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Police rescue BJP MLA BP Harish after eggs were thrown at him Bengaluru: A BJP protest against Congress party’s demonstration in New Delhi took an unexpected turn in Bengaluru Wednesday after BP Harish, Harihar MLA, accidentally walked into a gathering of Congress workers outside the KPCC office, where he was pelted with eggs and allegedly manhandled before police rescued him.The drama unfolded during parallel protests by BJP and Congress over a sit-in outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in Delhi led by Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.Karnataka BJP, led by opposition leaders R Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, had assembled…

Hyderabad: Telangana high court has ordered status quo over the disputed land parcels in Bahadurguda village near Shamshabad, until further orders, while allowing the authorities to take any action against the petitioners only after following the due process of law. These parcels form part of land being acquired by the state govt for the bullet train projectJustice B Vijaysen Reddy passed the interim direction after observing that the two writ petitions involve serious disputed questions relating to title and possession of the land. The matter has been posted to Aug 11 for further hearing.One of the petitions was filed by…

CHENNAI: The Jantar Mantar protest in Delhi against NEET irregularities have found resonance in Tamil Nadu, with various groups reviving the demand to ban the medical entrance exam. In Chennai, a gathering of youngsters at CPI office got a groundswell of support from various sections. In Madurai, groups defaced signboards at Sholavandhan railway station.And political leaders joined the chorus. Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay and former CM M K Stalin and leaders of Left parties and PMK on Wednesday wanted NEET to be abolished. Former BJP leader and ‘We the Leaders’ founder K Annamalai criticized the Union govt…

The elderly man was sent two APK files. He installed them only to see his savings wiped out Ahmedabad: A 64-year-old retired bank employee from Chandkheda lost Rs 15.3 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as customer care executives. They allegedly tricked him into installing malicious files on his mobile phone and gained remote access to his banking applications. Cybercrime police registered an FIR on Tuesday.According to the complaint, the man came across an advertisement on YouTube that claimed senior citizens and pensioners could avail of all banking services from home. After expressing interest through the advertisement, he received a call…

Prayagraj: Congress national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Wednesday condemned the alleged lathicharge on students at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the detention of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.Meanwhile, Congress workers staged separate protests in Prayagraj against the police action and demanded the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Shrinate, who was in Prayagraj, said the Narendra Modi govt would have to answer for the alleged “brutal” treatment of students and the “inhuman” manner in which the opposition leaders were detained.She claimed the students were holding a peaceful march at Jantar Mantar when police…

Bhubaneswar: Until eight years ago, the world for Sagram Marndi was confined to Chadheipahadi, a tiny tribal hamlet tucked away in the forests of Mayurbhanj district. The village had no all-weather road, mobile phones barely caught a signal, and access to quality education remained a distant dream for most children.Cut to the present day, the village’s reality remains much the same. But 19-year-old Sagram has rewritten its narrative by becoming the first student from Chadheipahadi to secure admission to an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). He has clinched a seat at IIT-Dhanbad to pursue mechanical engineering after securing All India…

GURGAON: A motorcycle was impounded by Gurgaon Traffic Police on Wednesday after officials found 58 pending traffic challans against the vehicle, with unpaid penalties totalling ?3.55 lakh.The action was taken during a special enforcement drive targeting traffic violators and vehicle owners who have failed to clear long-pending challans. Police said the campaign also aims to raise awareness among motorists about pending fines and encourage timely payment.According to police, ASI Pradeep Kumar, the zonal officer at Pataudi Chowk, and his team were conducting a routine vehicle-checking drive on July 22 when they stopped a motorcycle for inspection. The rider was asked…

Guwahati: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday distributed welfare benefits worth Rs 91.66 crore to nearly 2.41 lakh beneficiaries under 17 social welfare schemes and launched the Integrated Monthly Pension Processing System. He also called for peace, unity and hard work to rebuild the state after three years of turmoil.Addressing a programme organised by the social welfare department at the city convention centre in Imphal, Singh said the state had gone through “difficult times” over the past three years, disrupting lives and causing severe financial and psychological distress.“The prolonged crisis has caused financial and mental hardships to the common…

Times News NetworkKanpur:Emphasizing the need to increase farmers’ income through the multi-purpose use of farm ponds, District Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh said that beneficiary farmers should adopt pearl farming along with fish farming in farm ponds. This will increase additional income and make agriculture more profitable and sustainable. On Wednesday, in a meeting of the District Land and Water Conservation Committee, District Mission Committee, and WCDC-PMKSY 2.0 Committee held under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate at the Vikas Bhavan auditorium, the works of 2025-26 were reviewed and the action plan for 2026-27 was discussed.In the meeting, Land Conservation Officer…

Ghaziabad police have arrested four people for allegedly duping people on the pretext of transportation Ghaziabad: Police have arrested four people for allegedly cheating customers by promising to arrange vehicles for transporting goods.The accused have been identified as Saurabh Singh (28) and Abhishek Awasthi (26), both residents of Farrukhabad, Rakesh Singh (21) of Lakhimpur Kheri and Dashmesh Kumar (23) of Badaun.According to police, the gang allegedly created a transport ID in the name of Gujarat Maharashtra Road Line on Justdial to obtain the contact details of people looking to transport goods from one place to another. Saurabh, Abhishek and Rakesh…