NEW DELHI: A major fire that erupted at a camp during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday has been quickly brought under control, with no casualties reported. The blaze, which was allegedly caused by a cylinder blast, rapidly spread through the area, engulfing 18 tents in Sector 19.In response to the incident, Uttar…
NEW DELHI: A video of IIT Madras director V Kamakoti praising the “medicinal value” of gomutra (cow urine) has gone viral on social media. The remarks were made during an event at a Go Samrakshana Sala on January 15, 2025, coinciding with Maatu Pongal, a Tamil festival celebrating cattle.Speaking at the event, Kamakoti narrated an…
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in the Maha Kumbh Mela area in Prayagraj on Sunday, leading to the burning of several tents. The fire broke out at 4:00 pm due to a cylinder blast, officials said.“Two cylinders exploded in Sector 19 of the Maha Kumbh Mela, causing a massive fire in the camps. Fire…
NEW DELHI: A group of 121 farmers, who had been on an indefinite hunger strike at the Khanauri protest site in support of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, ended their fast-onto-death on Sunday after he accepted medical assistance. The farmers ended their fast by sipping juice in the presence of deputy inspector general of police…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai Police successfully apprehended a Bangladeshi national, Mohd Shariful Islam Shehzad, who allegedly attacked Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra residence in the early hours of Thursday. The breakthrough came after an intense three-day manhunt, with investigators relying on a labour contractor’s tip to locate the suspect in a forested area…
Accused after arrest (left) and Saif Ali Khan NEW DELHI: Nearly three days after Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed at his Bandra residence in the early hours of Thursday, the Mumbai Police have arrested the alleged main attacker, Mohd Shariful Islam Shehzad, a Bangladeshi national. Following two misidentifications and extensive investigations, police confirmed…
AGRA: A court in Mathura has sentenced a 35-year-old man to life in prison for the brutal murder of a villager on Nov 24, 2023. The district and sessions court imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the convict.SHO of Highway PS Anand Kumar Shahi said that Vishnu Singh, 32, a resident of Naugaon, was…
NEW DELHI: The man accused of stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was arrested on Sunday in Thane, news agency ANI reported quoting Mumbai Police. The incident took place early Thursday morning at Khan’s Bandra residence, where the actor was stabbed by an intruder wielding a knife. The suspect, identified as Vijay Das, also known…
AGRA: Ex-Army jawan Manoj Kumar, 50, was sentenced to death by a court in Aligarh on Saturday for the murder of his wife Seema Devi, 38, son Manvendra Singh, 6, and neighbour Shashibala, 40, in 2014. The court relied heavily on the testimony of the convict’s 13-year-old daughter, Usimita Singh, who was critically injured in…
MEERUT: A 16-year-old Dalit girl, abducted and raped in a moving car in UP’s Moradabad Tuesday night, identified the accused, Mohd Rashid, 30, through an ID card he had left on the car’s dashboard, police said on Saturday. The accused was arrested on Friday evening after the survivor narrated the incident to her family, who…
