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Mysuru: A 68-year-old farmer was trampled to death by an elephant in Mysuru early on Tuesday.The incident occurred when Gurumallappa, 68, of Parinamipura village, Talakadu Hobli, T Narasipura taluk, went to his sugarcane field in the morning.Modi & Macron Joint Presser, AI Summit Highlights, Great Nicobar Development Project And MoreAdditional SP C Mallik told TOI that the farmer died after an elephant attacked him in the border village. This is the first such incident of an attack by wildlife in this region, he said.According to local residents, an elephant that was moving in the nearby area entered the field and…

Noida: Noida Authority may soon sign an agreement with the Delhi govt to expand the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus services in the city. At present, DTC buses operate up to Sector 62 via DND, with a depot in Sector 16. The plan is to extend routes to outer sectors, Greater Noida and Greater Noida West, to strengthen public transport options.Officials said the proposal received in-principle approval at the state level and will soon be placed before the Authority’s board for clearance. Once approved, discussions will be taken forward to finalise operational modalities, including routes and frequency.The authority’s proposal sought…

Margao: The Sunni Gulistan mosque at Fatorda was permitted to reopen on Tuesday after Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ganesh Barve issued a conditional order lifting its closure, 16 days after the murder of the mosque’s Vice-President on its premises.The mosque was sealed on Feb 2 following the murder of Ali Khanjadeh on Jan 30, after police described the killing as stemming from a dispute between rival groups over control of the mosque.The reopening followed a meeting convened by Barve with mosque committee representatives, police authorities, and other stakeholders. Representatives of the mosque committee gave written assurances of their commitment…

Patna: The Matriculation examination of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) commenced peacefully across the state on Tuesday. Boys and girls appeared for the language paper — Hindi, Bangla, Urdu or Maithili — in both sittings at all 1,699 designated examination centres under tight security arrangements.Subject experts described the paper as average in difficulty level and well within the grasp of students who had prepared thoroughly from the prescribed textbooks. Amresh Kumar, a Hindi teacher at ANS College, Barh, offered a measured assessment of how the examination tested students’ knowledge without venturing beyond the syllabus.According to Kumar, the Hindi paper…

Jaipur: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) Tuesday provisionally attached movable and immovable properties valued at over Rs 7.7 crore in Bhiwadi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, linked to the alleged multi-crore fraud involving Adarsh Credit Co-operative Society Ltd and its associates.Officials from the ED confirmed that the attachment order was issued on Feb 12, as part of an ongoing investigation stemming from FIRs filed by the Special Operation Group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police. According to ED officials, key figures in the alleged scam, Mukesh Modi and Rahul Modi, along with their associates, allegedly amassed thousands…

Nagpur: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) unearthed an alleged radicalisation network during raids at 21 locations spanning multiple districts, including Yavatmal and Ahilyanagaron Sunday.At the heart of the racket was a Nagpur-based grocer, who allegedly used a soccer club in Pusad, Yavatmal, as a front to indoctrinate youths into jihadi ideology. Originally from Pusad, he relocated to Jaffar Nagpur in Nagpur with his family, whose decades-old ties with radical outfits had placed them on the radar of intelligence agencies. His parents were members of a banned Islamic outfit and helped in clandestinely carrying out the operation, said top sources.During intensive…

Jamshedpur: Tata Steel and its social impact arm, Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) came together to enable more than 600 women from its grassroots programmes across Jharkhand, Odisha and Ludhiana to participate in the Tata AI Sakhi Immersion Program (TAIIP) at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi, it said in a statement on Tuesday.Organised by the central govt and spearheaded by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the workshop is a flagship movement by the Tata entity to bolster learning in AI, confidence and dignity for women in grassroots India, the company stated on Tuesday. From Trust To…

Vadodara: Three youths from Pune in Maharashtra died in a road accident on the Indore-Ahmedabad highway near Dahod. The accident took place near Dhadhela village of Limkheda taluka in Dahod district.The accident took place around 3am when an SUV, believed to be travelling at breakneck speed, hit a divider and then swerved off the road. The SUV crossed a stormwater channel and open space on the side of the road and then hit an electricity pole.Vadodara: Student Success, Tragedy, Tech Boost, Exam Chaos & Political StirThe impact was so severe that the engine of the SUV came off and fell…

Varanasi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed doubt that former chief of Assam Congress, Bhupesh Borah, would change his decision and return to the party. Talking to reporters after offering prayers at the Vindhyachal temple in Mirzapur on Monday night, Himanta claimed Borah had contacted him on Monday evening. Reacting to developments in Assam politics, especially after Borah’s announcement of resignation, Himanta said, “If Borah was planning to go back to Congress, why would he have invited me for talks,” adding, “Borah was the only Hindu in Congress and now, he too has quit.”Himanta described Assam’s demographic situation as…

Thiruvananthapuram: BJP’s state election committee meeting on Tuesday decided to organize statewide protest programmes, raising three demands related to Sabarimala. BJP will ask the state govt to file a fresh appeal before the Supreme Court to uphold the observance of tradition and customs in Sabarimala. It will also ask the govt to drop thousands of cases registered by Kerala Police against those who protested in connection with the women entry at Sabarimala. The party will also stick to its demand that the gold heist at Sabarimala be handed over to CBI.After the election committee meeting, BJP state general secretary S…