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A 33-year-old married woman, found tied to a tree and unconscious in Medak, succumbed to her injuries on Sunday HYDERABAD: A 33-year-old married woman who was raped by an unidentified person at Kulcharam in Medak on Friday night, succumbed to her injuries in the early hours of Sunday.Police altered the sections to rape and murder…
Tribal women in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district face immense challenges accessing government aid, trekking miles to find weak mobile signals for e-KYC verification for the Ladki Bahin Yojana NASHIK/PUNE: A half-hour trek uphill, a line of women waiting in the midday heat for an OTP that rarely arrives. Their eyes fixed on a phone tied to…
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt announced as winners The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” According to the Academy, one half of the prize goes to Joel Mokyr “for…
HYDERABAD: A woman allegedly killed her husband in front of their 12-year-old son for coming home drunk and harassing her, at Keshampet. Police said Koppu Kumar, 35, died after his wife K Madhavi hit him on his head with a brick on Saturday. In the past too, the couple used to be at loggerheads as…
Bansuri Swaraj and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has come under fire from the BJP after her remarks on the recent gangrape of an MBBS student in Durgapur. The main opposition party in the state, BJP on Monday accused Mamata of “justifying rape,” triggering a political row in Bengal.BJP…
Mamata Banerjee’s ‘stay indoors’ stance on the Durgapur gang rape case underlines policy failure West Bengal has long projected itself as one of India’s safest regions for women. Kolkata, often described as a city of intellect and culture, routinely ranks high in safety perception surveys. According to the 2023 NCRB report, Kolkata has been ranked…
The H-1B visa programme has long served as a critical gateway for global talent to contribute to the United States’ economy, particularly in technology, healthcare, and academia. Recently, the Trump administration has signalled sweeping reforms beyond the previously proposed $100,000 mandatory fee, which has raised concerns among H-1B holders and prospective applicants. According to a…
The conditions of the Israel–Hamas ceasefire, brokered with the involvement of US President Donald Trump, came into effect on Monday, triggering the first exchange of hostages and prisoners under the agreement. Hamas released seven hostages— the first to be freed since the truce. In the meantime, Israel prepared to release nearly two thousand Palestinian prisoners…
Unrest in Pakistan (PTI photo) Pakistan faces unrest as police clash with thousands of protesters supporting Palestinians on Monday, leaving at least one officer dead and dozens injured, officials and witnesses said. Punjab police spokesperson Mubashir Hussain confirmed that a police station house officer (SHO) was killed, along with three TLP members.Authorities closed roads and…
BATHINDHA: A 55-year-old woman in Punjab’s Barnala district died suddenly while dancing during Karva Chauth celebrations on Sunday evening. The incident took place in Tapa town, where Asha Rani, who had been fasting for her husband’s long life, collapsed on the dance floor just before the moon was sighted.According to relatives, she and other women…
