Hand over 2018 high school violence probe to NIA, Calcutta High Court tells Bengal government

April 04, 2024 02:01 am | Updated 02:01 am IST - Kolkata A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to transfer the 2018 violence at a Uttar Dinajpur school, in which two youths died, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The bench, …...Read More

Legal battles and political tensions over Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh

April 04, 2024 01:55 am | Updated 10:46 am IST Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s proposal to shift the capital from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam in the name of decentralisation had come as a bolt from the blue for the thousands of farmers who visualised a global …...Read More

'I'm visually impaired, but I got to see my unborn baby': Blind photography exhibition World Unseen features incredible ultrasound scan

Running her fingers over her scan for the first time, Karen Trippass could feel straight away that her unborn baby had her husband's nose. Born with bilateral coloboma, a rare condition also known as cat-eye syndrome, she never thought she would experience this pregnancy milestone in the same way that …...Read More

WATCH: Dashcam footage shows Texas National Guardsman's arrest for allegedly smuggling migrant

A Texas National Guardsman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly smuggling an illegal immigrant across the southern border, with dashcam footage obtained by Fox News showing the moment he was arrested — just as Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said the man is a "traitor and criminal" if the charges are …...Read More

South Sudan's president warns against clinging to power after call to postpone elections

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Wednesday warned lawmakers "not to cling to power" just weeks after his former rival turned deputy proposed a postponement of elections expected to be held in December. Kiir said an extension of the period of transition to elections would …...Read More

Congress candidate Geetha Shivarajkumar campaigns in Sagar

April 04, 2024 01:44 am | Updated 01:44 am IST - Shivamogga The Congress candidate for Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat, Geetha Shivarajkumar, campaigned in parts of the Sagar Assembly constituency on Wednesday. She continued her visits to villages after a couple of days. Her husband and actor Shivarajkumar, who was …...Read More

Odisha police book three RTI activists in connection for ‘fake news’

April 04, 2024 01:44 am | Updated 01:44 am IST - BHUBANESWAR The Commissionerate Police for Bhubaneswar-Cuttack has filed case against three Right To Information activists who alleged that 74 police personnel were deployed for protection of V.K. Pandian, Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives), and close aide of Chief Minister Naveen …...Read More

Progressive forums of Hassan appeal to voters to defeat JD(S)-BJP alliance

April 04, 2024 01:41 am | Updated 01:41 am IST - Shivamogga A forum of progressive organisations has appealed to the people to defeat JD(S)-BJP alliance candidate Prajwal Revanna in Hassan. The representatives of Hassan district unit of the Centre for Indian Trade Union, pro-Dalit organisations, CPM, and CPI held …...Read More

Haitian gangs loot national library

Amid a renewed surge of violence in Haiti this week, armed gangs were reported to have looted the country’s national library in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The library’s director, Dangelo Neard, told AFP that Haiti’s "documentary collection are in danger." "We have rare documents over 200 years old, with …...Read More

Former teacher opens up after OnlyFans gig led to her resignation

A former high school teacher in Ohio who resigned from her job after joining OnlyFans is speaking out about her transition from traditional employment. Jennifer Ruziscka, 50, worked as an English teacher at Springfield High School in Holland, Ohio, for 28 years. She began posting adult content on OnlyFans and …...Read More