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Varanasi: Almost 22 years after he allegedly killed a theft accused inside a police lock-up in front of his son, the then in-charge of Rani Ki Sarai police station, who is now in his 70s, has been awarded life imprisonment by an Azamgarh court. Azamgarh district govt counsel Priyadarshi Piyush Tripathi said that district and sessions court judge Jai Prakash Pandey sentenced former cop JK Singh to life imprisonment with a Rs 1 lakh fine on Wednesday. The ex-cop who retired over a decade ago will also face one year of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for abusing…
Thiruvananthapuram: State govt confirmed that animals at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo were affected by a significant number of infectious diseases and deaths were also reported over the past one year, prompting intensified preventive and health management measures at the facility.Responding to a question in the assembly on Wednesday, animal husbandry and dairy development minister J Chinchu Rani informed the house that between Jan 1 and Dec 31, 2025, a total of 142 cases of various infections were detected. Thiruvananthapuram Crime, Weather, Transport & MoreThe minister also confirmed that animals were administered preventive vaccinations as part of disease control efforts. Addressing concerns over…
Kolkata: With most vegetables selling at Rs 25 to Rs 30 per kilogram, there is some relief for kitchen budgets in Kolkata. According to experts, this is the season’s lowest-ever pricing. The price of potato dropped to Rs 15/kg and onion to Rs 30/kg, with another sharp dip expected in the next few weeks once Bengal onion starts to hit the markets, replacing the Nasik ones. Experts believe the end of the festive season and no weather-related hindrances finally led to the drop. Consumers will hopefully enjoy these rates until the end of Feb, before summer sets in.Kolkata: Assault Case,…
A California university professor has warned that a freeze on new H-1B visa petitions could weaken higher education in Texas and across the US, arguing that international recruitment has been central to the success of leading universities. In a widely shared post, Jelani Nelson, a computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said restricting access to global talent would damage research quality and long-term academic competitiveness.H-1B freeze draws criticism from academiaNelson was responding to a directive by Texas Governor Greg Abbott instructing state agencies and public universities to pause new H-1B visa petitions. Abbott said the move was…
CCTV images of four men police want to identify as part of an investigation of the theft of 600 high-value artefacts from the Birstol Museum/ Avon and Somerset Police Police have made the first arrest more than a year after over 600 high-value artefacts were stolen during a late-night raid on a museum archive building in Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police confirmed that a 41-year-old man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of handling stolen goods linked to the burglary, which took place between 1am and 2am on 25 September last year. He has since been released under investigation while…
Marius Borg Høiby gives evidence after the first woman he is alleged to have raped told the court she believed she had been drugged. Source link
People walk past a street side cafe with an army recruiting screen calling for a contract for service in the Russian armed forces, in the center of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) A new wargame conducted by former Nato, German and European officials has concluded that Russia could “achieve most of its goals” in the Baltics within days, exploiting hesitation inside the alliance and the absence of clear US leadership. The exercise, jointly run in December by Die Welt and the German Wargaming Centre at Helmut Schmidt University, played out a fictional but detailed scenario set…
Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between England and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on February 3. 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka on Thursday lauded batting consultant Vikram Rathour for his “value addition” ahead of the T20 World Cup, saying his emphasis on adopting an aggressive approach has helped the batters play more freely.Rathour, who helped India secure the 2024 T20 World Cup during his five-year stint with the team, was appointed Sri Lanka’s batting consultant last month for the ICC showpiece.”Vikram Rathour being a good…
Putting the game to bed: Viknesh capitalised on a defensive error to make it 3-0 for Kerala at the stroke of half-time. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kerala stormed into the final of the 79th Santosh Trophy National football championship by crushing a 10-man Punjab 4-0 in the semifinal at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday.Seven-time champion Kerala will meet Services in the final on Sunday. Services defeated Railways 2-0 in the first semifinal at the same venue.Muhammed Ajsal opened the scoring for Kerala in the 16th minute as he headed in M.M. Arjun’s corner-kick from the far post. Set-piece…
When Sjoerd Marijne bid adieu to the Indian women’s hockey team in 2021, he left as the coach who almost pulled off a miracle and an Olympic medal. His return last month was preceded by off-field issues and accompanied by doubts on the team’s future and the burden of expectations of an encore.The Dutchman, however, is categorical that the girls are in far better shape this time around than when he first took charge in 2017. “I rank the talent I have now higher than when I arrived in 2017. And that doesn’t mean it will be easy to achieve…