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Hyderabad: As job opportunities in the Gulf dry up and scrutiny on illegal recruitment increases, a growing number of Telangana youth are falling prey to agents promising high-paying jobs in Europe and Russia. Many are ending up stranded on tourist or Schengen visas, working long hours for low wages in harsh conditions, with little legal protection or means to return home.The Pravasi Mithra Labour Union said nearly 40% of the complaints it has been receiving recently are from Europe and Russia, signalling a shift from the Gulf countries that traditionally accounted for most distress calls from migrant workers.Many people travelling…

Road shrinks pond, workers ruin the rest Chennai: A freshwater pond two decades ago, Mangani Kuttai today has little resemblance to a waterbody. The 1.4-acre pond on the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road, located barely 3km from Pallavaram Periya Eri, has been reduced by road expansion, dumping and encroachment, with its remaining portion now being used to accommodate solid waste management workers.Around 30% of the original waterbody was acquired during the widening of the radial road in 2020. The portion had earlier been encroached upon by a waste segregation facility, which was removed to facilitate the road work. Residents say that the…

Official registration data confirms the move up in size Ahmedabad: There’s no place better than home for residents of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, so long as it comes with a little more room. A three-bedroom apartment has overtaken the traditional two-bedroom home as the most preferred residential format in the twin cities.Official registration data confirms the move up in size. A CEPT University student study of RERA records from 2016 to 2025 shows that 3BHK units account for 42% of housing supply, while 2-BHKs make up 37%.Together, the two formats account for roughly 80% of the residential real estate market, said…

Deputy CM of UP spoke to media on Saturday before leaving for Lucknow Prayagraj: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday questioned why Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was not visiting Jharkhand over alleged paper leak issues, while accusing him and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav of seeking a youth vote bank ahead of the 2027 UP assembly elections.Speaking to the media before leaving Prayagraj, Maurya said Rahul’s visit to the city was aimed at targeting the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi rather than addressing issues concerning students and youth. “Why is Rahul Gandhi not going to Jharkhand over…

Gurgaon: Three days after the bike he was travelling on was hit by a speeding car near Basai flyover, a 27-year-old Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon worker has succumbed to his injuries, police said. His colleague, who was riding pillion, was critically injured in the accident and remains under treatment at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.The incident took place on Monday between 4am and 5am, when the two, Rupesh and Avant, were heading for their night-duty shift. When they reached Dwarka Road, a car being driven negligently rammed into them.Both Rupesh and Avant were gravely injured in the collision. The car driver…

Imphal: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday cancelled his visit to Makhan village in Kangpokpi district following protests by the Naga and Meitei communities, along with JTC members, over delay in delivering justice for the killing of six Naga civilians.The CM, however, proceeded to Kangpokpi district headquarters as part of the govt’s ongoing peace-building and reconciliation efforts.The protesters, who had gathered along NH-2 near Kanglatongbi in Imphal West, displayed black flags and placards, raising slogans as Khemchand’s convoy travelled towards Kangpokpi along NH-2.Opposing the CM’s visit to Makhan, the JTC members said the govt should first address its demand…

Jhansi: Tucked away in three inconspicuous villages near the Madhya Pradesh border, a decade-old cyber fraud network allegedly operated in plain sight, targeting victims across India through digital arrests, impersonation and blackmail. The racket came under the scanner on Saturday when a massive pre-dawn police operation led to the arrest of around 50-60 people, including women, while several others were detained for questioning.The accused were allegedly involved in digital arrests and several other cyber frauds, extorting money by threatening victims. They allegedly demanded ransom while posing as police officials, CID personnel and other government officials. The accused also allegedly retrieved…

Udupi: Hebri police have registered a case against a bookkeeper for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 28 lakh from a gram panchayat-level Sanjeevini Okkoota.The complaint was filed by Uma, taluk programme manager of the Sanjeevini Okkoota at Hebri taluk panchayat. The accused, Nandini, had reportedly been working as the federation’s master bookkeeper for eight years.According to the complaint, members of various self-help groups affiliated with the federation repaid their loans between 2020 and 2026, but Nandini allegedly failed to deposit the money into the federation’s account. She allegedly maintained duplicate account and receipt books, fabricated documents and forged the signatures of…

Experts warned that there may not be any major improvement in the rain Mysuru: Despite steady inflows into Cauvery basin reservoirs, Mysuru is battling one of its worst rainfall deficits in recent years, with the district receiving 58% less rain than normal during the ongoing southwest monsoon.Meanwhile, experts warned that there may not be any major improvement in the rain, and minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to remain above normal in the coming days, adding to the pressure on the water availability for both farming and agriculture.According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) data, Mysuru is the…

Noida: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the district magistrate seeking a probe into allegations that nearly 40 students of Bal Bharti Public School in Sector 21 were forced to attend classes in a basement room that lacked proper ventilation and had no windows.The action comes after parents claimed students of Class VIII-D had to endure extreme heat and humidity as the classroom’s air conditioner (AC) remained defunct for the past several days. This was despite the school charging an additional Rs 500 per month from July 1 for its 24 air-conditioned classrooms, saying the…