Pointing to the post-mortem reports of three men – who were branded militants and killed while in Assam police custody last month – their families have told the Gauhati High Court that they were tortured before being shot dead. The men – Joshua from Senvon village in Manipur’s Pherzawl district, and Lallungawi Hmar and Lalbikung Hmar, both residents of K Bethel village in Assam’s Cachar district – were killed on July 17. The police had claimed the three were Hmar militants whom they had apprehended the previous day. Police claimed…
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Assembly Bypoll: Yogi hits the ground running, takes stock of Katehari seat | Lucknow News
TWO DAYS after he chaired a meeting with senior BJP leaders, including both Deputy CMs and the BJP’s state president, to discuss the party’s strategy for the coming Assembly bypolls, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who reached Ambedkar Nagar from Ayodhya on Wednesday, convened another meeting of BJP office-bearers and public representatives. During the meeting, Adityanath emphasised that the coming election is a “contest between BJP’s development agenda and the opposition’s destructive propaganda,” sources said. He alleged that the opposition was indulging in “tactics of dividing society along caste lines and spreading…
FM Sitharaman lists tax relief for middle class; it is tax trap Bill: Opposition | India News
Amid Opposition allegations that the Government had given the short shrift to the middle class and was taxing it heavily, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday said in the Lok Sabha that a number of tax relief measures had been taken for the middle class. She also denied charges that the corporates were being taxed less than earlier. “Several members have spoken about the tax burden on middle class. In 2023, the slabs for personal income tax were significantly liberalised. All taxpayers had reduced liability of `37,500. We have again revised…
VHP asks Mamata govt to ensure harmony | Kolkata News
Asking the West Bengal government to maintain communal harmony in the state, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday said those “involved in committing atrocities” in Bangladesh following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government should not be allowed to enter India. The Hindu outfit also asked the Central government “to create space for Hindu refugees”. “We are worried about the situation in Bangladesh. Heeding to the students’ demand, Prime Minister Hasina resigned. But violence and robbery did not end after that. Atrocities on minorities increased. We expect peace will…
Lion found dead in open well at Botad, carcass sent for autopsy | Ahmedabad News
A sub-adult lioness allegedly drowned after falling in an open well on an agricultural field in Botad district’s Itariya village on Wednesday. This is the first death of lion reported in Botad after the district started recording regular movement of big cats around two years ago. The incident came to light Wednesday morning when villagers informed the forest department that a lion carcass was floating in the well of a field belonging to Dahyabhai Makwana, skirting the Tarsingda hills in Itariya. “We rushed a team to the spot but the…
Gujarat confidential: Double Duty | Ahmedabad News
IF the updated website of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Puducherry is anything to go by, Kuniyil Kailashnathan, popularly known as ‘KK’ – the retired Gujarat cadre bureaucrat who took oath as L-G on Wednesday – is likely to continue to helm the Gandhi ashram redevelopment project. Sources said KK was hands-on on the ashram project in Ahmedabad till Tuesday. Just a month ago, the Gujarat government had put out a notification confirming that KK would lead the project “until further orders”. While the website of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada…
Paris Olympics: Neeraj braces to defend javelin crown after rest of athletics contingent disappoints | Sport-others News
In January this year, India’s superstar athlete Neeraj Chopra had the chance to meet the legendary Roger Federer in Switzerland. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pick the brains of someone who has seen it all in his career, from the highest of highs to some crushing lows. After a quick chat about Indian food, Neeraj wanted to know something specific from the 20-time Grand Slam champion, who had one of the longest elite sporting careers in the world. “Javelin and tennis are very different but the main thing I…
NBEMS junks claims of NEET-PG question leak by ‘unscrupulous agents’, files police complaint | India News
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences on Wednesday dismissed claims of some “unscrupulous agents” that they have access to the 2024 NEET-PG exam questions, and said it has filed a police complaint. In a notice, the board said the false claims have been made on a Telegram channel called “NEET-PG LEAKED MATERIAL”. The question paper is yet to be prepared by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), it said. It asked NEET-PG candidates not get allured or misled by such “unscrupulous elements” who are trying…
2016 drug bust case: Bombay HC quashes FIR against actor Mamta Kulkarni | Mumbai News
The Bombay High Court quashed the case against actor Mamta Kulkarni in connection with the seizure of illegal drugs worth Rs 2,000 crore in 2016, holding that the proceedings against her were “manifestly frivolous” and “their continuation would be nothing short of abuse of process of court”. Her partner Vicky Goswami was also named as an accused in the FIR registered by the Thane police. The anti-narcotics cell of the police had seized 20 tonnes of ephedrine from a Solapur factory. The prosecution had claimed that Kulkarni along with Goswami…
Salman Khan got ‘slightly irritated’ with Cyrus Broacha when he kept asking ‘can I touch your arm?’, responded ‘take it easy’ | Bollywood News
Cyrus Broacha recently revealed that he actually fell asleep during an interaction with Salman Khan during his Bigg Boss days which made the star laugh. The actor-comedian, who took part in the second season of Bigg Boss OTT, recalled a funny anecdote during his recent podcast and also spoke about the time when he was hungover while interviewing Salman for his film Yuvraj. During his podcast Cyrus Says, he recalled, “The first time Salman was on, I think it was the first eviction and he was being very serious in…