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TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains gruesome details of murder and violence, which could be triggering for some readers.Kangana Ranaut has responded to the Bengaluru murder case, in which a woman and her alleged lover have been accused of killing her husband and her five-year-old son. The actress invoked the disturbing case to question the shifting nature of relationships and what she considers the deepening influence of “westernised” culture in India.Kangana Ranaut questions rise in relationship crimesThe actor took to her Instagram stories on Wednesday to share a news report about the case. Kangana raised questions about why incidents of partners…

29-year-old man suffered burn injuries after he touched an overhead electrical wire while riding on the roof of a local train Mumbai: A 29-year-old man suffered burn injuries after coming into contact with an overhead electrical wire while travelling on the roof of a local train at Ghatkopar station on Tuesday evening. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has registered a case against him under the Railways Act.The incident occurred around 6.30pm when a local train arrived at platform 3 of Ghatkopar station.The man, identified as Akash Eknath Kharat, a resident of Diva East, was travelling on the roof of the…

CHENNAI: The Union govt has informed the Madras high court that individual states retain full discretion to decide when to render their state song during a govt function and may place it at any point in the programme.”Whenever a state song is rendered with the national song and national anthem, the national song (Vande Mataram) and national anthem (Jana Gana Mana) must be performed together, with the national song preceding the national anthem,” the Union said.The submissions were made in response to a PIL moved by Ananya Radhakrishnan challenging a circular issued by the Union govt dated Jan 28 making…

Students during college admission Bhubaneswar: Students pursuing apprenticeship embedded degree programmes (AEDPs) in the state would be allowed to opt for additional subjects through multidisciplinary courses (MDC) and skill enhancement courses (SEC) for this academic session, aiding fulfilling subject requirements for higher studies and competitive examinations.The higher education department on Wednesday directed universities and autonomous colleges to facilitate this, ensuring that students enrolled in these employment-oriented degree programmes do not face restrictions while pursuing higher education or appearing for examinations requiring specific subjects.Director of higher education Kaliprasanna Mohapatra said degrees awarded under AEDPs would be treated as equivalent to corresponding…

Students’ organisations, including SFI and AISF, took to the streets condemning the govt and seeking an explanation. CHENNAI: It was Tamil Nadu chief secretary M Sai Kumar who had insisted on interdepartmental efforts to prevent students and youth from participating in protests organised by the Left parties and the TN Cockroach Janata Party, a letter from special secretary to govt Rashmi Siddharth Zagade has revealed.The communication forwarded by the special secretary Rashmi Siddharth Zagade, dated Aug 14, had marked the matter as “most immediate” and requested authorities to furnish an action taken report to the govt on or before Aug…

A court sentenced former Samajwadi Party MLC Kamlesh Pathak and nine others to life imprisonment LUCKNOW: A court in Auraiya on Wednesday sentenced former Samajwadi Party MLC Kamlesh Pathak and nine others to life imprisonment with rigorous imprisonment in a 2020 double murder case involving the shooting deaths of an advocate and his sister.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of the 10 convicts.The sentence was pronounced by ADJ MP-MLA court Vinay Kumar Singh.The accused were held guilty under the charges of IPC 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), and other charges rioting, rioting with deadly…

Madhepura Electric Locomotive unit Patna: Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited (MELPL), a joint venture between Indian Railways and Alstom, has emerged as a major economic driver for Bihar, contributing the equivalent of 1% of the state’s GST collections in FY24 and generating employment for around 2,300 people annually across the country, a study released on Wednesday said.The study, conducted by Dun & Bradstreet, was launched in the presence of East Central Railway general manager Chhatrasal Singh and senior officials of Alstom and MELPL. It assessed the economic and social impact of the Madhepura locomotive manufacturing facility.According to the report, MELPL’s…

Dhanbad: Dhanbad Police on Wednesday intensified its district-wide cyber awareness campaign at DAV School, Koyla Nagar, under the leadership of senior superintendent of police Prabhat Kumar.Rural SP S Mohammad Yakub addressed students, explaining common cybercrimes, financial and personal risks, and precautions for safe digital use. He said technology had made life easier, but cybercriminals were constantly finding new ways to deceive users.Students were cautioned not to click unknown links, respond to suspicious calls or messages, or share personal or banking details. Yakub said fraudsters often impersonate bank officials, police officers, relatives or reputed institutions’ staff, and lure victims with fake…

Smith was a young petty criminal when he was accused in 1949 of the murder of Grover Hart, a night watchman at a Connecticut yacht club. He was one of two men who were arrested over the killing but the other took a plea deal and gave evidence against Smith, who was later found guilty of first-degree murder.His guilt and the evidence on which he was convicted have been questioned over the years – namely after witnesses recanted their statements and another inmate later confessed to the murder.One of the officers who had interrogated Smith after his arrest later testified…

Dr Alan Stout, who chairs the British Medical Association’s (BMA) Northern Ireland Council, said he has “huge respect” for Nesbitt for the “clinically led principles” that he has had on Causeway Hospital, adding that he put “patient safety above politics”.Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster’s Good Morning Ulster programme, he said: “It’s always far too easy to play the populism card, to promise what is undeliverable.”He said politicians who are prepared to stand up and make the difficult decisions are what is needed.Niall McGonigle, Northern Ireland Director of the Royal College of Surgeons said Nesbitt “worked to address long waiting times…