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BHOPAL: The first cases of children’s deaths in Madhya Pradesh after consuming cough syrup were reported on September 3, but it was only on September 16 that the administration recognised the severity of the situation and began a survey to check children’s health in Parasia block of Chhindwara district.The exercise gained pace two days later,…
In a shocking incident from Nagpur, actor Priyanshu, also known as Babu Ravi Singh Chhetri, who rose to fame for his role in the Hindi film Jhund (2022), was allegedly murdered by a friend following a drunken brawl in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. He was 21 years old.The accused, Dhruv Lal Bahadur…
BJP yuva morcha president murdered in Gangavati GANGAVATI (KOPPAL): In a cinematic-style incident in Gangavati (Koppal) early Wednesday morning, Venkatesh (31), president of the BJP Yuva Morcha, was murdered in front of Leelavati Hospital on Koppal Road. While travelling from Devi Nagar in Gangavati towards APMC via Julai Nagar, a car approached from behind and…
GHAZIABAD: A YouTuber from Khoda was arrested after a Bhojpuri film actor accused him of rape and religious coercion a couple of years ago. The accused, who commands a following of over 16 million subscribers on YouTube, was apprehended by a team of five cops from his house in Patna.According to the police report, the…
BAHRAICH/LUCKNOW: District administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich has invoked National Security Act (NSA) against eight men jailed in connection with communal violence during Durga idol immersion last year. The accused were arrested on charges of murder, rioting and arson, and sent to jail.District magistrate Akshay Tripathi said the stringent law was invoked against Maroof Ali,…
BHIWANDI: A 32-year-old powerloom worker who allegedly raped and murdered a six-year-old girl in Bhiwandi in 2023 and fled from a court two months ago struck once again barely 2km away on Wednesday.He allegedly raped and strangled a seven-year-old neighbour, left the body in a gunny sack and fled. He was caught the same night…
Chaitanyananda Saraswati in police custody (ANI) NEW DELHI: Self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, also known as Parth Sarthy, was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody by a Delhi court on Friday after the completion of his five-day police custody, reported news agency ANI.The 62-year-old, Chaitanyananda, was produced before a judicial magistrate Animesh Kumar at Patiala…
Mumbai: After Bombay high court on Wednesday expressed its disinclination to permit Anand Teltumbde to travel to Amsterdam and the UK to deliver academic lectures, saying he could give them virtually, the 2018 Elgar Parishad Maoist-links case accused withdrew his plea.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale then granted Teltumbde liberty to…
‘Call to Putin’ electrocution: Russia accused of torturing Ukrainians with electric shock to genitals Russian forces are using brutal torture methods against Ukrainian prisoners and civilians, including the use of a Soviet-era military telephone to electrocute Ukrainian prisoners in a torture practice chillingly nicknamed a “call to Putin,” according to a forthcoming United Nations report.The…
Delhi Police apprehended Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested self-styled ‘godman’ Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 17 women students and running a web of financial fraud. He was traced to Agra after weeks on the run. Police allege the 62-year-old former chairman of a Delhi management institute exploited students from…
