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A self-styled ‘aghori’ who has been active on social media, Kali Nand Giri, has been arrested after she was filmed eating human flesh from a burning funeral pyre in Ujjain district, a police officer said on Thursday.In the alleged video, the accused is seen standing near a burning pyre with a sword in her hand and, at one point, is seen eating flesh from the pyre. (Screengrabs/X)Ujjain superintendent of police Pradeep Sharma said a case was registered under Section 301 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on a complaint by Vishnunath Maharaj, who lives at the cremation ground in Ujjain.…
Regarding your editorial (The Guardian view on child marriage: girls should not be wives, 26 August), every year, 12 million girls are married under the age of 18, while more than 70 million more are estimated to be at risk of child marriage between 2025 and 2030. Yet, as international development budgets face unprecedented contractions, traditional field programming alone cannot keep pace.At current funding levels, international funding for ending child marriage amounts to less than $1 per girl at risk per year – a level of investment that cannot match the scale or urgency of the problemEnding child marriage requires…
India storm into Asia Cup semis (Image: BCCI/X) Smriti Mandhana’s record-breaking 124 and a clinical bowling effort helped India crush Hong Kong by 137 runs in their Women’s Asia Cup 2026 clash in Dubai. After posting 193/5, India bowled Hong Kong out for just 56 in 16.2 overs to seal a massive win and book their place in the semi-finals.Mandhana’s record-breaking assaultHong Kong won the toss and elected to field, but Mandhana quickly put their decision under pressure. The India opener and Shafali Verma gave their side a strong start, with Verma smashing 28 off 17 balls before departing.Wickets began…
Guwahati: The ruling BJP in Tripura has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to defer the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls as the state is going to Village Committee elections in the state’s tribal areas on September 28.A BJP delegation, led by Rajya Sabha member Rajib Bhattacharjee, submitted a letter addressed to the ECI to state election officials, requesting the deferment of the SIR exercise.Bhattacharjee, a former state BJP President, said that during the Village Committee elections within the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), most officials, Booth Level Officers (BLOs), Booth Level Agents (BLAs)…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated a new 400-bed tower at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, marking another major capacity expansion by Max Healthcare in the National Capital Region.With the addition, Max Saket’s total bed capacity will rise to approximately 1,200 beds, making it the largest private hospital in Delhi by bed capacity, according to the company. The hospital offers tertiary and quaternary care across more than 22 specialties.The new tower aims to expand access to advanced, technology-enabled care for patients from Delhi-NCR and beyond, while addressing the growing demand for…
Maha may give weightage to Class 12 marks for engg admission from ‘27-28Mumbai: The state govt is considering giving weightage to Class 12 marks in engineering and pharmacy admissions following a series of allegations over discrepancies between students’ Class 12 and CET scores.In a letter to the higher and technical education department, the state’s CET Cell has urged the govt to constitute an expert panel to review the eligibility criteria for the admissions based on MHT-CET scores. An official from the cell said they had pointed out to the department that the current criteria used to draw the merit list…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains a mention of deathThe Punjabi entertainment industry has been left shocked by the death of singer and lyricist Baljeet Singh. The artist was reportedly found dead at his residence in Ludhiana, with police launching an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The incident has sent shockwaves through the local community and the regional music fraternity.Police investigation underwayAccording to a News18 Punjab report, police were alerted on Thursday, September 3, after residents reported a foul smell coming from the artist’s house in Sudhar Patti Dhaliwal village in Ludhiana.After entering the residence, police reportedly found Baljeet…
Jake Dyson today, at the Dyson Unveiled event in Berlin, on the sidelines of IFA 2026, unveiled the next generation of Dyson products. The new range includes the brand-new Dyson CameraJet that has been making waves on Instagram lately, new HushJet air purifiers, the Dyson W1 PencilWash, Corrale CoolShine, Airsmooth and more. Here’s everything you need to know about Dyson’s latest products.Dyson CameraJet is a smart toothbrush with a built-in camera that detects gaps and delivers targeted mouth rinse for better cleaning. (Shaurya Sharma – Hindustan Times)Shaurya Sharma is the Technology Editor at Hindustan Times Digital Streams, where he oversees…
India’s latest Gross Domestic Product numbers seem impressive. Growth exceeded RBI’s own estimate of 7% for the April-June quarter. How did this happen? Aren’t ongoing wars, tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty having an impact? Let’s dive in. Source link
Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking Few questions have occupied the human mind for quite as long as why the universe exists, and whether human life actually has any real purpose. For centuries, people have approached these questions through religion, philosophy and science, often arriving at genuinely very different conclusions. Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s best-known theoretical physicists, approached them through his own understanding of cosmology and the laws actually governing the universe. This particular passage appears in his final book, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, published in 2018 shortly after his death, compiled from a lifetime…