It read: ‘I would have been a…
NEW DELHI: Foundational reading and arithmetic skills among Class III students in govt schools have recorded their strongest gains in nearly two decades, with rural learners outperforming their urban peers – indicating grassroots-level progress. In higher education, enrolment has increased by over 30.5% since 2015, with female PhD enrolment more than doubling and significant gains…
NEW DELHI: Drug controllers of all states and UTs have been asked by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to direct manufacturers under their jurisdiction to monitor levels of NDMA in the active pharmaceutical ingredient or drug formulation of Ranitidine, a commonly used antacid. NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine) is a chemical which has been recognised as a…
NEW DELHI: The CBI is learnt to have submitted its report to the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal in connection with the cash-for-query case involving Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani.The content of the report has not been disclosed yet. The Lokpal will study the findings of the investigation and give further directions to…
BIJNOR: Dhampur sub-divisional magistrate Ritu Rani received a text message in which the sender demanded a ransom of Rs 15 lakh and threatened to kill her if she failed to pay up. The SDM’s security has been tightened following the threat.The sender also said the SDM would meet the same fate as that of National…
CHITRADURGA: A 23-year-old HIV-positive man was allegedly murdered by his sister and brother-in-law at Dummi village in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district over the weekend, in what the couple claimed was a bid to protect ‘family honour’, given the patient’s medical condition.The victim’s father filed a police complaint against his daughter and her husband, terming them “dishonest”…
JAGERA (LUDHIANA): Eight people – including four women and three children – died and two went missing after an overloaded pick-up van, carrying 25 pilgrims, plunged into Sirhind canal in Ludhiana late Sunday. The pilgrims were heading back after offering puja at Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh.According to the sarpanch, 26 people from Manakwal…
RAIPUR: Three people, including two nuns, were arrested from Durg station in BJP-governed Chhattisgarh on charges of trafficking three tribal girls, all under 23, from Maoist-affected Narayanpur and attempting their religious conversion under the guise of giving them nursing jobs in Agra.The arrests on July 25 followed a complaint from a Bajrang Dal worker, sparking…
BENGALURU: Karnataka government has reinstated four of the five police officers suspended over the June 4 stampede outside Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium that left 11 people dead.The decision to reinstate the officers – including former Bengaluru City police commissioner B Dayananda, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Shekar H Tekkananavar, ACP C Balakrishna, and inspector AK…