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NEW DELHI: Teenage high jumper Pooja Singh produced a sensational performance on Friday, clinching gold with a stunning leap of 1.93m at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong and scripting multiple pieces of history in the process.The 19-year-old became the first Indian ever to win a gold medal in the women’s high jump event at the championship, capping off a memorable day with a record-shattering effort.Pooja’s remarkable 1.93m clearance not only secured the top spot on the podium but also broke the 14-year-old senior National Record of 1.92m set by Sahana Kumari. In doing so, the young athlete…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to cancel the bail granted to a female teacher in connection with the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl by a staff member inside a private school in west Delhi’s Janakpuri area.Justice Saurabh Banerjee issued notice to the teacher on the police plea challenging the trial court order dated May 20 that granted her bail in the case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The court also granted time to the main accused, Lalit Kumar, to file his response to the police plea challenging…
CHENNAI: Targeting the Tamil Nadu govt over deteriorating law and order, DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran pulled up chief minister C Joseph Vijay for putting the launch of the ‘Singapen striking force’ on the backburner. The special force was originally scheduled to be inaugurated on Friday.Slamming the TVK-led administration over a recent spate of heinous crimes against women and children, Kanimozhi asked when would the govt crack down on the rising crime rate. “A young woman was brutally murdered and buried in Cuddalore, while a youth was hacked to death by his own friends over…
The park doesn’t offer any proper feeding room, except for a small portable cabin at the food court without any ventilation. By U ArchanaCoimbatore: Contractors at Semmozhi Park seem to be giving a tough time to the new mothers. They are not allowing new mothers to carry food for infants, while the facility doesn’t offer any food options for newborns at the food court. Adding to the woes of new mothers, the park also doesn’t offer any proper feeding room, except for a small portable cabin at the food court without any ventilation.Subha, mother of a seven-month-old baby from Lakshmi…
The accreditation makes the pathology department the fourth at AMCH to earn NABL recognition Dibrugarh: The pathology department at Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) has secured accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), marking a significant step forward in the institution’s drive to strengthen diagnostic services.NABL, an autonomous body functioning under the department of science and technology of the Centre, assesses and accredits laboratories that meet rigorous national and international quality benchmarks. Its recognition is widely regarded as a mark of reliability and scientific competence in medical diagnostics.The latest accreditation makes the pathology department…
Patna: A thunderstorm accompanied by lightning disrupted train operations across several key routes under the Danapur division of East Central Railway (ECR) on Friday morning.According to the Danapur control room, multiple passenger trains were temporarily detained after heavy rain, strong winds, and lightning affected overhead electric (OHE) wires and signalling systems at several locations.The Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express was halted for about two hours — from 8.15am to 10.19am — at Patna Sahib station due to weather-related technical disruptions. Movements of the Rajgir–New Delhi Shramjeevi Express and a few other passenger trains were also affected at the same station.Train services…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday remained tight-lipped over speculation surrounding the “nameplate” change in the state, following Siddaramaiah’s resignation as chief minister.“I will not open my mouth,” Shivakumar said when asked about the “nameplate change”.Earlier while speaking to reporters in Delhi, Shivakumar also declined to comment on Rajya Sabha nominations. “There is no update at the moment. As discussed earlier, the central leadership will announce the list along with those of the other states. That is the information available to us, and they will inform you later. This is not my domain…I do not know.…
Representative image created using AI NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old man and his associate allegedly stabbed a juvenile multiple times over his relationship with the man’s sister and threw him into a drain in west Delhi’s Meera Bagh he was dead, police said on Friday.Police have arrested one of the accused, identified as Mandeep alias Monu (26), wanted in the case registered at Paschim Vihar East police station.”Monu and his associate allegedly targeted the victim because the victim was in a relationship with the sister of one of the accused,” a senior police officer said.According to police, the duo allegedly persuaded…
HYDERABAD: Children in the low-income settlements across the city are being exposed to poor-quality and unsafe eggs through a loosely regulated supply chain where smaller and cracked eggs are routinely pushed into govt nutrition programmes and poorer communities, according to a study.The research, which was published in the journal Food Security, was conducted by experts from the ICMRNational Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad, along with Royal Veterinary College, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Greenwich, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi. The study traced the entire egg supply chain from farms tohouseholds and Anganwadi centres in the state.The…
CHENNAI: Launching a blistering attack on the ruling TVK govt over the brutal murder and burial of a 25-year-old woman in Cuddalore, leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin said chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s “sofa model” govt has slipped into a “deep sleep mode” on law and order.He said that since the formation of the “sofa model govt”, not a day has passed without incidents of murder, robbery or sexual assault, raising doubts among the public about the existence of an effective law enforcement machinery in the state. “He delivered high-octane punch dialogues on law and order during the election campaign,…