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Bhilwara: Three videos showing inmates dancing, consuming intoxicants and taking selfies, purportedly inside Chittorgarh district jail, have gone viral on social media, prompting jail authorities and police to launch separate investigations Friday.The first video, which surfaced Thursday evening, shows over a dozen inmates sitting together and sharing food. A second clip appears to show prisoners consuming intoxicants, while a third captures a group dancing inside jail premises.Several of the prisoners seen in the videos are accused in a murder case, while a few are history-sheeters, officials said.The videos surfaced less than a month after the June 29 murder of gangster…

Nagpur: As the NEET-UG paper leak protests continue to heat up the political landscape, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule clarified that his ‘nautanki’ (gimmick) jibe a few days ago was aimed at Congress and not the students.Bawankule’s clarification drew a sharp reaction from Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar, who warned that the country’s youth were angry and would not back down until Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union education minister.”Rahul Gandhi and the politicians indulged in a gimmick during this agitation. I have never criticised the students’ agitation. Their protest is being staged through a democratic path,” Bawankule said. “Especially what Gandhi did…

Deesa town in Banaskantha Palanpur: Rain-starved North Gujarat finally witnessed a proper onset of the southwest monsoon on Friday, with all districts receiving significant rainfall that brought much-needed relief to farmers but also triggered flooding, waterlogging and rescue operations in several areas.Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Aravali recorded intense downpours that inundated towns, submerged fields and swelled rivers.The torrential rain left Radhanpur town waterlogged, with several residential societies inundated. Residents blamed incomplete drainage work for the flooding, alleging that roads had been laid without completing underground sewer works, preventing proper water discharge.In neighbouring Santalpur, heavy rain revived ponds, check dams and…

Jamshedpur/Bhubaneswar: Celebrations broke out in Krishnapur village of Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Friday after native Ashiss Kumar Dash was appointed the next CEO and MD of Infosys.Villagers distributed sweets and exchanged greetings as news of Dash’s elevation reached Rajnagar block. His family said the appointment was a proud moment for the entire region.Dash, currently executive vice-president and head of global business portfolio, has been associated with Infosys for over three decades. He has led strategic initiatives in global business, customer services, delivery operations and sustainable business transformation.Born into a modest family, Dash is the fourth of five sons of late Prasanna…

A rescue operation at Pardi Sandhpur in Valsad Surat: Intense rain-battering and floods claimed seven lives in Valsad district, even as the administration stepped up relief, sanitation and restoration work.Valsad collector Nitin Sangwan said the district administration deployed 70 teams to survey damage to homes and other properties. Dewatering operations continue in pockets where water remains trapped.Officials said 12,376 people were shifted to safer places on Thursday after water levels rose rapidly in low-lying and riverside areas. With the flood situation improving, most evacuees began returning to their homes on Friday. In the latest casualty, the body of a man…

Vadodara: She was elated when she passed a fitness test required to join the police force, but she barely had an idea that her ambition to become a cop would wreck her marriage.Counsellors from the Abhayam had to intervene and assist the woman who was abandoned by her husband in the city a couple of days ago. According to Abhayam, the woman, whose hometown is in Jamnagar, got into a relationship with a man four years ago. Around three months ago, they got married and shifted to Vadodara as he wanted to start a travel business.She told the counsellors that…

Gorakhpur: Two youths have been detained in connection with the murder of a 70-year-old jeweller whose body was recovered from the Rapti river earlier this week, police said.Police on Friday said the accused allegedly killed the businessman after he repeatedly demanded repayment of a ₹1 lakh loan.The victim, Ramlal Verma of Dhaska Bhatas village in Bansgaon and owner of a jewellery shop in Katra Malav, went missing on Wednesday. His body was found floating in the Rapti river by villagers on Thursday.According to SP (South) Dinesh Puri, the prime accused, Prince (19), had borrowed ₹1 lakh from Verma to buy…

CPM state secretary M V Govindan T’puram: An expanded meeting of the CPM state committee will be held in Kozhikode from Sept 13 to 15 to discuss the ideological and organizational changes needed in the wake of the party’s defeat in the assembly election.CPM state secretary M V Govindan said on Friday that the meeting would discuss measures to strengthen the party’s engagement with the public and rebuild trust. “The aim is to thoroughly overhaul the party by effecting the necessary changes in the way it functions,” he told reporters.In its election review report, the CPM central committee had criticized…

Participants at the moot court Kolkata: Young legal minds, representing 84 teams from 58 schools from different parts of the country, gathered in Kolkata on Friday to participate in the fifth edition of National Inter-School Moot Court Competition.The competition offered students a platform to engage in simulated courtroom proceedings with the moot problem centred around national security and digital privacy. Participants presented their arguments before a panel of judges, comprising faculty members from BML Munjal University.Through the exercise, students critically examined the balance between safeguarding national interests and protecting individual rights in a digital world. Principal of The Future Foundation…

      202020212022202320243,4053,9373,7163,6533,366                                                       Source: NCRB data tabled in Lok Sabha, Unstarred Question No. 1078, July 24, 2026Srinagar, Jul 24: Cases registered under crimes against women in Jammu and Kashmir declined to 3,366 in 2024 from 3,653 in 2023, continuing a fall that began after cases peaked at 3,937 in 2021, according to data placed before the Lok Sabha on Friday by Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur.The figures were…