The partner of a police sergeant who was murdered in a custody cell by a handcuffed prisoner is suing the Metropolitan Police over "failures" and says he could still be alive if a proper search of the gunman had been carried out. Matt Ratana, of the Metropolitan Police, was shot …...Read More
Matt Ratana: Partner of Metropolitan Police officer murdered in cell with hidden gun sues 'shoddy' force
Nursing student found dead in U.P.'s Etawah: Police
March 15, 2024 10:40 am | Updated 10:40 am IST - Etawah The body of a 20-year-old female nursing student of the Saifai Medical College was found from a spot near the Etawah-Saifai road, police said on Friday. According to Etawah Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Verma, it appears that …...Read More
What is the HbA1C test and why is it used to check for diabetes? | Explained
March 15, 2024 10:30 am | Updated 11:42 am IST India is estimated to have 10.13 crore people with diabetes, and another 13.6 crore people who are pre-diabetic, according to a nationwide study published in 2023. This apart, over 35% of Indians suffer from hypertension and nearly 40% from abdominal …...Read More
BJP targets young voters with short videos highlighting government initiatives
March 15, 2024 09:59 am | Updated 09:59 am IST - NEW DELHI The BJP is targeting young and first-time voters with engaging short videos centred around the Modi government's initiatives in a variety of sectors including education, health, communication and start-ups, party leaders said on Thursday. The ruling party …...Read More
PM Modi has completed all impossible-looking tasks, says Amit Shah
March 15, 2024 09:41 am | Updated 10:05 am IST - Ahmedabad Prime Minister Narendra Modi has completed all “impossible-looking” tasks, be it the abrogation of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, or the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP), Union Home Minister Amit Shah …...Read More
Debut director Harshiv Karthik on his Telugu film ‘Bahumukham’
March 15, 2024 09:33 am | Updated 09:34 am IST The intricacies of the human psyche inspired Harshiv Karthik to embark on his maiden directorial venture with the film Bahumukham, a psychological thriller. The film will also see Karthik play the lead along with a host of new faces. Karthik, …...Read More
Getting set to guard home of tigers from fires during summer
March 15, 2024 09:00 am | Updated 09:00 am IST - MYSURU The combination of searing heat due to rising mercury levels this summer preceded by unprecedented drought owing to monsoon failure in 2023 has brought to the fore the threat of forest fires plaguing national parks and wildlife sanctuaries …...Read More
M25 closure: Motorway to shut between Junction 10-11 in 'unprecedented' move
Ignore satnavs and stick to diversion routes, motorists have been told ahead of an "unprecedented" closure on the M25 this weekend. Drivers are warned to stay away from a five-mile stretch of the motorway in Surrey between junctions 10 and 11, which will be shut in both directions from 9pm …...Read More
The long, bumpy road from ‘drone didis’ to ‘lakhpati didis’
March 15, 2024 08:31 am | Updated 08:31 am IST A month before farmers began their protest along the Punjab-Haryana border, with the police dropping tear gas shells from drone-based launchers, Ram Raji, 36, had been issued a drone and an electric autorickshaw by a fertilizer company. Raji and several …...Read More
In the grip of intoxication and addiction
March 15, 2024 08:24 am | Updated 08:25 am IST Amid the rural landscape of Fasalwadi, around 50 kilometres from Telangana’s capital city Hyderabad, stands a single-storey building with four apartments. The house on the upper right side, designed as a one-bedroom, hall-and-kitchen unit, has the unmistakable smell of a …...Read More
