Manjari MishraEleven years later, Lakshmi Gautam can still recall with startling clarity the precise moment when compassion overruled centuries of man-made customs and conventions.It was a scorching May afternoon in Vrindavan. A pall of heat hung over its labyrinthine lanes, temples and ghats, when the now-retired professor of Ancient History and Culture came across the…
Patna: The CBI arrested a private telecommunications company’s district distributor for allegedly facilitating the illegal supply of sim cards later used in cyber-enabled frauds, including “digital arrest” cases. The agency searched 10 locations in Bihar’s Vaishali district and Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district on Saturday.The arrested accused, Pankaj Kumar (36), a resident of Mirzanagar under Mahua police…
Jaipur: Under the aegis of September Jaipur Polo Season 2026, the final of the RPC Cup-II (4-goal) tournament was played on Saturday. The craze for night polo continued to draw a large number of spectators at the Rajasthan Polo Club.The summit clash between Team Jaipur and Team All Stars witnessed an enthralling action, with Team…
Nagpur: A modest eco-friendly initiative started in 2012 has evolved into a citywide exercise to protect Nagpur’s lakes, with Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) planning to install 447 artificial immersion tanks at 225 locations this year for Ganeshotsav. The civic body will deploy 998 personnel to ensure smooth immersion arrangements. The facilities will be available from…
Rajkot: Unidentified persons cut steel wire fencing around a military installation in Jamnagar, causing damage worth an estimated Rs 15,000, according to an FIR registered with City A Division police station.The damage was discovered on the morning of Thursday morning, during a patrol by an Army quick reaction team (QRT). The complaint was lodged by…
Divisional forest officer Vikas Paliwal said the turtles would be released into Topchanchi dam after necessary preparations Dhanbad: Seventy-eight Indian flapshell turtles were recovered from four unclaimed bags in a general coach of the Doon Express at Dhanbad railway station during a joint operation by Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Crime Intelligence Bureau (CIB).The seizure…
CPD exports dip while LGDs post growth Surat: India’s gem and jewellery exports grew 3.14% year-on-year to $2.30 billion in Aug 2026, driven by a sharp rise in studded gold jewellery exports, which surged by 51.22% and highlighted increasing value addition through domestic manufacturing of finished jewellery.Studded gold jewellery exports for Aug rose to $642.85…
The dairy has plans to enter additional international markets apart from the US and Spain Vadodara: The annual turnover of the Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd (Amul Dairy) crossed Rs 15,114 crore in 2025-26, registering a 7.20% growth over the previous year, even as the dairy union reported average daily milk procurement of…
Varanasi: A reported abduction of a 19-year-old girl near a petrol pump in the Bhadwar area under Rohaniya police station turned out to be a family matter after police traced the vehicle seen in a viral video and found that the girl had been taken home by her parents to Baburi area of Chandauli district.The…
Amjad Pathan gang leader KALYAN: In a major crackdown on an alleged interstate drug syndicate, Thane Police have invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against alleged drug kingpin Amjad Yusuf Pathan and four members of his gang in connection with the seizure of heroin worth ₹34.18 crore in Kalyan.The case was registered…
