Four Bangladeshi men were arrested in Gurgaon for a house robbery and hostage situation last week. GURGAON: Four Bangladeshi men were arrested on Wednesday for robbing a house in Sector 23 and holding a family of three, including a minor, hostage last week.An officer said the accused tried to escape during the operation to arrest…

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A six-year-old girl’s death in Bengaluru has been solved with her mother’s live-in partner, Mohan GN confessing to hitting her. BENGALURU: The mystery surrounding the death of six-year-old P Vennela in March has been solved, with a chilling confession from the prime accused.Mohan GN, the live-in partner of the girl’s mother and key suspect, reportedly…

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Hardik Pandya’s quadriceps strain has put Nitish Kumar Reddy in the spotlight ahead of the Afghanistan series. With concerns over Pandya’s fitness for the upcoming World Cup, selectors are considering giving Reddy an extended run. (photo/PTI) MOHALI: As the evening sun went down here on Wednesday, Nitish Kumar Reddy was the first one to mark…

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The scene of the crime; Alifiya (L), Shehnaz Namakwala, Alifiya’s mother (R) SURAT/BHARUCH: Shockwaves rippled through Bharuch town on Wednesday after a 70-year-old man allegedly killed his daughter-in-law and her mother, reportedly driven by frustration over long-standing marital discord between his son and daughter-in-law.Police said the accused, Zainul Zanorwala, later attempted suicide by slitting his…

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GURGAON: A Sohna-based doctor driving with her husband was allegedly molested, abused and threatened by two men who also smashed her car’s windscreen after she tried to overtake their vehicle in South City 2 on Tuesday.The incident, which took place around 4pm, is the second in under a week in which women have been sexually…

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A doctor’s husband, an eye surgeon, faces charges of abetting suicide after his wife was found dead. JALANDHAR: A 37-year-old doctor was found dead at her residence on Wednesday, following which her husband, an eye surgeon, was booked on charges of abetment of suicide.The deceased, Dr Minakshi, worked at the Civil Hospital in Kapurthala, while…

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BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. (IANS photo) NEW DELHI: BJP leader and former MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday claimed he was aware of alleged misuse and theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, but said he was not in a position to disclose details at present.Speaking to reporters at his…

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The doctor, identified as Dr Sejal Pawar, later issued an apology, saying she understood why people were upset and accepted responsibility for her words. GURGAON: A fresh controversy has erupted around comedian Pranit More’s stand-up show after a video featuring a young doctor triggered backlash online over remarks allegedly made about a male cadaver during…

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When Mohammed Siraj‘s name appeared in India’s squads for the T20I series against Ireland and England, it came as something of a surprise. After all, T20 internationals had stopped being Mohammed Siraj’s world a while ago.Since lifting the T20 World Cup in Barbados in June 2024, Siraj has played just one bilateral T20I series –…

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Tamil Nadu’s food system relies a lot on a workforce that rarely gets noticed. Bees. The primary pollinators of crops such as mango, coconut, sunflower and cotton, without them yields could reduce by 40%, or in some cases, 90%. Yet across the state, from Kanyakumari, the honey capital of India, to the Nilgiris, these pollinators…

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