Newly introduced Odia textbooks for Classes I-VIII in Odisha government schools are riddled with 1,678 grammatical and factual errors, including misidentifying Sir Isaac Newton as a pilot and confusing legislative assemblies (AI image) BHUBANESWAR: A large number of grammatical and factual errors have been detected in the newly introduced Odia textbooks for Classes I to…

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Man lured to lover’s house, given electric shocks and poisoned to death in Bulandshahr (Image used for representational purpose only) MEERUT: A 38-year-old sweet shop owner from Greater Noida was allegedly beaten, given electric shocks and forced to consume poison after he was called to meet a woman with whom he was in a relationship,…

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The accused was identified as Sunkari Narahari Rao, deputy director, multi zone-II, survey and land records, Telangana. During the searches at the accused officer’s residence, ACB officials recovered Rs 1.54 crore in cash allegedly concealed in the attic. HYDERABAD: In one of the biggest disproportionate assets (DA) cases in recent months, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths…

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AI-generated image used for representational purpose. BENGALURU: A private firm employee’s alertness helped uncover an alleged attempt to secretly record women in the bathroom of a paying guest accommodation in Bhoganahalli, near Bellandur.Roopa (name changed), who has been residing at a co-living PG for the past two months, told police that on June 14 at…

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Grandmaster Mitrabha Guha stays on the hot seat NEW DELHI: For those unfamiliar with India’s iconic quiz show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC), hosted by legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, the term “hot seat” may evoke a bizarre image. But, in reality, it is where contestants sit opposite Bachchan in the Indian version of “Who Wants to…

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Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has cancer in heartbreaking ‘Clarkson’s Farm moment: ‘I had a biopsy… it’s aggressive’ Jeremy Clarkson, the former ‘Top Gear’ host, revealed that he had been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in the final episodes of his series ‘Clarkson’s Farm’. The 66-year-old shared the deeply personal news while sitting down with his…

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Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray (File photos) MUMBAI: Six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs reportedly formed a separate group in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday and submitted a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.The six MPs are expected to join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on June 19, the party’s foundation day. Sena functionaries said…

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (X-Cricbuzz) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has weighed in on the recent on-field altercation involving teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, stating that he would have left the youngster out of India A’s latest match against Afghanistan A as a disciplinary measure.The incident took place earlier this week during the fourth match of the…

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Bengaluru police have arrested a water tanker driver, Sharath, accused of strangling his 20-year-old wife, Anusha, following frequent domestic quarrels. BENGALURU: A water tanker driver accused of strangling his 20-year-old wife after frequent domestic quarrels has been arrested by Bengaluru police days after allegedly confessing to the crime over a phone call and fleeing.The accused,…

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A 23-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Dehradun’s Chandrabani area on Tuesday morning, police said. DEHRADUN: A 23-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Dehradun’s Chandrabani area on Tuesday morning, police said.The woman, identified as Ria, was preparing for the medical entrance examination and was reportedly…

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