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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 ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 16 (ANI): Uttarakhand Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat on Wednesday said that the state government has asked the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to include the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana in the syllabus of 17,000 government schools. "In a meeting of the Education department with the Chief Minister, we have tasked NCERT to include Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana in the syllabus to be taught in 17,000 government schools of Uttar ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 16 (PTI) The driver of the SUV that ran over and killed Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathoner, has been arrested, a senior police official said on Wednesday. According to the official, Amritpal Singh Dhillon (26), a resident of Dasupur in Kartarpur in Jalandhar district, was arrested on Tuesday night, and his vehicle has also been seized. He was driving from Bhogpur to Kishahgarh on Monday when he allegedly hit Singh (114) on the highway in the veteran runner's native vill ...Read More >
Mumbai: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly strangling his five-year-old stepdaughter and dumping her body in the Arabian Sea. The body was discovered floating near Sassoon Dock in Colaba on Tuesday morning, leading to the swift arrest of the accused.According to the police, the child had been reported missing from the Antop Hill area in Central Mumbai a day earlier. Her mother, Nazia, who works as a housemaid, and Imran Shaikh, the accused, had approached the Antop Hill ...Read More >
Jalandhar, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested the man allegedly responsible for the hit-and-run incident that led to the death of 114-year-old marathon legend Fauja Singh on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway. The accused, Amritpal Singh Dhillon, a 26-year-old non-resident Indian (NRI) originally from Kartarpur in Jalandhar, was apprehended two days after the incident. Dhillon, who resides in Canada with his family, had reportedly returned to India just a week ago. ...Read More >
Chandigarh: In a tragic incident 114-year-old world-renowned marathon runner Fauja Singh died after being hit by a speeding vehicle on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway near his native village in Punjab. The accident occurred on Monday afternoon while Singh was crossing the road close to his home, approximately 400 metres away. Eyewitnesses said the impact was so severe that Singh was thrown nearly 5-7 feet into the air. He was rushed to the hospital with serious head injuries but later succumbe ...Read More >
Jalandhar (Punjab): Punjab Police arrested a 30-year-old Non-Resident Indian (NRI) in connection with the tragic hit-and-run death of legendary marathon runner Fauja Singh. The arrest of Amritpal Singh Dhillon, coupled with the recovery of the Fortuner SUV involved in the incident, came within a remarkable 30 hours of the accident that claimed the life of the 114-year-old athlete. Dhillon, a resident of Dasupur village in Kartarpur of Jalandhar, was taken into custody late Tuesday night and is ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Non-fossil fuel sources now make up half of India's power generation capacity of 484.8 GW (gigawatt), a milestone the country has achieved five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) committed in the Paris climate agreement."In a world seeking climate solutions India is showing the way," renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said in a post on X on Monday, crediting the progress to PM Modi's stewardship of "Bharat's green transformation tow ...Read More >
Beas Pind (Jalandhar): Jalandhar police have zeroed in on a white Fortuner that is suspected to have fatally struck Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathoner, on Jalandhar-Pathankot national highway on Monday afternoon.It took over 24 hours of investigation before Jalandhar rural cops announced they were looking for a Punjab-registered SUV. Pieces of vehicle headlight gave important clues, and there was additional evidence in the form of CCTV footage from toll booths and fuel pumps, and eyewitn ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat station, which will be the converging point for three Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors, is ready for operations. Trial runs have been concluded with the state govt to take a final decision on when it can open for public use."The final touches are being given to the station," said an official of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which is executing the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor. Sarai Kale Khan is set to b ...Read More >
Chandigarh: His willowy frame housed an indomitable will, one which enabled him to live an extraordinarily long life and inspire many. For those who knew him and even those who did not, Fauja Singh was a phenomenon. At well over 100, there was no twilight to his life, which was lived entirely in the spotlight."Even if you did not know him personally, he was an inspiration for all marathon runners. He has been a source of motivation that led me to complete 50 kms on my 50th birthday," said Rani K ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday asked the state govt for its stand on grant of heritage status to Savarkar Sadan building at Shivaji Park, Dadar (W), where late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar resided.Chief Justice Alokh Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne heard a PIL by Abhinav Bharat Congress through its president Pankaj Phadnis. It expressed apprehension that prior to the ground-plus-4-storey building being bestowed heritage status, it is likely to be demolished. In Feb 2009, the Mumbai Heritag ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed deep sorrow over the demise of legendary marathoner Fauja Singh, calling him "an exceptional athlete with incredible determination" whose life inspired generations. Fauja Singh, widely known as the "Turbaned Torpedo" and celebrated as the world's oldest marathon runner, died at the age of 114 after being hit by an unidentified vehicle during his routine walk in Bias village of Punjab's Jalandhar district. He sustained severe head i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI -- India's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident at age 114, his biographer said on Tuesday. Singh, an Indian-born British citizen who was nicknamed the "Turbaned Tornado," died after being hit by a vehicle in the Jalandhar district of northwestern Punjab state on Monday. "My Turbaned Tornado is no more," Fauja's biographer Khushwant Singh wrote on X. "He was struck by an unidentified vehicle ... in his village, Bias, while crossi ...Read More >
His running club and charity, Sikhs In The City, said its upcoming events in Ilford, east London, where he had lived since 1992, would be a celebration of his life and achievements. The hit and run happened on Monday as the centenarian was walking in his birth village, Beas Pind, near Jalandhar. "A search is under way, and the accused will be caught soon," said Harvinder Singh, a top district police officer. As news of his death broke, tributes poured in. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 15 (ANI): The Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar received another bomb threat on Tuesday. The dog squad has been deployed at the Golden Temple premises as part of a security check. The holy site for Sikhs received a bomb threat via e-mail for the second consecutive day. Also Read | India Raises Pahalgam Terror Attack at SCO Meeting: EAM S Jaishankar Calls for 'Uncompromising Position' on Combatting Terrorism. Pratap Singh, Secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Pa ...Read More >
Bhopal, Jul 15 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of legendary marathon runner Fauja Singh. Singh, who was 114 years old, died on Monday after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while out for a walk in his native village in Punjab's Jalandhar district. "It is noteworthy that Fauja Singh, who remained active and health-conscious even at the age of 114, gained fame in the world for fitness apart from sports activities," CM Yadav, who ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Veteran marathon runner Fauja Singh died on Monday, July 14, after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while out for a walk in his native village in Punjab's Jalandhar district. He was 114. His demise was confirmed by author Khushwant Singh, a former state information commissioner of Punjab, who spoke to Fauja Singh's family members. Khushwant Singh had written a biography on Fauja Singh titled 'The Turbaned Tornado'. The driver, who is yet to be identified, fled after the inciden ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 15 (PTI) The ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Ltd has planned to expand its footprint in Tamil Nadu with 10 more branches and add over 10,000 advisors across South India. ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Manipal Group, an eminent player in healthcare delivery and higher education and global health services company Cigna Healthcare. Also Read | Aadhaar Free Update: Government Requests Parents to Update Children's Aadhaar Biometrics Between A ...Read More >
Mumbai (Web Desk): Fauja Singh, India's marathon icon and the world's oldest known athlete, tragically passed away at the age of 114 in a road accident. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in the outskirts of Jalandhar, near Beas, when Singh was attempting to cross a road and was struck by an unidentified vehicle. The driver fled the scene, leaving behind a shocked community and a legacy forever etched in the annals of sports history. Singh was immediately rushed to a nearby private hos ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 15 (PTI) The hunt was on for the driver who ran over and killed the world's oldest marathoner Fauja Singh while he was walking down a village road in Punjab's Jalandhar district, police said on Tuesday. Fauja Singh was 114, and the ironies could not be more tragic for the legend who got into stride just when others were slowing down. The marathon runner succumbed to injuries on Monday evening after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in his native Bias village. Some villagers ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): In a major push to promote healthier lifestyles and combat the rise of obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases like diabetes and heart disease among others, the Union Health Ministry has proposed to prominently display boards indicating the amount of oil and sugar content in popular snacks, such as pizzas and burgers as well as samosas, vada paav, kachori among others, in schools, offices, institutions, Departments/Offices/autonomous bodies and organisations. Als ...Read More >
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], July 15 (ANI): Legendary marathoner Fauja Singh, fondly remembered as the 'Turbaned Tornado,' passed away on Monday at the age of 114 in a tragic road accident in his ancestral village in Punjab's Jalandhar district. According to his family, Singh was hit by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident. His son, Harvinder Singh, confirmed the heartbreaking news and said, 'He was hit by a vehicle, and the driver ran away. The police are conducting an investigation. The last r ...Read More >
DELHI -- Fauja Singh, a British-Indian man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car in India at the age of 114. Police say Singh was crossing a road in the village where he was born in Punjab when an unidentified vehicle hit him. Locals took him to hospital, where he died. Singh, a global icon, set records by running marathons across multiple age categories, including when he was over 100. He began running at 89 and ran nine full marathons between 20 ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) On a motion moved by Punjab Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ravjot Singh, the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the demise of eminent Punjabi Sikh runner Fauja Singh and paid tribute to him. Expressing grief over the demise of 114-year-old Fauja Singh in a road accident, Ravjot Singh said he was the world's oldest runner who had brought glory to the Sikh community worldwide through marathon races. The minister said that Fauja Singh would always r ...Read More >
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], July 15 (ANI): Legendary marathoner Fauja Singh, fondly remembered as the Turbaned Tornado, passed away on Monday at the age of 114 in a tragic road accident in his ancestral village in Punjab Jalandhar district. According to his family, Singh was hit by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident. His son, Harvinder Singh, confirmed the heartbreaking news and said, He was hit by a vehicle, and the driver ran away. The police are conducting an investigation. The last rites ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 15 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Tuesday wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, seeking his immediate intervention in an incident of alleged religious discrimination faced by Kashmiri female students at a nursing college in Bengaluru. The students, who wear the hijab or burkha in accordance with their religious beliefs, have reportedly been barred from attending classes and threatened with expulsion by the managem ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) It's never too late to start over, goes the old adage and if ever there was proof needed that it actually isn't, one could always marvel at the life of Fauja Singh. The widely-admired 114-year-old, whose career as a marathon runner began when he was 89 and propelled him to the status of a global icon, died on Monday night. Also Read | Jorge Jesus Opens Up on Becoming Al-Nassr Head Coach, Says 'Without Cristiano Ronaldo's Invitation; I Wouldn't Be Here'. It was a heartb ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) It's never too late to start over, goes the old adage and if ever there was proof needed that it actually isn't, one could always marvel at the life of Fauja Singh. The widely-admired 114-year-old, whose career as a marathon runner began when he was 89 and propelled him to the status of a global icon, died on Monday night. It was a heartbreakingly abrupt end despite his age. He was hit by a yet-to-be-identified vehicle while out for a walk at Beas Pind, his native villa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - India's Mr Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident at age 114, his biographer said July 15. Mr Singh, an India-born British national, nicknamed the "Turbaned Tornado", died after being hit by a vehicle in Punjab state's Jalandhar district on July 14. "My Turbaned Tornado is no more," Mr Singh's biographer, Mr Khushwant Singh, wrote on X. "He was struck by an unidentified vehicle... in his village, Bias, while crossing the road. R ...Read More >
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