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A 15-year-old student was discovered deceased at her Hailakandi home on Saturday night. SILCHAR: A 15-year-old Class IX student was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her home in Assam’s Hailakandi district on Saturday night, with police arresting three people in connection with the case after questioning five suspects. Two of those detained were later released. According to police, the girl’s mother had gone to a neighbour’s house to attend a traditional post-funeral ritual. When she returned home, she found her daughter lying in a pool of blood and raised an alarm, prompting neighbours to inform the police. While local…

Pune: Online fraudsters posing as officials of a France-based company cheated a 36-year-old company owner of Rs47.83 lakh between May and July this year.According to the complaint, the fraudsters claimed to represent a prominent French company that was looking for a new business partner for the procurement and supply of a specific industrial chemical solution.Senior inspector Atul Bhos of the Nanded City police said, “The businessman, a resident of Sinhagad Road, received a call from one of the fraudsters on May 7 this year. The caller identified himself as the purchase manager of the French company. The victim conducted an…

Lucknow: Police arrested a pastor and his son in connection with a religious conversion case linked to a church in Ambedkarnagar district, nearly a year after the FIR was registered. The duo had been absconding since the case came to light, police said.The accused, identified as Nebulal and his son Anjeet Kumar, were arrested on Sunday and remanded to judicial custody by a local court in Ambedkarnagar on Monday.Police said the case pertains to an incident reported on Jul 20, 2025, at Believers Church India in Ratanpur under the Akbarpur area. Police had received a complaint alleging that more than…

Public toilet at Rambagh in bad condition – broken mirrors, broken sinks and no tap for water Jaipur: Public toilets at two of Jaipur’s busiest traffic junctions have become a major inconvenience for commuters, with one facility remaining locked for months and another rendered unusable due to poor hygiene. As authorities and a private contractor trade responsibility, thousands of daily commuters are left without access to a basic civic amenity.Public toilet at Rambagh in bad condition – broken urinals, and no grills or wall on the backside of the public toiletsThe ‘Smart Public Toilet’ at Rambagh Circle has remained shut…

Nagpur: Empty liquor bottles, used glass tumblers, food wrappers and piles of garbage were found strewn across the sixth floor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) headquarters on Monday, exposing serious lapses in security and administrative discipline inside one of the city’s key govt buildings.The sixth floor houses several key civic departments, including the garden department, education department, legal department, IT cell and the city’s Command and Control Centre (COC), making the discovery particularly embarrassing for the civic administration.Social and environmental activist Sachin Khobragade stumbled upon the scene while visiting the garden department. As he stepped into the corridor between the…

Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand addresses the audience at a road safety programme held at the Park Circus 7-point crossing on MondayChief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday stopped his convoy at the Chingrighata crossing to meet a bunch of enthusiastic students who were trying to raise awareness about road safetyKolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand addresses the audience at a road safety programme held at the Park Circus 7-point crossing on MondayChief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday stopped his convoy at the Chingrighata crossing to meet a bunch of enthusiastic students who were trying to raise awareness about road safetyKolkata Police…

Srinagar, Aug 04 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said Jammu and Kashmir must reclaim its position as one of India’s premier golf destinations and shared a series of measures to revive the sector, including making the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) tournament an annual event, establishing a golf academy and strengthening sports infrastructure across the Union Territory.Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the J&K Open 2026 in Srinagar, CM Omar, per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said golf tourism is an integral part of the government’s broader tourism promotion strategy. “This includes the three major golf courses in…

Hello! Welcome to This Is India from the Guardian. I’m Niha Masih and I’ll be writing to you every week about the stories, ideas and news makers of modern India.I’ll do a deep dive into one story – from politics and internet culture to tech and entertainment – and round up key events, trends and debates that are dominating the discourse among Indians, especially the youth.It’s impossible to start anywhere other than the Cockroach movement, which captured headlines worldwide. When gen Z protesters poured on to the streets of central Delhi, they weren’t just taking on the mighty establishment of…

The arrested accused have been identified as Yash Babare, a Vikhroli resident; Pratik Shinde of Pune; Aniket Godse of Satara and Sameer Kuchekar, alias SK, of Pune. MUMBAI: Powai police have arrested four persons for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a 28-year-old content creator who had posted videos criticising a Chinese betting app and warning people against it.Police said the victim, Vikhroli resident Chetan Deolkar, was allegedly kidnapped from Powai on July 26 and assaulted inside a moving SUV for nearly 12 hours before being abandoned at Kalamboli late that night. The case was solved within 24 hours of Deolkar approaching…

NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall is expected to continue across several states over the next few days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting intense showers, thunderstorms and lightning in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and the Northeast, also predicted extremely heavy rain over parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, which could affect neighbouring districts of Assam. Northeast weather tomorrow The IMD has forecast extremely heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, over parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya over the next few days. The weather system could impact Assam districts bordering the two states, including Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat…