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…
The incident was also captured on CCTV footage, which is now part of the police investigation. JHAJJAR: A dispute over the cleaning of a drain escalated into a violent clash in Kilrodh village of Jhajjar district on Saturday morning, with the parents of an Air Force personnel allegedly being assaulted with sticks, rods and bricks.The…
Patna: To ease the increasing rush of passengers on the Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur and Danapur-Bengaluru routes, the railways has decided to introduce two new trains, including an Amrit Bharat Express, aimed at improving connectivity and providing relief to travellers.East Central Railway (ECR) chief public relations officer Saraswati Chandra said the weekly Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur Amrit Bharat Express will begin…
Surat: A 64-year-old textile manufacturing unit owner residing in Athwalines was allegedly duped of Rs 40 lakh after unidentified cybercriminals impersonated him on WhatsApp using his photograph as a display picture.Cybercrime police said the fraud took place on May 20 and 21. The complainant, who runs a textile manufacturing unit in Sachin, received a zip…
Mohammad Junaid Malik, the volunteer who gained attention for distributing food and water to students during the Jantar Mantar protests in Delhi, is now at the centre of a fresh controversy. Junaid alleges that he was picked up by Delhi Police while returning from RML Hospital, kept blindfolded overnight, questioned about the funding behind the…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated by the income-tax department against fashion designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla over delayed payment of tax.“Mere failure to pay or delayed payment cannot be equated to wilful evasion of tax… What is required is a positive act done with knowledge and intention to evade the…
Times News NetworkKanpur : Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has appointed Sanjay Tiwari as venue director for second leg ( Kanpur) of UP T 20 cricket league slated to be commenced here at Green park stadium from August 28 ,2026.Chairman UP T 20 league Sanjay Kapoor also appointed some more officials as functional co coordinators…
Bahadurgarh: A dispute between sanitation workers and Independent MLA Rajesh Joon erupted on Friday when a group of workers reached the legislator’s office to press for the resolution of their long-pending demands.The confrontation reportedly began during a heated exchange between the sanitation workers and the MLA. Rajendra, the workers’ representative, objected to what he described…
Ludhiana: A 65-year-old man searching for his missing son was allegedly assaulted and robbed by a drug addict, who confined him inside a house in the Jawaddi area and repeatedly hit him on the head with a pestle until he lost consciousness. The accused allegedly then dumped him by the roadside and fled.The victim, Nand…
Boat services are currently suspended on the Ganga river in Varanasi due to rising water levels that have exceeded safety limits VARANASI: Boat services on the Ganga have been suspended in Varanasi after the river crossed its warning level, with the district administration increasing surveillance in flood-hit areas, officials said on Wednesday.The Central Water Commission…
