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BENGALURU: She came from a comfortable home, had supportive parents, studied in a reputed college and, by all outward signs, had a promising future ahead of her. But a relationship, curiosity, and addiction slowly pulled her into a world far removed from privilege — one that finally landed her behind bars.The recent arrest of 21-year-old N Meghana, the only daughter of a realtor and a BBM student at a private college in Basavanagudi, has shocked the tech capital and reopened an uncomfortable topic of conversation: why are youngsters from well-off families in the city increasingly drifting towards drugs?Bengaluru News Techie…

Hyderabad: On the pretext of helping a childless woman, a conman posing as a Unani doctor committed theft at her residence in Pochampally in Yadadri-Bhongir district on Monday.Police said the accused, who is yet to be identified, went to several houses in Gandhi Nagar in Pochampally, enquiring whether there were any childless couples in the area. Claiming to be a Unani doctor, he initially approached a woman who refused to take treatment from him but, at his request, shared information about another childless couple living nearby.The accused then approached the complainant, claiming that he had a medicine in lotion form…

Chennai: TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd reported an operational profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 18.02 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025, as improving operating performance and margin expansion supported profitability. Reported PAT stood at Rs 11.19 crore, compared with a loss of Rs 23.8 crore in the same quarter last year.The company’s revenue rose 11.1% year-on-year to Rs 715.81 crore in Q3 FY26, driven by strong growth in the Integrated Supply Chain Solutions (ISCS) segment and recovery in volumes in the Global Forwarding Solutions (GFS) segment. Adjusted EBITDA increased 32.5% to Rs 199.31 crore, with margins expanding…

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt said on Monday that the state’s rainwater harvesting capacity increased by 4.19 lakh kilolitres after the launch of the ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign in urban areas. Under the initiative, about 2,900 rainwater harvesting systems were developed in 17 municipal corporations and 152 municipalities, increasing rainwater storage capacity by about 4,19,000 kilolitres.Govt also said that it set a target for 100% disposal of legacy waste in cities by March 2026. A total of 30.4 million metric tonnes of legacy waste was identified in urban areas, with 28.2 million metric tonnes already scientifically disposed of, govt said in…

Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday approved a major salary hike for contractual AYUSH doctors working under the National Health Mission (NHM) in the state, aiming to recognise their role in strengthening healthcare delivery and boost morale among frontline practitioners.As per the decision, the monthly remuneration of contractual AYUSH doctors under NHM was revised upwards, with increases linked to length of service. The earlier pay level of Rs 20,000 per month was enhanced, with the revised structure providing higher payouts based on seniority.Doctors with less than 5 years of service will receive an additional Rs 20,000 per month, taking…

COIMBATORE/SALEM: The Coimbatore city police on Tuesday detained around 55 disabled people when they staged a road roko protest near the district collectorate demanding a hike in disability assistance.The protest was conducted by members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of all types of Differently Abled and Caregivers Association (TARATDAC). The protesters pointed out that the assistance they received from the Tamil Nadu govt was not sufficient to fulfil basic needs.TARATDAC district convenor K Mahalingam said, “In Andhra Pradesh, the assistance is Rs 6,000 per month to persons with disability; Rs 10,000 per month to persons with severe…

Dibrugarh: Hundreds of Congress workers took part in a massive rally in Margherita town of Tinsukia district on Tuesday, demanding stringent action against rampant drug menace plaguing the area and accusing local authorities of turning a blind eye to the crisis.Carrying placards with anti-drug messages and slogans demanding immediate police action, the protesters marched through the town highlighting what they described as the alarming prevalence of drugs in Margherita. The demonstration highlighted growing public concern over substance abuse affecting the area’s youth and students.“The young generation and students have fallen prey to the easy availability of drugs, from brown sugar…

Kanpur: Priyanka Chaurasia’s fine performance (71 runs and 3 wickets) empowered Wonder Women Club to beat City Club by 23 runs in a KDMA cricket league match held at the PAC ground on Monday. Wonder Women posted a total of 207 runs in 34.2 overs. Thereafter, they wrapped the innings of City Club on 184 runs. The match between Paramount Club and Sporting Union finished in a tie at the Sapru ground. Brief score: Wonder Women-207 (Priyanka Chaurasia 71, Kavya Bandoh 22, Shivangi Gupta 22, Utkarsh 3 for 36, Anmol Singh 3 for 36, Akash Kumar 2 for 43). City…

Pune: State cabinet minister and BJP MLA Chandrakant Patil on Monday said the outcome of zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections showed opposition alliances like MVA had “no real presence” in western Maharashtra. “Results of local self-governing bodies prove that there is no existence of opposition parties like MVA in western Maharashtra,” Patil said while addressing reporters after the election of mayor and deputy mayor at Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).Pune: BJP Leads Zilla Parishad Polls, Baner Flyover To Open, Traffic Violation Reward And MoreResponding to accusations that BJP lured MVA members to secure victories, Patil said the party did not…

Amritsar: The city police claims to have dismantled a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of five operatives and recovery of six sophisticated pistols, 115 grams heroin and Rs 11.90 lakhs drug money from their possession. Those arrested have been identified as Simaranjeet Singh (24), Gurpreet Singh (20), Sukhraj Singh (24) and Sajan Singh, all residents of village Roda Wala Kalan in Amritsar; and Molakdeep Singh (23), a resident of Ranike in Amritsar. The recovered pistols include two 9MM Glock (Made in Austria), one Zigana (Made in Turkey), two .32 Bore and one .30 Bore along with…