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The girl locked herself in a room and hanged self from a ceiling hook using a scarf at home in the village under Kaij tehsil on Tuesday night, they said. Acting on a complaint filed by the victim's father, police have registered a case against the accused, Akshay Kale, on abetment of suicide and stalking charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita . According to the complaint, Kale had been stalking the girl for over a year and her ordeal began when she was in Class 9 at a local school. The acc ...Read More >
A 21-year-old student died after allegedly falling from a hostel building in north Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday, raising suspicions of foul play. The deceased has been identified as Laksh Mishra, a second-year B. Tech. student and a native of Ranchi in Jharkhand. He was pursuing his studies at a private college in Yelahanka. According to police, the incident occurred around 3 a.m., when the student reportedly fell from the ninth floor of a hostel building located within the limits o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): A 25-year-old vegetable seller from Bihar was arrested by the Delhi Police on Wednesday for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old girl in the Nihal Vihar area. According to police, the incident occurred on April 3, 2026, in front of the victim's residence. The girl's uncle contacted the police station the following day and informed them that an unknown man had molested his niece before fleeing from the spot. Also Read | Delhi Water Cut: Parts of National Capital ...Read More >
Vishal Verma was a second-year student at Tolani Maritime Institute ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A 20-year-old cadet died after a basketball backboard fell on him in Pune * Vishal Verma was doing pull-ups on the hoop when the frame collapsed * He suffered severe head injuries and was declared dead at the hospital Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Pune: A 20-year-old cadet at a marine engineering institute in Pune died after a bask ...Read More >
A 20-year-old cadet at Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI) in Pune died on Sunday morning after the rim of a basketball hoop collapsed on his head while he was hanging from it. The deceased, Vishal Verma, a native of Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh, was a national-level athlete and one of the most decorated cadets on campus. According to cadets on campus, prior complaints had been made about the basketball pole that killed him. Also the ambulance did not respond for nearly 30 minutes, raising the ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6 (PTI) Students from Delhi University's Ramjas College and Miranda House were evacuated on Monday morning, after the colleges received bomb threat emails, an official said. According to Principal of Ramjas College Ajay Kumar Arora, the email had been sent to the college email ID around 9 am. "The email was then forwarded to me around 11 am, which is when we discovered the email. Within the next 10 minutes, students, as well as faculty and non-faculty members, were evacuated, ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Congress on Monday hit out at the Shiv Sena (UBT) over the latter's accusation that the grand old party was using regional outfits as "crutches", and not treating them as "equal stakeholders" in the Opposition alliance. Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant criticised the editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana', alleging that the newspaper's executive editor, MP Sanjay Raut, appears confused on several occasions between his roles as a politician and jo ...Read More >
New Delhi: A marine engineering student was crushed under the backboard of a basketball court in Pune. He sustained severe head injuries in the accident. The teachers and other students of the college rushed him to hospital, but he could not survive. The incident has sent shockwaves across the campus. Student dies while doing pull ups on basketball court: Eyewitnesses According to a report in NDTV, the deceased was identified as Vishal Verma, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh's Basti. He was a sec ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi government has amended its commercial LPG distribution policy to make it mandatory for industrial and commercial consumers to apply for a piped natural gas (PNG) connection before receiving fresh cylinder allocations, according to an order issued by the department of food, supplies and consumer affairs. The order, dated Thursday, modifies Clause 3.4 of the policy that was updated on March 26. It states that deliveries to commercial and industrial LPG consumers "shall be per ...Read More >
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 4 (ANI): The saying 'talent needs no introduction' found a fitting example at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, where wrestlers from Karnataka's Siddi community have made a powerful statement on the mat. Their success is no longer just about medals--it reflects the emergence of an entire community as a force in wrestling. Of African descent, there are about 50,000 Siddis in India, of which one-third live in Karnataka. Out of the nine wrestlers represent ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): In view of ongoing global geopolitical developments disrupting energy supply chains, Chairperson, PNGRB has undertaken a comprehensive review of the development and expansion of City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks across the country on 31st March 2026, covering the progress of the National PNG Drive, compliance by CGD entities with regard to various directives/advisories issued by MoPNG, PNGRB and various other Government bodies, and new measures to facilitate ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): In view of ongoing global geopolitical developments disrupting energy supply chains, Chairperson, PNGRB has undertaken a comprehensive review of the development and expansion of City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks across the country on 31st March 2026, covering the progress of the National PNG Drive, compliance by CGD entities with regard to various directives/advisories issued by MoPNG, PNGRB and various other Government bodies, and new measures to facilitate ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corporation Limited on Thursday dismissed reports of an LPG shortage at Delhi University's Miranda House, calling them "misleading" amid protests by hostel residents over food concerns. In a X post, the oil company said, "Reports claiming LPG shortage at #Miranda House are misleading. The current issue mainly relates to hostel food quality and not LPG supply. Supplies are being ensured without disruption. Deliveries to hospitals and educational institutions are prioritised ...Read More >
New Delhi: Residents of Delhi University's Miranda House hostel held a protest on Wednesday, alleging insufficient and poor-quality food being served due to the ongoing LPG crisis. Videos circulated on social media showed several students banging plates and raising slogans against the reported food cuts during the protest.Students claimed that while food quality had been an issue earlier, the situation has worsened in recent days, with fewer meals being served and menu items reduced. In some cas ...Read More >
New Delhi: A viral video of students from Delhi University's Miranda House banging plates and raising slogans was misinterpreted as a protest against a severe food shortage linked to a national LPG crisis and the West Asia War. However, the actual reason behind the unrest was the poor quality of food served in the hostel, with students alleging that the meals were substandard and often contained excessive chilli. The college administration denied any systemic problem, attributing the issue to is ...Read More >
New Delhi: Students of Miranda House staged a protest on Wednesday night over what they described as a steady decline in the quality of food served in the college hostel, even as the administration rejected the claims and attributed the unrest to isolated complaints. Videos from the campus, widely shared on social media, showed students gathering outside the hostel premises, banging plates and raising slogans. Many alleged that the food being served had become "substandard" in recent weeks, wit ...Read More >
Noida, March 30: A 21-year-old BTech student died after allegedly jumping from the 28th floor of a high-rise residential building in Noida's Sector 32 in the early hours of Sunday, police said. Preliminary findings suggest the incident occurred shortly after she was scolded by her parents over an undisclosed issue. According to police, the student jumped from the balcony of her family's apartment in a Wave Amore Society under the Sector 24 police station limits. She was declared dead at the scen ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 12 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao on Thursday wrote to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeking urgent intervention to address the shortage of both commercial and domestic LPG cylinders. According to a post by BRS on 'X', KTR warned that the shortage is severely affecting hotels, eateries, hostels and small food businesses. The letter cautioned that thousands of establishments could be forced to s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student, affiliated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), has lodged a complaint with the Vasant Kunj North police station in New Delhi alleging that he was attacked by a group of individuals in the early hours of Sunday inside the campus. Animesh Kumar, a resident of Kaveri Hostel and student at JNU, stated in his complaint that the incident occurred while he was returning from a party. He said he had stopped b ...Read More >
Bengaluru, February 17: A 16-year-old Class 10 student, identified as Kotresh, died early Monday morning, February 16, after allegedly jumping from the third floor of his school hostel in Bharamasagara, Karnataka. The incident occurred at approximately 7:14 AM at the DVS Residential School. CCTV video from the premises reportedly captured the teenager walking along the corridor several times and appearing to be under significant stress before climbing over the railing and jumping. Though he was ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy appealed to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to exempt education-related borrowings from the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) limits, as the state rolls out an ambitious ₹30,000-crore plan to strengthen the education sector during his meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. During a meeting at the Finance Minister's chamber in Parliament, Reddy sought the Centre's support for large-scale investments ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Dec 16: In a major development at the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Sumarbin Umdor on Monday tendered his resignation from the post of Pro Vice-Chancellor, Shillong Campus, with immediate effect from the afternoon of December 15. In his resignation letter addressed to Vice-Chancellor Prabha Shankar Shukla, Prof Umdor stated that he has handed over charge to the Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor, Fameline K. Marak, in accordance with university norms. Explaining the circumstances lea ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (PTI) A deputy executive engineer at the Osmania University (OU) here was caught red-handed by the ACB on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000. The accused officer, working at the Osmania University Building Division, was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) when he accepted part payment of Rs 6,000 from a complainant out of Rs 11,000 for doing an official favour, a release from ACB said. The official favour was "for releasing the bills amounting to Rs 7. ...Read More >
This action has been taken on the recommendation of the disciplinary committee formed after the complaint of "ragging" by hostel warden. The college administration suspended both senior students for three months and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 each. Confirming the development, Dr Jagjeet Singh Chahal, nodal officer of the anti-ragging committee, IGMC Shimla, said, "The two second-year students were found involved in ragging of three junior students. Action has been taken and the two accused have ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh): The Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) in Shimla has suspended two second-year MBBS students for three months and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 each for violating hostel rules in an incident linked to ragging, officials said on Sunday. Details The disciplinary action was taken following an alleged incident at the college hostel three days ago, in which two senior students reportedly called junior students to the hostel in violation of established institutional norms. ...Read More >
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said that he will visit Osmania University on December 10 (Wednesday) to inspect the academic blocks and hostels, and directed officials to give priority to the opinions of students and teaching staff while finalising the major development works planned at the varsity. Reviewing the proposals presented by a high-power committee, headed by Advisor (Public Affairs) K. Keshava Rao, at his residence in Hyderabad on Friday (December 5, 2025), the Chief Minis ...Read More >
The accused, S Balamurugan from Tirunelveli, had been separated from his wife, Sri Priya (30), for the past four months following repeated marital disputes. A 32-year-old man allegedly murdered his estranged wife inside a working women's hostel in the Gandhipuram area of Coimbatore on Sunday morning, police said. The incident took place on Raja Naidu Street. The accused, S Balamurugan from Tirunelveli, had been separated from his wife, Sri Priya (30), for the past four months following repeate ...Read More >
Kolkata: Presidency University has decided to install more CCTV cameras around the periphery of the girls' hostel in Salt Lake following allegations of a miscreant hovering around the campus and making obscene gestures at the hostel inmates.Bidhannagar Police said that they heard about the incident and are checking CCTV cameras on the roads and even visited the hostel. "Cops spoke to the hostel super and inmates and asked for any photos or videos that the students clicked or recorded. The superi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Deepika Padukone, who has been a strong advocate for mental health awareness, reacted to cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues' recent revelation about battling anxiety. The 'Om Shanti Om' actress, known for openly sharing her own struggles with depression in the past, praised Jemimah for her honesty and courage in speaking up, highlighting the importance of conversations around mental well-being in sports and beyond. Taking to her Instagram Stories, Deepika Paduko ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana welfare minister Adluri Laxman has announced the release of Rs 304 crore towards pending dues under the overseas education scheme for SC, ST, BC, and Minority students. The funds have been credited directly into the bank accounts of 2,228 students whose scholarship payments were pending. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on Thursday, October 30, minister Laxman said the government had cleared arrears that were pending from the previous administration. Senior officia ...Read More >
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