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Prosecutors revived a theory in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial case this week, suggesting she had faked a suicide attempt after allegedly strangling her three children.While prosecutors have been arguing that Clancy acted intentionally and should be held criminally responsible, her defense has said she suffered from postpartum psychosis.To make their case, prosecutors pointed this week to internet searches made on the family computer in the months before the killings – including for “suicide methods”, searches for psychiatric medications, detox programs, mania, ketamine therapy and concerns about a psychiatrist overprescribing medication.Clancy’s cellphone revealed searches for “can you treat a sociopath?”…

Airtel has undertaken one of its biggest prepaid portfolio rationalisations in recent years discontinuing several recharge plans including the popular Rs 299 pack. The move effectively raises Airtel’s tariffs by 3%-4% and will support average revenue per user (ARPU) growth in the coming quarters, analysts said. Bharti Airtel reported a 37.3% increase in profit after tax to Rs 8,167 crore in the June quarter, driven by strong growth across its India and Africa operations. Revenue from operations rose 18.3% to Rs 58,539 crore from Rs 49,462.6 crore in the year-ago quarter.Plans that Airtel has discontinuedThe telco withdrew four prepaid plans…

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao said that the extent of corruption and irregularities in Telangana is now being exposed not merely by the opposition parties, but openly by ruling Congress party MLAs. He said he fully agreed with the remarks made by Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy and said even the ruling party leaders were compelled to make allegations of corruption against the govt and its senior leadership itself demonstrated how badly governance had deteriorated in Telangana.Speaking to media at Telangana Bhavan on Saturday, KTR said that for a long time, the Congress govt had dismissed allegations of…

Udupi: Police have arrested two more persons for allegedly conspiring and financing the murder of Prince Enterprises owner and former gram panchayat president David D’Souza at Mudrangadi in Kaup taluk.The arrested accused have been identified as Sadananda Devadiga alias Sadananda A, 41, of Bada Yermal village in Kaup taluk, and Kishore Rama Poojary, 47, of Uchila Bada village in Kaup taluk.Police seized two mobile phones, a motorcycle and cash allegedly linked to the crime from Sadananda. From Kishore, police seized three mobile phones and a car allegedly used in connection with the crime. Police said they will produce the accused…

The deceased was identified as Des Raj, a resident of Una, Himachal Pradesh. (Representative Image) CHANDIGARH: A 43-year-old vegetable trader was allegedly stabbed to death following a dispute over parking a vegetable-laden pickup vehicle at the Sector 26 grain and vegetable market late on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Des Raj, a resident of Una in Himachal Pradesh. Police said his family had been informed. The main accused, identified as Vinod, a vegetable commission agent from Uttar Pradesh, and his sons, who were allegedly involved in the attack, were absconding. The Sector 26 police were conducting raids to trace…

Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday died on Friday. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday a “tragedy on so many levels”, urging people to reflect rather than rush to judgement.Arday, 41, was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene and his death was unexpected but not believed to be suspicious.Arday, who became Cambridge’s youngest Black professor in 2023, resigned as Professor of Sociology of Education last week following plagiarism allegations involving his PhD thesis and scrutiny of other…

The court documents relating to the Anthropic case revealed the project of ingesting old books was referred to in internal company communications as “Project Panama.”The documents indicated the company’s aim was to “destructively scan all the books in the world”.Destructive scanning is the process of shipping books to locations where they can be digitised at an industrial scale. It includes removing a book’s spine so all the pages can be scanned rapidly – and the remains recycled.”A lot of mystery surrounds Project Panama,” Manley, from Barter Books, says.”The name is new to me, but the reality of the project is…

GEMINI Weekly Horoscope – Communication, Learning, and New Opportunities Accelerate Your Growth (AI Image) The week opens on a warm domestic note, and that matters more than you may expect. Support from your mother, or from a motherly figure, helps settle your mind and gives you a firmer footing. Early in the week, home matters take centre stage. You may discuss a property matter, compare prices for a home appliance, or simply feel the urge to make your space more comfortable. A curtain changed here, a shelf fixed there, and suddenly the whole house feels lighter.There is also a social…

Georgian Raj Kapoor (Instagram) There’s a white man in Tbilisi, Georgia who sings iconic Hindi songs from Bollywood. But what surprised this Indian traveller was the soulful rendition of Raj Kapoor’s globally-famous song, “Mera Joota Hai Japani”. The video is attracting attention on social media for all the right reasons and it clearly means that the most memorable moments of a holiday happen far away from the places listed in guidebooks. These can happen on a busy street or with a stranger who knows exactly how to make you feel at home! And this video is just the proof.The videoFor…

Moscow , August 15 : President Vladimir Putin on Saturday extended greetings to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of India’s 80th Independence Day, hailing the country’s “remarkable progress” and its authority in the international arena.According to a post on the official Telegram channel of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Putin said, “Your country is making remarkable progress in the economic, social, scientific and technological spheres, and rightfully commands considerable authority in the international arena.”Highlighting bilateral ties, Putin said, “Russia-India relations are developing successfully in the spirit of a particularly privileged strategic partnership.””Moscow and…