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Sahil Lochab sustained severe injuries during a demonstration in Delhi NEW DELHI: A 19-year-old student preparing for competitive examinations is battling the possibility of losing vision in his right eye after allegedly being struck by a pellet during the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) ‘Sansad Chalo’ protest in Delhi.As his family waits anxiously outside AIIMS Trauma Centre, the incident has raised fresh questions over the alleged use of pellet guns during the demonstrations, a charge denied by Delhi Police.The first thought that crossed Ajay Duggal’s mind when he saw his nephew in hospital was whether the teenager would ever be able…
1. Structure of EMCV IRES-48S ribosomal pre-initiation complex2. Tanweer Hussain (left) and Deepakash Das (right)1. Structure of EMCV IRES-48S ribosomal pre-initiation complex2. Tanweer Hussain (left) and Deepakash Das (right)1. Structure of EMCV IRES-48S ribosomal pre-initiation complex2. Tanweer Hussain (left) and Deepakash Das (right)1. Structure of EMCV IRES-48S ribosomal pre-initiation complex2. Tanweer Hussain (left) and Deepakash Das (right)1. Structure of EMCV IRES-48S ribosomal pre-initiation complex2. Tanweer Hussain (left) and Deepakash Das (right) Bengaluru: Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have uncovered how a virus takes control of a host cell’s protein-making machinery to reproduce, a finding that could help…
Hyderabad: The draft Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, 2026 for Hyderabad that replaces the existing Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act, 1955 is held back by critical gaps, finds Janaagraha’s independent assessment.The analysis was conducted at three levels. First, Janaagraha scored the Bill using the city-systems framework which assesses the systemic reforms that impact quality of life. Second, it conducted a comparative analysis of the Bill, the GHMC Act, 1955, and the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (GBG Act). Third, the organisation undertook a clause-by-clause study of the Bill.The CURE Bill performed slightly better than the existing GHMC Act…
He consumed alcohol, barged into a house and sexually assaulted a 48-year-old woman who was asleep. Chennai: A 29-year-old Nepalese national was arrested by Choolaimedu police after he was accused of trespassing into a house and molesting a 48-year-old woman while she was asleep on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Kesavan, is a native of Nepal and works at a hotel in Anna Nagar. Police said he visited the residence of a woman in Choolaimedu to attend a birthday celebration.According to the investigation, he consumed alcohol, barged into a house in the same locality and sexually assaulted a 48-year-old woman who…
Ahmedabad: A 22-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old youth in Danilimda area, with police attributing the murder to an old rivalry.The accused, identified as Sohil Pathan, was arrested by the Danilimda police for his alleged role in the murder of Hussain Saiyed, a resident of Behrampura.According to the FIR lodged by Hussain’s elder brother, Azal Saiyed, the incident occurred near Rasul Gali on Tuesday night. The complainant stated that the family was at home when Hussain called his father, informing him that he was returning from Ellis Bridge.Later in the night,…
Bhubaneswar: Five members of a marriage party were killed after their car plunged into a roadside pond in Dhenkanal district late on Wednesday night. Two others in the vehicle were rescued.The group was returning from Indipur village under Dhenkanal Sadar police limits after attending a wedding ceremony.According to Durbasa Kumar Sahu, a relative of the groom, the driver lost control of the car at a curve, following which the vehicle fell into the pond. “When we reached the spot, the car was submerged in the pond. Four others and I tried hard to rescue them, but we could not manage…
Guwahati: The Assam govt on Wednesday told the assembly that the floods that have inundated parts of upper Assam were caused by an extraordinary natural calamity triggered by massive inflows of water from the hills of neighbouring Nagaland, arguing that the scale of the disaster was beyond the control of any govt machinery.Replying to concerns raised in the House, parliamentary affairs minister Pijush Hazarika said the floods were unlike the seasonal inundation that the state usually prepares for. He said rescue and relief operations were under way across the affected districts, but the administration was still unable to determine the…
20 plus mule account holder booked Pune: The Pune Rural police have registered three cases against three people for allegedly providing their bank accounts to cybercrooks as mule accounts. The Pimpri Chinchwad police and Pune city police have also registered more than 20 cases against mule bank account holders over the last two days.Police investigations revealed that transactions worth more than Rs 1 crore were routed through these bank accounts. Each account is linked to complaints lodged by victims from different parts of the country.The action was part of Operation Mule Hunt. The Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police analysed data from…
Margao: Eight sheds of a gaushala run by Dhyan Foundation at Deusa in Quepem were demolished by unidentified persons in the early hours of Wednesday, triggering a dispute between the animal welfare organisation and the management committee of Shri Damodar Devasthan, Zambaulim, on whose land the shelter stood.Dhyan Foundation alleged that over 150 men trespassed into the premises around 12.55am, confined the supervisor and night watchman for over two hours, damaged their mobile phones to prevent recording, disabled CCTV cameras, and razed the sheds using two earthmovers.The foundation said the sheds housed around 300 cattle. It alleged that several animals…
Rohtak: The Congress on Wednesday staged a protest over the police action against the protest in Jantar Mantar and the detention of party leader Rahul Gandhi. However, BJP Haryana president Archana Gupta reached the protest venue outside Congress Bhawan near Ambedkar Bhawan, sparking tension between the two sides as workers came face-to-face. The situation led to heated sloganeering and verbal confrontations, while a heavy police presence was deployed to maintain law and order.Workers from both sides raised slogans against each other, leading to a tense standoff. A large contingent of police personnel remained deployed throughout the protest to prevent any…