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Visakhapatnam: Adding to her list of achievements, P Devi Tulasi, 9th class student of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's School, secured a gold medal in 46th Sub Junior, 11th Cadet, 44th Junior and Senior Kyurogi and Poomsae Dis-trict Taekwondo Championship - 2025, held recently at Ukkuna-garam, Visakhapatnam. The student has been receiving regular Taekwondo training from an early age through the school's Sports Academy under the guidance of expert coaches, has consistently excelled in the sport, winning several accolades at various levels. The championship was organised by PydimambaTaekwondo Club, af-filiated to the District Taekwondo Association and recognised by the Andhra Pradesh Olympic Association. Devi Tulasi competed in the Under-14, below 59-kg category, show-casing commendable skill and determination.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 27 (ANI): A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside a law college in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday evening. The police have arrested all three accused within 24 hours. The three accused, named as Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20), were former students or staff members of the same law college. Also Read | Student Gang-Raped at South Kolkata Law College: Police Arrest 3 Youths for Sexually Assaulting Young Woman Inside Law College. According to the police, the accused named in the FIR will be produced before the A.C.J. ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has made provisional attachment of properties worth Rs 34.12 crore linked to jailed actress Ranya Rao and others in connection with sensational gold smuggling case. The ED stated on its official social media handle X on Friday: "ED, Headquarter Office, New Delhi has provisionally attached immovable properties valued at Rs 34.12 crore under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002 in a case involving transnational gold smuggling and laundering of its proceeds by Ranya Rao aka Harshavardini Ranya and her associates." The attached a ...Read More >
Puri: Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra will be dressed up in Rajarajeswar Besha, also known as Suna Besha on Sunday. The Trinity will be adorned with over 208 kg of gold ornaments on their chariots in front of the Singhadwar. Devotees will be allowed to witness the ritual from 6.30 pm to 11 pm. The temple and district administrations have made elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth darshan of the Trinity. Chief Administrator of Shri Jagannath Temple Administration Arabinda Padhe said, discussions were held with all nijogs of Srimandir to ensure all rituals a ...Read More >
Puri, July 6 (UNI) An unprecedented crowd of over two million devotees converged on the sacred city of Puri today to witness the spectacular Suna Vesha (golden attire) of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra atop their respective chariots stationed near the Simhadwar of the Sri Jagannath Temple. The three-kilometre-long Grand Road, the venue of the Rath Yatra, was virtually transformed into a flowing sea of humanity, with two massive streams of devotees -- one moving towards the chariots and the other returning after offering their darshan during the golden adornment ritual. Th ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken the custody of Monika Kapoor, an alleged economic offender, in the US and will bring her back to India, ending an over two-decade-long run from the law, officials said on Wednesday. The development comes after Kapoor's extradition from the US. The CBI in a press release said the chase has ended after two decades "with the successful extradition of Fugitive Ms. Monika Kapoor, who is accused in a 2002 Import-Export fraud and was on run since then, from USA." According to the information provided by the Cent ...Read More >
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India] July 15 (ANI): The tribal-dominated Dantewada district is all set to make its footprint visible in the high-octane sport of Thai Kick Boxing, as young athletes here have clinched medals in international as well as national events. With the support of the Chhattisgarh Government, the youth of Dantewada are sharpening their skills and preparing for Thai Kick Boxing events to be held in the country and overseas. As Dantewada moves on the path to becoming a hub for producing Thai Kick Boxers, the district is also ready to shed its infamous identity that emerged du ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar inaugurated Andhra Pradesh's first Super ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code) compliant building at Sagar Nagar in Visakhapatnam on Friday. Terming it a landmark in sustainable infrastructure, he emphasised the government's commitment to energy efficiency and green design in public facilities. The facility will serve as a national-level training hub for power sector staff. He urged power utilities to expedite 20 lakh rooftop solar connections, targeting 10,000 in each Assembly segment. He reaffirmed nine-hour uninterrupted power for agri ...Read More >
Puri: Lord Jagannath and His Siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were adorned with 208 kg gold ornaments during the 'Suna Besha' ritual on chariots Sunday, an integral part of the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri. The devotees can have 'darshan' of the deities from 6.30 pm to 11 pm, said the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). According to temple sources, the deities adorn around 30 different designs of ornaments which include gold, diamond, silver and other precious metals. "Initially, around 138 designs of ornaments were used during the era of King Kapilendra Deb in 146 ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
New Delhi: Three Indian citizens vanished mysteriously in Tehran. Darkness closed in as hope seemed lost. A ruthless Pakistani gang with potential links to ISI snatched them away, casting a shadow of fear. But relentless Indian diplomats refused to back down. Against all odds, a daring rescue mission ignited. Now, the captives are free, and a chilling game of espionage comes to light. The Punjab-based trio - Amritpal Singh from Hoshiarpur, Jaspal Singh from SBS Nagar and Hushnapreet Singh from Sangrur - had landed in Iran on May 1. Promised a clandestine route to Australia via Dubai and Tehra ...Read More >
Shimla: The Shimla Meteorological Centre on Sunday issued a "red alert" for downpour in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh while services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line were suspended after boulders and trees fell on the tracks following overnight rains. A landslide near Koti on the Shimla-Kalka National Highway (NH-5), connecting Shimla and Chandigarh, damaged some stretches of the road, resulting in a two to three-km-long traffic jam for hours. Solan Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Singh on Sunday said two-way traffic has been restored near Chakki mod on NH 5 which was damaged due to lan ...Read More >
Puri: LordJagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra will be adorned with 208 kg gold ornaments during the 'Suna Besha' ritual on chariots, an integral part of the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri. The 'Suna Besha' ritual of the deities were held on Sunday and the devotes can witness the ritual from 6.30 pm to 11 pm, said the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). According to temple sources, the deities adorn around 30 different designs of ornaments which include gold, diamond, silver and other precious metals. "Initially, around 138 designs of ornaments were used ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Two people died and four others were injured after a fire broke out at a house in east Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday evening, an official said. Police have identified the deceased as Tanveer (28) and Nusrat. A call was received at Jagatpuri police station at 8.46 pm regarding a fire incident at Band Gali, Old Govindpura, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said. When a police team reached the spot, it found that 10 people were trapped inside a residential building that caught fire, the DCP said. With the help of police personnel and fir ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Rohini District Court on Wednesday issued a notice to BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj in a civil defamation suit filed by AAP leader Satyendra Jain. Jain has stated that Bansuri Swaraj made defamatory remarks in an interview with a television channel in October 2023. Senior Civil Judge Naina Gupta issued notice to Bansuri Swaraj and others and sought a response to the suit. The next date of hearing is 22 February 2025. Jain has prayed for direction to the TV channel to take down the content in question and restrain her from making further statements. Jain has cla ...Read More >
Twelve workers got trapped under the soil. Upon hearing the cries, other labourers and project staff started rescue attempts, but the depth and heaviness of the soil made immediate efforts difficult, they said. District administration, police and disaster management teams reached the site soon after being alerted. The rescue teams used earthmoving machines to remove soil and retrieve the trapped labourers. They managed to pull out seven labourers, two of whom -- Ankul (22) and Vimla Devi (45) -- died. While five are undergoing treatment at the district hospital, five others are still trapped ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an ordinary murderer would not have inflicted such kind of injuries," the bench said on Tuesday.The natur ...Read More >
Chennai, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu is grappling with growing public outrage following the alleged custodial death of a 28-year-old youth, Ajith Kumar, in Sivaganga district. The incident has triggered a political storm and placed Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's administration on the defensive, just as the party gears up for the crucial 2026 Assembly elections, where it is aiming to secure at least 200 of the 234 seats. Ajith Kumar, a security staff member at the Madapuram Bhathrakali Amman temple, was picked up for inquiry on June 27 in connection with the ...Read More >
SIVAGANGA: Cadres of AIADMK and BJP, led by senior leaders, RB Udhayakumar and H Raja respectively held a joint protest in Thiruppuvanam in Sivagangai district on Wednesday demanding justice for deceased temple security guard Ajith Kumar, condemning that a mere apology of 'Sorry' by chief minister MK Stalin to Ajith's mother is not enough and demanded the CM's immediate resignation.Five policemen have been arrested so far in connection with the custodial death of Ajith Kumar, 27, on June 28 during police interrogation by a special team at Thiruppuvanam in Sivagangai in a gold jewellery theft c ...Read More >
New Delhi: On this day in 2024, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs and lifted the T20 World Cup title at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. India posted a 177-run target for the Proteas in 20 overs after opting to bat first. Virat Kohli smashed 76 runs off 59 balls with the help of six boundaries and two maximums. Axar Patel also batted brilliantly and scored 47 runs off 31 balls, hitting four maximums and one boundary in his sensational knock. Chasing the target of 177 runs, Bumrah provided India their first breakthrough when he removed Reeza Hendricks in the second over of the run-chase, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 8 (PTI) A day after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) completed repair and conservation work of the sacred Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Tuesday said the long-awaited inventory of valuables stored in the treasury may begin in August with the assistance of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Responding to a question on the next step after ASI's conservation efforts, the minister said, "The inventory of the valuables in the Ratna Bhandar could be undertaken any time in August. The state government ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Following the violent protest at Kerala University, a case has been registered against 27 activists of the ruling CPM's Students Federation of India (SFI), including its state secretary P S Sanjeev, who has been named the prime accused, police said. The case also names 1,000 identifiable protesters who have been accused of damaging public property, forcibly entering the university campus, and assaulting police and university staff, police said on Tuesday. Also Read | Nobel Peace Prize 2025: From Mahatma Gandhi to Jawaharlal Nehru, Check Full ...Read More >
Bihar Elections 2025: Preparations for the Bihar assembly elections are going on in full swing, for which all the political parties are engaged in full force. The Election Commission is also busy completing its other preparations with a special intensive revision of the voter list. The Election Commission has completed the process of rationalisation of polling stations in Bihar, as per the prescribed standard of a maximum of 1200 voters per polling station. After the completion of the process, suggestions will also be shared by the election officials by holding a meeting with the representati ...Read More >
Baripada: Baripada, the second Shree Kshetra, came alive with spiritual fervour as the ceremonial Pahandi Bije of the Chaturdhamurti -- Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, and Sudarshan -- was held yesterday evening as of the iconic Rath Yatra amidst the chanting of Jai Jagannath and Hari Bol, beating of cymbals and blowing of conch shells. As per reports, the chariot pulling, a highlight of the festival, is scheduled for today and tomorrow, June 28 and 29, as devotees prepare to escort the deities to the Mausi Maa temple. Unlike the single-day chariot ascension and pulling in Pu ...Read More >
Shimla, Jun 29 (PTI) The meteorological centre in Shimla issued a "red" alert on Sunday for very heavy downpour in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh, while services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line were suspended for hours till the debris and trees fallen on the tracks following overnight rains were removed. A landslide near Koti on the Shimla-Kalka national highway (NH-5), connecting Shimla and Chandigarh, damaged some stretches of the road, resulting in a two-to-three-km-long traffic jam for hours. Solan Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said two-way traffic has been restored near Chakki M ...Read More >
Chennai: Preliminary investigations attribute the fire on the goods train near Tiruvallur to a possible spark from overhead electrical equipment (OHE) igniting fuel leaking from a derailed wagon.The incident paralysed services on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam route and left nearby residents engulfed in thick black smoke. The disruption left thousands of rail passengers stranded, many of whom were unable to get updates as railway helplines went unanswered for hours. The train carrying diesel from Chennai Harbour to Walajah Road Siding was exiting Tiruvallur station around 5.30am on Sunday, when a ...Read More >
Kolkata: Fourteen years after Ritesh Kumar Shaw -- a garments trader from Burrabazar -- attempted to murder his wife in front of their four-year-old son, a Barrackpore court on Friday sentenced him to life imprisonment for orchestrating the crime to claim insurance benefits.Santonu Chakrobarty, public prosecutor-in-charge, told TOI that the accused shot his wife, Madhumala Shaw (40), after he made an insurance policy of Rs 1 crore in her name and named himself as the nominee. Cops said Shaw planned the attack, assuming his wife would die. He then lodged a false complaint at Khardah Police Stat ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Two decades chase of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) came to an end on Wednesday with the successful extradition of fugitive Monika Kapoor, an accused in a 2002 import-export fraud and was on run since then, from USA, the agency said in a statement. As per the CBI statement, Fugitive Monika Kapoor, Prop Of Monika Overseas, in conspiracy with her brothers, namely Rajan Khanna and Rajiv Khanna, forged export documents viz. shipping bills, invoices and bank certificates of export and realization during the year 1998 and obtained 6 replenishment licenses ...Read More >
Nagpur: Warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj belonged to the entire country, but British history tried to confine him as a regional icon, said BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, who was in Nagpur on Friday to attend an event marking the 351st anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj's coronation. Trivedi told TOI at the event organized by Shivaji Maharaj Kruti Samiti that Shivaji Maharaj's contribution in 'safeguarding' the southern part of India from Mughal invasion must not be forgotten.Trivedi said, "Shivaji Maharaj belonged to all of us, entire country. Unfortunately, the British p ...Read More >
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Bengaluru Crime: A woman's body, believed to be between 30 and 35 years old, was found stuffed inside a sack and dumped in a garbage truck in Bengaluru early Thursday. The identity of the woman is yet to be confirmed. Police said the sack was discovered by BBMP sanitation workers who immediately alerted the authorities. The body was found with her hands and neck tied, raising strong suspicion of murder. Officials stated that the body had been placed inside a gunny bag before being thrown into the garbage vehicle. Joint Commissioner of Police, C Vamsi Krishna, confirmed that the body has been ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when intoxicated. As per police, Shamma was addicted to ganja. On the fateful night, he against pressuri ...Read More >