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Ahmedabad: A 26-year-old man from Mumbai was arrested by Chandkheda police for allegedly accepting live bets on the final match of cricket IPL 2026 from inside the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera on Sunday night. Police booked him under the Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act.According to the complaint filed by a police constable attached to Chandkheda police station, the accused was apprehended during security and surveillance operations while the IPL final between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru was underway.Police said the suspect was seated in Block K, Bay 8 of the stadium’s upper tier when his activities drew suspicion.…

Prayagraj: Dr AK Verma, principal of Motilal Nehru Medical College and Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, conducted a surprise inspection to assess the quality of food being served to patients admitted to the hospital.During the inspection, he personally tasted the food prepared for the patients to verify its quality, hygiene, and nutritional value. Dr Verma also scrutinized the food distribution system, the cleanliness of the kitchen, and the quality of the meals being provided to the patients.He, however, issued a set of directives to the concerned officials to ensure that patients are provided with fresh, nutritious, and high-quality food in strict…

A stray dog near a landfill Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing tussle between animal lovers and people who are against feeding stray dogs in public, an NGO, which rescues and rehabilitates sick and needy animals, has warned that the canines will show aggressive behaviour without food, which may be harmful for passers-by.Recently, an apartment in Nandan Vihar here saw a clash between animal lovers and those who were against regular feeding of dogs. The incident resulted in police intervention. The outfit also took up the issue.Jiban Ballav Das, secretary of the NGO, said Supreme Court made it very clear that no…

Three accused were arrested in Karnataka Dharmapuri: Three men from Karnataka were arrested on Sunday night in connection with an ATM card swapping fraud at the State Bank of India (SBI) kiosk near Palacode bus stand on May 10.The arrested have been identified as Syed Hussain, 28, from Saptapur, Ansar Ali, 28, and Krishnan, 30, both from Kalaburagi.“On May 10, when Bharathi of Sengodapatti, attempted to withdraw cash from the SBI kiosk, she was deceived into handing over her ATM card and PIN to unknown persons, who then swapped her card and withdrew Rs 66,000,” said a police officer from…

Silchar: The search for a 10-year-old girl who went missing in the Barak river at Kanakpur in Silchar entered its fourth day on Monday, with rescue teams yet to find any trace of the child.The missing girl, identified as Tania Begum, is the daughter of Jabir Hussain. The family, originally from Damchhara in Dima Hasao district, currently lives in a rented house on the banks of the Barak river in Kanakpur.According to family members and local residents, Tania had gone to bathe in the river on Friday afternoon. When she did not return, a search was initiated. Her sandals and…

Children enjoy swinging on a bar on the first day of school at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School Bokkapatna, in Mangaluru on Monday.A teacher initiates a child to writing at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School Mannagudda, in Mangaluru on Monday.Children being welcomed at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School Mannagudda, in Mangaluru on Monday.Procession by children at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School Bokkapatna, in Mangaluru on Monday.Children enjoy swinging on a bar on the first day of school at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School Bokkapatna, in Mangaluru on Monday.A teacher initiates…

A multi-disciplinary sports complex will come up Mysuru: A multi-disciplinary sports complex will come up on the sprawling 17 acres at Hanchya Sathagalli in Mysuru. A decision to sanction this land identified by the Mysuru district administration was taken by the state govt at the recently held cabinet meeting. Assistant director of youth empowerment and sports affairs Bhaskar Nayak said that now the state govt has given approval for 17 acres required to set up a sports complex.“The department is waiting to receive the official order. With this, all the impediments to take up the project were cleared by the…

The agreement comes just 10 days before the FIFA World Cup kicks off across the United States, Canada and Mexico Panaji: FIFA has stitched an eight-year agreement with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (‘Z’) for broadcast of 39 global football events, which includes World Cup 2026, World Cup 2030 and the Women’s World Cup 2027.The agreement, after months of uncertainty, comes just 10 days before the FIFA World Cup kicks off across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Viewers in India can now watch the world’s biggest sporting spectacle on linear television channel (Unite8 Sports) and digital platform (Zee 5), with…

Times News NetworkChandigarh: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested real estate businessman Vikram Wadhwa under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the ongoing IDFC Bank fraud case. So far, the ED has detected embezzlement of public funds amounting to Rs 645 crore from bank accounts of the Haryana government, Chandigarh administration, and two private schools in Chandigarh and Panchkula maintained with the bank.According to the ED, Wadhwa is one of the main accused who allegedly embezzled government funds in connivance with Ribhav Rishi, Abhay Kumar, and certain bank and government officials.Sources said…

Patna: Patna University (PU) is likely to develop into a digitally empowered smart campus soon by fully adopting e-governance and paperless administration.In its vision document for 2026-30 displayed on its website, PU aims to strengthen academic standards through modernization of curriculum, introduction of emerging disciplines, and enhancement of student-centriclearning systems. PU also contemplates to adopt multidisciplinary and flexible curriculum structure as per NEP guidelines and to promote conceptual learning, critical thinking and problem-solving aptitude amongstudents through outcome-based teaching, experiential learning, case studies, project work, field exposure and interdisciplinary approaches.PU’ internal quality assurance cell (IQAC) director Birendra Prasad said the university…