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Cop who slapped pregnant woman suspended a year after the incident

A police inspector in Kerala was suspended a year after he pushed and slapped a pregnant woman inside a police station in Kochi, an incident that highlights police brutality and violence against…
Upset over election defeat, candidate blocks road in Adilabad, cop slapped

Hyderabad: Not being able to digest his defeat in the Telangana panchayat elections held recently, a sarpanch candidate from Chinnabuggaram village in Adilabad blocked the main road leading into the village with…

Pak PM Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in corruption case

Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each by a court on Saturday in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case. Khan,…
After two-year stay, gamer leaves China hotel room piled with garbage

China: A man, reportedly addicted to online gaming, left piles of garbage in the room and washroom after his two-year stay in an online gaming hotel located in China. According to reports,…
Over 8,000 candidates write home guard test in Sambalpur airstrip

Bhubaneswar: Sambalpur’s airstrip in Odisha was converted into an exam centre, where more than 8,000 candidates appeared to compete for a limited 187 Home Guard posts on December 16. The Aerial footage…
Missing Hyderabad girl traced after two days

Hyderabad: A girl who went missing for two days has been traced and reunited with her parents in Hyderabad on Friday. The nine-year-old girl went missing from Attapur. Girl goes missing from…
Phone tapping case: Commissioner holds meeting with SIT

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar on Friday, December 19, held the first strategic meeting with the newly constituted special investigation team (SIT) probing the alleged phone tapping by the previous Bharat…

Awami League condemns attacks on media offices, flags crisis in Bangladesh

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Awami League party strongly condemned a series of nationwide attacks targeting media offices, cultural institutions, and diplomatic missions, describing them as a “planned terrorist attack.” The party asserted that such…
SIR: 1 lakh voters deleted from Stalin’s Kolathur seat in draft electoral roll

Chennai: More than 1,03,812 voters have been removed from Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s Kolathur constituency, marking one of the biggest single reductions in the state-wide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral…
Voting begins in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Polling began for the posts of president and members in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra, as well as for 143 vacant member posts in these local bodies on…
PM to address 1st rally in Bengal on Saturday after draft roll release

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit West Bengal’s Nadia district on Saturday, where he will inaugurate national highway projects and address a public rally, amid heightened political tensions over…
Legal challenge to Trump’s H-1B fee faces tough questioning from judge

Washington: A federal judge signaled that US President Donald Trump may have sweeping authority under immigration law, even as she questioned a legal challenge to his administration’s decision to impose a $100,000…
Man convicted under POCSO for raping minor girl in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A man has been convicted under the POCSO Act for the rape of a minor girl in Hyderabad. The court has awarded rigorous imprisonment for 25 years to the man and…
Traffic diversions in Hyderabad due to Mehdipatnam skywalk construction

Hyderabad: The construction of a skywalk at Mehdipatnam will result in traffic diversions in Hyderabad from December 19 to 21. During the construction of the skywalk, the road stretch between Rethibowli junction…
Bride seen working on laptop minutes after wedding ceremony responds to critics

A bride who was seen working on a laptop just minutes after her wedding ceremony has responded to critics. The woman, identified as an Indian-origin tech entrepreneur and co-founder of the San…