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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 4 (ANI): Following the autopsy report in the Sivaganga custodial death case, AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan on Friday targeted DMK and called it a "custodial murder". Sathyan told ANI, "The autopsy report confirms our allegation that it is a custodial murder, not custodial death. There were cigarette burns on his body. There is not even one organ of his body that was left untouched by this brutality, such an inhuman and barbaric act. Who permitted ...Read More >
Friday, 4 July 2025 () The postmortem report of Sivaganga custodial death victim Ajith Kumar revealed multiple injuries. The report confirmed custodial torture. There were signs of internal bleeding in the brain, heart, and abdomen. Forensic experts noted abrasions and contusions all over Ajith Kumar's body. The autopsy was performed late. Further examination is pending to determine the exact cause of death. ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 4 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing political turmoil in Tamil Nadu due to the police custodial death case of Ajith Kumar, the post-mortem report has revealed about 44 injuries on various parts of the victim's body. As per the post-mortem report, Ajith Kumar sustained injuries to the forehead, right eyebrow, leg and wrist. Injuries on the left forearm, wrist and ankle were also reported in the Sivaganga custodial death case victim. Also Read | Jabalpur Bestiality Hor ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Marathi-non-Marathi row, a group of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly stormed a man's residence in the Vanaz area of the city on Thursday and threatened to assault him over an objectionable social media post targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray. The man, identified as Kedar Soman, had reportedly posted a comment on Facebook that MNS workers found offensive and disrespectful to their leader. Enraged by the post, a group o ...Read More >
Berhampur: Police on Thursday arrested three more persons for their alleged involvement in the physical torture of two Dalit persons near Singipur under Dharakote police station limits in Ganjam district on June 26.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) also took suo motu cognizance of the incident and sought reports from the govt in next two weeks."The three arrested persons include Sunil Swain (21) and Ashish Barala (19) of Bethuar and Santosh Kumar Polai (32) of Nabaratnapur," Chandrika ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The NHRC on Wednesday asked the state government to submit a detailed report in connection with the brutal torture of two dalit men over illegal cattle smuggling suspicion in Ganjam district. Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the apex human rights panel issued notices to the chief secretary and the director general of police directing them to submit report on the action taken in this matter within two weeks. On June 26, the two SC persons were beaten up, forced to eat ...Read More >
"The data do not support any advantage in creative thinking for lefties," said Daniel Casasanto, associate professor of psychology. "In fact, there is some evidence that righties are more creative in some laboratory tests, and strong evidence that righties are overrepresented in professions that require the greatest creativity." Casasanto is the senior author of "Handedness and Creativity: Facts and Fictions," published in the Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. Casasanto said there are scientifi ...Read More >
Sivaganga: The Tamil Nadu government has provided relief assistance to the family of temple guard Ajith Kumar, who died during a police investigation in Thiruppuvanam in June. Ajith Kumar was working as a temporary guard at the Madapuram Sri Bhadrakaliamman Temple near Thiruppuvanam in Sivaganga district. On June 27, the police arrested Ajith Kumar on suspicion of jewellery theft, based on a complaint by a woman who had come to the temple to offer darshan. Ajith was reportedly assaulted heavily ...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 duri ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court directed Indian pacer Mohammed Shami to pay his estranged wife, Hasin Jahan, and daughter a monthly alimony of Rs 4 lakh as maintenance during the ongoing legal battle with his spouse. Jahan had moved the high court against a district sessions court's order directing the cricketer to pay Rs 50,000 to his wife and Rs 80,000 to her daughter in 2023. "In my considered opinion, a sum of Rs 1,50,000 per month to the petitioner no.1 (wife) and Rs 2,50,000 to her daughter ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to pay Rs 1.5 lakh per month interim maintenance to his estranged wife Hasin Jahan and a sum of Rs 2.5 lakh towards the care and expenses of their minor daughter. A Bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee was hearing an appeal filed by Hasin Jahan challenging a decision of the Alipore Sessions Judge who had directed Mohammed Shami to pay Rs 50 thousand per month to Hasin Jahan and Rs 80 thousand to their daughte ...Read More >
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson and general secretary of the trade union 'Chandni Chowk Nagrik Manch', Praveen Shankar Kapoor, on Tuesday wrote to Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh complaining about the "poor condition" of the historic town and "lack of action by the MLAs and councillors" and seeking directions for its restoration. "The root issue in and around Chandni Chowk is that all MLAs and councillors are from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), under whose political patronage encroachments ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 1 (PTI) A city court on Monday extended the police custody of the three accused in the alleged gang-rape of a first-year student at a law college in Kolkata's Kasba area by eight days till July 8. The accused include the prime suspect Monojit Mishra, a former student and temporary staffer of the college, and two current students - Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee. The trio was arrested on Thursday and produced before the court the following day, which initially remanded them to fou ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to pay Rs 1.5 lakh per month interim maintenance to his estranged wife Hasin Jahan and a sum of Rs 2.5 lakh towards the care and expenses of their minor daughter. A Bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee was hearing an appeal filed by Hasin Jahan challenging a decision of the Alipore Sessions Judge who had directed Mohammed Shami to pay Rs 50 thousand per month to Hasin Jahan and Rs 80 t ...Read More >
Chennai: A chilling case of illegal police torture that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old man, Ajith Kumar, in Sivaganga district has rocked Tamil Nadu. Five policemen have been arrested in connection with the case. Amid massive outrage and displeasure expressed by the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into the incident. Ajith Kumar's misfortune began on June 27 when an elderly woman Sivakami and her daughter Nikita visited the famo ...Read More >
Kolkata: A court in Kolkata on Tuesday sent the three accused, arrested on charges of gang-raping a 24-year-old law college student on June 25, to police custody till July 8 even as the public prosecutor told the court that the nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) was looking for more pieces of evidence. Meanwhile, the governing body of the South Calcutta Law College, where the incident took place, terminated the service of Monojit Mishra, a temporary staff in the college and the prime ...Read More >
Sivaganga: Five policemen have been arrested in connection with the custodial death of Ajith Kumar, a security guard at the Madapuram temple. The incident took place in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga, where Ajith Kumar was taken in for questioning by the police after a devotee filed a complaint about missing gold jewellery. Police initially claimed that Ajith Kumar suffered an epilepsy while trying to escape from the station and died. However, his relatives refused to accept this explanation and launch ...Read More >
CHENNAI: After the arrest of five policemen in connection with the custodial death of Ajith Kumar, 27, a temple security guard in Thiruppuvanam in Sivagangai, Sivagangai Superintendent of Police Ashish Rawat has been placed on compulsory wait on the orders of the Director General of Police and Head of Police Force Shankar Jiwal with immediate effect on Tuesday. In place of Rawat, G Chandeesh, Ramanathapuram SP will hold additional charge of Sivagangai SP.It may be recalled that on June 27, Ajith ...Read More >
The Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal has transferred the investigation to the CB-CID. The custodial death of a 27-year-old temple security guard, B Ajith Kumar, in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district has sparked public outrage and led to the arrest of five police personnel, raising serious questions about police brutality and custodial torture. What do we know about the case? Late Monday night, five policemen were arrested in connection with Ajith Kumar's death following ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 1 (ANI): In the wake of the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar, who died during a police inquiry conducted in Sivaganga district, five police personnel have been arrested, the Tamil Nadu government said. "In connection with the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar, who died during an inquiry conducted on 28th June in Sivaganga district, six police personnel were immediately suspended from duty on the same day. Based on the findings of the post-mortem, th ...Read More >
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 1 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh expressed his discontent with the Central government marking the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, and said that it has never happened that a central government has made its political agenda the government's agenda. Digvijaya Singh said, "I have only one objection. Central government officials are writing letters to states and telling them to organise programs against the Emergency for one whole year. It has never ...Read More >
Bhopal: A search by the Meghalaya police in a flat of father-in-law of Shalom James, an Indore-based property dealer arrested on charges of destroying evidence in the killing of Raja Raghuvamsi allegedly by his wife Sonam during their honeymoon in Shillong last month, in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, has yielded a laptop, a pen drive, jewelry and incriminating documents, believed to be belonging to the couple, sources said on Monday. The search was conducted in the flat of Manoj Gupta, father-in-la ...Read More >
Tiruppur: A little over two months after her marriage, a 27-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide inside a parked car on Saveur Road at Avinasi in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district. Before taking the extreme step, she reportedly sent an audio message to her father on WhatsApp citing the reasons. The victim, identified as Rithanya, in the purported voice note that she sent to her father, alleged being subjected to mental and physical torture by her husband and in-laws. Rithanya, daughter of Ann ...Read More >
Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday inaugurated a buyer-seller meet here to empower local artisans and boost the economy. "The Chief Minister inaugurated the Buyer-Seller Meet at SKICC today. The initiative aims to empower artisans and strengthen the local economy by creating direct market linkages and promoting local products. The meet is hosting 15 international and 30 national buyers," Omar posted on his official X handle. Talking to reporters later, Omar said the effectiveness ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC), People's Democratic Front (PDF), and Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Justice and Development Front (JDF) on Monday announced the formation of People's Alliance for Change (PAC), with an aim "to raise the issues of common masses, including restoration of the constitutional position that existed before August 5, 2019". The alliance formation was announced at JKPC president Sajad Gani Lone's official residence here in the presence of PDF president Hake ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP's fact-finding team leaves after a visit to the premises of a law college where an alleged gang rape of a student took place last week, in Kolkata, Monday, June 30, 2025.Source : PTI The South Calcutta Law College has been shut for an indefinite period following the alleged gang rape of a first-year law student, with college authorities announcing a suspension of all BA LLB and LLM classes, according to a notification issued on Monday. The decision, taken by the college's governing ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 30 (PTI) The 'fact-finding team' constituted by the BJP in connection with the alleged gang rape at a law college in Kolkata last week said on Monday that despite Kolkata Police Commissioner's assurance of strict action against the accused the panel couldn't trust the police to conduct a proper investigation which the case merits. The team, comprising Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi, Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar Mishra, which arrived in Kolkata on Monday morning and met the city ...Read More >
Tiruppur: A shocking case of alleged dowry harassment and suicide has emerged from Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district, where a 27-year-old woman died by suicide on Saturday, 29 June -- just 78 days after her wedding. Rithanya, daughter of Annadurai, a real estate businessman, was married on 11 April 2025 to Kavin Kumar (28), the grandson of a senior Congress leader in Tiruppur. The wedding was a grand celebration, with the bride's family gifting 300 sovereigns of gold and a Volvo SUV worth ₹70 lak ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Industrial production activity in India moderated month-on-month with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing 1.2 per cent in May, against 2.7 per cent recorded in April, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation data. In May, the growth rates of the three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity the were (-) 0.1 per cent, 2.6 per cent, and (-) 5.8 per cent, respectively. Also Read | 'I Stand Firmly With Diljit': Actor ...Read More >
Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu), Jun 30 (PTI) A 27-year old woman, who was married only about two and a half months ago, has died by suicide after holding her husband and in-laws responsible for her decision to end her life, police said on Monday. Just before she ended her life by consuming pesticide, the woman, Rithanya in an audio message to her father alleged that her husband Kavinkumar caused her physical torture. She alleged that her father-in-law Easwaramurthy and mother-in-law Chitradevi caused he ...Read More >
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