Missing Kota NEET Aspirant, 20, Traced In Punjab After 11 Days: Police

The police team rushed Ludhiana on the same day and traced the woman (Representational) A 20-year-old NEET aspirant who went missing from her PG room in Kota, was traced in Punjab's Ludhiana after 11 days and handed over to her family members, police on Thursday said. Tripti Singh, a resident …...Read More

Google Pay Announces "Buy Now, Pay Later" Scheme. How It Works

Now, Google Pay users can easily fill in their card details, using their fingerprints, face scan or pin. To make shopping easier and safer, Google on Wednesday introduced three new features to its payment app — Google Pay. Along with displaying the user's card benefits, these updates also include the …...Read More

Karnataka's Waqf Policy Treating Hindus As "2nd-Grade" Citizens, Says BJP

BJP leader R. Ashoka accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of treating Hindus as second-class citizens. Karnataka BJP said on Wednesday that it will continue its fight against the Congress government's Waqf policy of seeing Hindus as second-grade citizens in the state. Speaking to media persons at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha after …...Read More

Jailed Candidate From Baramulla Declares Assets Increased In 5 Years

Engineer Rashid has only Rs 1,424 in his sole bank account, his financial disclosures show (File) Independent candidate from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is lodged in Tihar for alleged terror-funding activities, has significantly reduced his liabilities and increased assets in the last five years, his …...Read More

Maryland Governor To Pardon 100,000 Marijuana Convicts

Maryland's governor will issue a mass pardon of drug offenses, US media reported Sunday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades. The Washington Post, which reported the story, called it one of the country's most sweeping acts of clemency involving a drug that is now …...Read More

"How Much More Can We Show?" Poll Panel's Point-By-Point EVM Rebuttal

How much more transparent can one be, asked Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday as he again underlined that the EVMs or voting machines are safe and robust, questioning if there is any example anywhere in the country where there is so much thrust on disclosure and participation. "Matlab …...Read More

Why People In This Indian Hill Paradise Need Not Pay Income Tax

Prior to its accession to India, Sikkim had its own tax system (Representational) As the rest of India scrambled to meet the July 31 deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR), one state remained blissfully exempt from the tax frenzy - Sikkim. Thanks to a special provision under Section 10 …...Read More

UP Woman Cremates Unidentified Body To Frame Parents For Murder, Case Filed

Police booked the woman under Gangsters Act. (Representative Pic) A young woman along with her paramour and his three associates, procured the body of an unidentified man from a morgue on the basis of forged documents, and then cremated it. This was to implicate her parents in the murder of …...Read More

Worker Dies After Falling From Crane In Tata Steel's Jamshedpur Plant

The man fell from the crane and tragically died, the company said (Representational) A 32-year-old worker died after he fell from a crane at Tata Steelworks in Jamshedpur on Saturday, the company said in a statement. The crane operator was taken to Tata Main Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. …...Read More

Enforcement Directorate Conducts Searches At 5 Locations Linked To DMK MP Kathir Anand

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on Friday at five locations linked to DMK leader and Member of Parliament Kathir Anand. Kathir Anand is the son of S Duraimurugan, a senior DMK leader and the second-in-command in the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin cabinet, represents the Vellore Lok Sabha …...Read More