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Bettiah: A Bagaha court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife and asked the state govt to provide Rs4,000 a month to each of the couple’s two minor children under the Parvarish scheme.Additional district and sessions judge-IV Manvendra Mishra convicted Subhash Yadav, son of Bunilal Yadav and a resident of Baira Bazar Tola Mushahari under Dhanaha police station. The case was registered on July 30, 2020.Yadav was sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 302 and fined Rs1 lakh. He was also sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment under Section 201 and fined Rs25,000.According to additional public…

Jaipur: BJP’s national general secretary Satish Poonia has been given charge of Punjab, marking his third major political responsibility in 2026. BJP national office in charge Tarun Chugh announced the appointment of party in charges for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat Tuesday. Poonia’s appointment comes a day after he was made national general secretary, adding another key assignment to a year in which his responsibilities within the party have expanded.Poonia was elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this year and subsequently inducted into BJP’s national team. A senior BJP office-bearer said, “With the Punjab assignment, he will now be responsible…

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court last week clarified that the right to practise one’s religion under Article 25 is not absolute and must yield to the larger interests of law and order, public interest, and needs of other sections of society that may be adversely affected if a particular manner of religious practice is insisted upon and permitted.Dismissing a petition by Deepak Nechwani challenging police restrictions on the route of a proposed Kavad Yatra that was supposed to pass from Mominpura area dominated by the minorities, a division bench comprising Justices Anil Kilor and Rajnish Vyas ruled…

A video of the incident has surfaced on social media, purportedly showing several people beating the youths near Gate No. 2. Varanasi: A group of tourists from Bhabua in Bihar were allegedly assaulted by security guards and some boatmen at Namo Ghat under Adampur police station late Monday. The injured tourists lodged an FIR at Adampur police station on Tuesday.A video of the incident has surfaced on social media, purportedly showing several people beating the youths near Gate No. 2.According to the complaint, Duresh Ansari (23), a resident of Bhabua, reached Namo Ghat around 10 pm with his friends Mohammad…

Kolkata: Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association has written to higher education minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay, expressing concerns over the retrospective implementation of the new Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) rules. JUTA said the order on promotions for university teachers, librarians and physical education directors at state-aided institutes was issued on July 15 but its provisions took effect retrospectively from Jan 1, 2025. “It creates administrative complications and potential legal disputes for faculty members already promoted under previous govt,” the letter read. They urged the department to protect all promotions granted between Jan 1, 2025, and July 15, 2026. Source link

The UK Payments Market report, released once a year, shows that debit cards – included those loaded onto phones – were the predominant way to pay last year.They accounted for 54% of all payments in made in 2025. Some 39% of payments were contactless.Cheques had been due to be phased out by 2018, until MPs forced a change of heart by the industry years ago. Instead, they have withered to just 0.2% of payments made in the UK – with a total of 77 million written last year.Cash is unlikely to go the same way, according to forecasts by UK…

Single mum Emma Neil was a huge fan of Vinted, using it most days to sell old things and buy clothes for her children.That was until she bought a pair of sandals for £3, found they didn’t fit so relisted them for £2 then was permanently banned. Vinted said there had been “fraudulent activity, such as selling counterfeit items”.”I did feel like a criminal,” says Neil – one of several thousands complaining of being wrongly suspended or permanently banned, spending days trapped in a system of what they believe are AI generated responses.Vinted’s preloved buying and selling community has grown…

There’s a pleasant social glow around you today, Libra. Venus sweetens your speech, the Moon supports family interaction, and people seem more ready than usual to agree with you or appreciate your presence.A family celebration or social gathering may take shape. Perhaps it’s the meal, puja, a small gathering or even a visit that is a joy. Family members are delighted with you and your words are a source of strength in a positive way.You may choose not to run around the market and instead relax at home, which might actually suit the day better. Not every good day needs…

Representative Image via Canva When the sun beats down on your windows for hours at a stretch, even a well-ventilated home can start to feel like an oven by mid-afternoon.Even though air conditioning helps, it also results in long electricity bills quickly, and not everyone has it running in every room.That’s why so many people are turning to old-school, low-cost tricks and solutions when the heat gets unbearable, and one of the most viral tricks right now is covering the windows of your home with kitchen aluminum foil.While the aluiminium foils are mostly found in our kitchens, meant to wrap…

As enterprises accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and digital workflows, security leaders are increasingly being called upon to look beyond conventional cybersecurity threats and address vulnerabilities emerging at the intersection of AI, identity governance and contract processes.The issue will be the focus of an upcoming ETLegalWorld and ETCISO webinar, in collaboration with Zoho Sign, titled “The CISO’s Blind Spot: AI, Identity and the Gaps in Your Contract Workflows”, scheduled for August 20.Know More: The CISO’s Blind Spot: AI Identity and the Gaps in Your Contract WorkflowsThe session will bring together cybersecurity, legal and technology leaders to examine how weaknesses…