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New Delhi: The BJP reacted strongly to leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s allegations regarding the firing on protesting students, and that it was done on the orders of the union home minister.”Rahul Gandhi should know that the decision to act in a protest is being taken by the SDM, who is at the spot and who takes a decision based on the ground situation. Rahul is lying that the home minister ordered it. He is always shifting goalposts and misleading the nation,” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said at a press conference at the party headquarters.Patra said it is a…
If you’ve worn a screen-led fitness tracker for long enough, you’re familiar with the relentless urge to tap on your wrist for a quick check on your health. Driven by screen fatigue and a shift from real-time distraction, a new wave of screenless fitness bands is finding its way into the health tech market.Wearing a fitness tracker with a digital display vs a screenless fitness tracker is a different experience. (AI generated)While health trackers began going screenless a decade ago with WHOOP bands and Oura smart rings, the trend is now picking pace as other brands jump into the scene.…
Niharika NM has been a social media star for years, with a massive following across platforms. While she’s far from an unfamiliar face, acting is still a relatively new journey for her. She will now be seen in her fourth film, ‘Bhai Tera Star Hai’, which stars Raghav Juyal opposite her. Brimming with excitement, Niharika is every bit as vivacious and candid in person as she is on the internet, which also reflects in her vibrant persona even on the internet.In a candid conversation, Niharika opens up about her latest film, which releases on July 30, her ambitions as an…
In this courtroom sketch, Salman Rushdie, left, testifies in federal court during the terrorism trial for Hadi Matar, Rushdie’s alleged attacker, shown second from bottom left. File | Photo Credit: AP A man was convicted Wednesday (July 29, 2026) of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses”.A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism.Matar, 28, is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence on an attempted murder conviction…
NEW DELHI: On a day the last ‘active’ CPI(Maoist) politburo member, Misir Besra, was neutralised, Union home ministry informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the count of Left-wing extremism-affected districts in the country had fallen to ‘zero’ in March 2026 from 126 prior to April 2018.In written reply to a question, MoS for home Nityanand Rai shared that 33 incidents of violence perpetrated by Maoists were recorded till July 21 this year, in which six civilians and five security personnel were killed.In all probability, these incidents preceded March 31, 2026, when the country was declared Naxal-free. This is a steep…
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New Delhi: A court Wednesday stayed for a day a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against SFI joint secretary Aishe Ghosh in connection with a 2021 protest outside Banga Bhawan in the city.While hearing Ghosh’s application seeking cancellation of the NBW, judicial magistrate first class Vijayshree Rathore noted that she “couldn’t appear on the last date of hearing due to unavoidable circumstances” and asked her to appear Thursday.The warrant, issued on Dec 12, 2024, and again on April 11, 2026, relates to a case in which Ghosh is accused of violating a govt order by participating in a demonstration on Feb…
Bengaluru: The fight between Bengaluru’s restaurants and online food-delivery platforms has become a matter of survival and customer engagement.While restaurant owners accuse food service platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato of imposing high commissions and running promotions without their consent, a majority are worried about the exorbitant prices that would only burden the customer.“How is it that a plate of idli is Rs 30-35 at the restaurant, while the same costs Rs 80-90 when ordered online? The restaurant price and online price should be the same. Only the delivery charges should vary. Restaurant owners said their concerns are not against…
Hyderabad: An 18-year-old Intermediate student of a govt junior college in Gadwal, who scored 98.6% in the first-year board exams, died by suicide on Tuesday after he was allegedly humiliated and slapped by a teacher. The student left a suicide note and, based on his family’s complaint, the teacher was booked for abetting the suicide.The teenager, a native of Kothapalli village in Gadwal mandal, was an Intermediate II year student of Govt Junior College, Gadwal. In the first-year board exams, the teenager scored 434 out of 440 marks and stood second among govt junior college students in Jogulamba Gadwal district,…
Officials in the state say running these facilities, without adequate funds from the Centre, has been a challenge.Chennai: Across the past five years, Tamil Nadu has had the highest number of information and communication technology (ICT) labs sanctioned under the Centre-sponsored Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) among the southern states, revealed a reply to a question raised in the Lok Sabha.The state has also been sanctioned the highest number of smart classrooms over the past two years under the scheme, which aims to enhance digital and technology-enabled learning in govt schools across the nation.For ICT labs, the state’s numbers are exponentially…