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Gold and silver seized from arrested suspects Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police arrested three notorious house burglars from Nepal and recovered stolen gold and silver ornaments valued at approximately Rs 10 lakh on Friday.The arrested are Thilak Kumar Khadka alias Tilak Khadka,36, a resident of Khetkot, Masta Rural municipality, Chainpur; Ashok Raj alias Ashok Singh alias Ashok Singh Thakuri,33, a resident of Ranada, Chainpur, Masta, Bajhang district and Dipender Rasaili,25, from Paltude Bazar, Kailali district, Nepal.Mangaluru City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said that on July 11, that residents of a house in Matadakani, near Urwa Market, locked their home and…

A video grab of students carring benches to create a makeshift pathway for a teacher on the waterlogged premises of Government Primary School, Khajurbari, in Araria district Araria: A teacher at a govt primary school in Araria district has come under scrutiny after a video allegedly showing students carrying classroom benches across a waterlogged campus to help her reach the classroom went viral, triggering outrage among parents and locals.The incident took place at Government Primary School, Khajurbari, Ward No. 10, under Forbesganj block, where recent rain had left the premises flooded.The video purportedly shows students placing benches one after another…

Around 10,000 aspirants appeared for the retest across 21 centres in Ranchi district Ranchi: As many as 19,039 out of 35,051 candidates, who appeared for NEET-UG 2026, cleared the exam, whose results were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday night. More than 19 lakh candidates appeared for NEET-UG across the country.The state’s performance remained largely similar to last year, when 35,397 candidates appeared and 19,203 qualified. Around 10,000 aspirants from Ranchi appeared for the retest across 21 centres.The examination was initially conducted on May 3, but after discrepancies were reported in the process, the NTA held a…

ECLGS was introduced in June amid the West Asia crisis Kolkata: As of July 16, a sum of Rs 11,272 crore has been sanctioned for different businesses under Centre’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS).ECLGS was introduced amid the West Asia crisis to provide a 100% credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs and 90% for non-MSME sectors, including airlines.As many as 32,000 in Bengal have benefited from the scheme, said Vijayraj Bhosale, head IT, National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company, that has been running the scheme. Bhosale was in Kolkata to attend an ECLGS workshop organised by State Level Bankers Committee, West…

Srinagar, July 17: National Conference (NC) Chief Spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq on Friday said the party will leave for New Delhi for its proposed protest seeking the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, even as permission for the demonstration at Jantar Mantar is still awaited.“We will leave for New Delhi anyway, but we are hopeful that we will get permission, just like others who have been allowed to protest at Jantar Mantar,” Sadiq told reporters here in Srinagar, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).He said the demand for restoration of statehood was not confined to the National Conference but…

Celebrated Irish actor Brenda Fricker, whose memorable performances in ‘My Left Foot’, ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ and the BBC medical drama ‘Casualty’ earned her worldwide acclaim, has died at the age of 81. She passed away on Thursday in Dublin. Fricker made history as the first Irish actor to receive an Academy Award, winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her powerful performance in ‘My Left Foot’.Her agent, Phil Belfield, confirmed her passing in a statement to BBC, saying, “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her.”He…

A chemical tanker exploded during maintenance work in Chembur, Mumbai on Friday MUMBAI: A chemical tanker exploded during maintenance work in Chembur (East) on Friday evening, leaving four people injured, one of whom later died at Sion Hospital.The blast took place in Mukund Nagar, near Mahisur Colony, triggering a swift response from emergency services.Firefighters and rescue personnel reached the site soon after the explosion and launched relief operations.Officials said four people sustained injuries in the incident.While all of them were rushed for medical treatment, one of the injured later succumbed at Sion Hospital.Teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, the…

Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk with his wife Gitanjali J Angmo on the 20th day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. BATHINDA: Hindus for Human Rights (HFHR), a US-based advocacy group, will hold a solidarity gathering in Washington, DC, on Friday in support of social activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for the past 20 days demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.In a press release, HFHR said it will join the Azadi Project for the gathering at the Gandhi Statue in Washington at 4pm (US time).The organisation has also written an…

Police arrested five rowdy sheeters for extorting a gym trainer by posing as CCB police officers BENGALURU: Sleuths from Central Crime Branch arrested five rowdy sheeters on charges of extorting Rs 40,000 from a gym trainer, by posing as CCB cops and threatening the trainer to fix in a drug case.The trainer had lodged a complaint when accused persons started forcing him to pay Rs five lakhs more.Accused are Tirumala V, 28, of Yelahanka, S Shanta Kumar, 44, of Vidyaranyapura, N Prem Sai, 30, of Yelahanka, Ranjeeth Rao, 31 and C Namith alias Abhi, 29, both from RT Nagar.They were…

Hyderabad: Hyderabad will continue to be at the centre of India’s BRICS engagements next month, hosting the second meeting of the BRICS anti-corruption working group on Aug 4 and 5. The meeting comes just weeks after the city hosted the BRICS labour and employment ministers’ meeting.Around 40 delegates from the 11-member bloc are expected to take part in the two-day meeting. The gathering assumes significance as India holds the BRICS presidency this year under the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.” Senior officials from member nations will deliberate on issues such as asset recovery, combating cross-border corruption, tracing…