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SRINAGAR: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded the resignation of Jammu and Kashmir education minister Sakina Itoo, alleging that a book titled “Personalities and Legends of J&K” had been approved for government school libraries under the Samagra Shiksha scheme despite containing “anti-national” content.Addressing a press conference in Jammu, BJP’s legislator and leader of…

The incident occurred around 7:30 am when Geeta Devi climbed the tower near the escalator at the railway station. LUCKNOW: Panic gripped the Gonda railway station area on Friday after a woman climbed a railway tower with her three young children, demanding that she be allowed to live with her alleged lover.She was safely brought…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sachin Tendulkar (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: The wait is finally over. Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made history on Saturday by becoming the youngest player ever to represent India.The 15-year-old received his maiden India cap from Tilak Verma ahead of the second T20I against England at the Old Trafford Stadium in…

Dr S M Balaji with Prime minister Narendra Modi and others CHENNAI: Dr S M Balaji, director and craniofacial surgeon at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital in Chennai, attended the 50th Independence Day celebrations of Seychelles as an official invitee of the Seychelles govt.Prime minister Narendra Modi, who was the chief guest at the event,…

Indian father arrested in US for causing deadly injuries to his 2-year-old child. A 41-year-old Indian-origin man, Kiran Netha Pasunuri, has been charged with attempting to murder his toddler, who was admitted to the hospital with grievous injuries, in North Carolina. The incident took place on June 2 and the father was arrested on June…

Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence draws attention as Iran bids farewell to Ali Khamenei The absence of Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei from the funeral of his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, drew attention on Friday as the country’s political and military leadership gathered to pay their respects.Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes that…

Fewer than 10 vendors remained along Jayamahal Main Road in JC Nagar Friday, operating only from pushcarts Bengaluru: As the footpath encroachment clearance drive gathers momentum across the city, street vendors in several areas have begun vacating pavements on their own to avoid enforcement action.The pattern was clearly visible Friday along Jayamahal Main Road in…

A court on Friday effectively ruled out the polygraph test of Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, accused of murdering realtor Ketan Agarwal, and sent them to 14-day judicial custody PUNE: A court on Friday effectively ruled out the polygraph test of Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, accused of murdering realtor Ketan Agarwal, and sent them…

30-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh, Vamsikrishna, was brutally murdered and set ablaze near Sarjapur. BENGALURU: A 30-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh was found murdered at Sarjapur late Thursday evening.Early investigations indicated assailants assaulted him and set him ablaze near a deserted stretch on Bikkanahalli Main Road in Burugunte village, near a private university.The deceased, identified…

The victim, Ram Bambhava, was allegedly forced to drink acid by his mother before being strangled by his father. RAJKOT: A 22-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his parents in Gundala village of Gondal taluka in Rajkot district, with police arresting the couple after a forensic postmortem contradicted the family’s claim that he took his…