Hyderabad: A 14-year-old boy class 8 student of a private school jumped to death from the school building on Saturday. The student reportedly took this drastic step after being slapped by a teacher. The student was reportedly rebuked by the Physical Education teacher in front of other students in class at around 9.30 am. He…
Ayodhya: Devotees continue to arrive at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple to offer prayers after visiting the Mahakumbh Mela. The visuals of the crowd have gone viral. Devotees arrived at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj and Mahakumbh teerth kshetra in large numbers to take a holy dip and then visited Ayodhya. The Mahakumbh Mela will go on till…
Bengaluru: Eleven people have been arrested on charges of performing bike stunts, brandishing swords and machetes, and creating panic under the pretext of celebrating the holy festival Shab-e-Barat in Bengaluru. The police have seized seven bikes and launched a manhunt for the remaining accused. Speaking to the media, DCP (East) D. Devaraja said Shab-e-Barat was…
New Delhi: India has seen a more than 30 per cent reduction in the suicide death rate in India from 1990 to 2021, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health on Thursday, marking a significant progress in health strategies. The analysis, based on the results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on Thursday presented a budget of Rs 8,08,736.6 crore for the financial year 2025-26, focusing on infrastructure, technology, education, and social welfare. Presenting the budget in the Assembly, the Finance Minister emphasised rapid infrastructure development and employment generation. He announced that 22 per cent of the budget has…
New Delhi: India’s Fourth-Generation Deep-Ocean Submersible ‘Matsya-6000’ has successfully completed wet testing at the harbour, paving the way for conducting shallow-water demonstrations at depths reaching up to 500 meters by the end of 2025, according to an official statement issued on Monday. To ensure a seamless integration of all systems within its exo-structure, the Matsya…
Imphal: The Meitei community’s apex body, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), which earlier strongly opposed the promulgation of the President’s Rule in Manipur, on Monday urged the Governor to install a new government to resolve the ethnic crisis at the earliest. A seven-member delegation of the COCOMI on Monday met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla…
Bihar: Seven daring young men from Kamhariya village in Bihar’s Buxar district have ditched the crowded highways and embarked on an adventurous journey by boat along the Ganga River to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. They set sail on February 11 for the 275-kilometer journey from Buxar to Prayagraj. Their small boat was packed…
Mumbai: Customers gathered in hundreds outside Mumbai-headquartered New India Co-operative Bank Limited branches to withdraw their hard-earned savings, soon after the Reserve Bank of India imposed several restrictions on the lender. Panicky account holders converged outside the bank branches spread across Mumbai city, worried over the fate of their bank savings and lockers. Ashok Shetty,…
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro has introduced several measures to help students have a smooth travel experience during the CBSE Board Examinations 2025. With the CBSE Board Examinations 2025 for Classes X and XII scheduled from February 15 to April 4, 2025, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has introduced a series of measures to ensure…
