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PATNA: Dalit villagers in Bihar’s Vaishali lit the pyre of a 91-year-old woman in the middle of a public road after allegedly being prevented from accessing the local cremation ground, sparking tensions and an inquiry.According to villagers and police, the funeral procession of Jhapsi Devi, a resident of Sondho-Vashudeo village in Goraul area, was on...

Mumbai: Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar (62) is set to become Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister, filling the shoes of her late husband, Ajit Pawar, who was killed in an air crash on Wednesday. She is expected to be sworn in on Saturday, making her the first woman to occupy the post in the state. NCP...

KOTTUR (VIJAYANAGAR): In a shocking incident, a man has allegedly murdered his father, mother, and sister, and buried their bodies inside a rented house in the town. The crime reportedly took place on Jan 27.The accused is Akshay Kumar, from Doddakittadahalli village in Hosadurga taluk of Chitradurga district. Police said Akshay killed his father Bhimraj,...

Representational image JAMMU: A joint team of security forces continued combing the forests in the snowbound Chatroo belt in J&K’s Kishtwar district to track and kill holed-up ultras under Operation Trashi-I, which entered its 13th day Friday. As a precautionary measure, district authorities suspended mobile internet services temporarily in the region.Meanwhile, a fresh counter-terrorism operation...

Novak Djokovic, right, of Serbia is congratulated by Jannik Sinner, left, of Italy following their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, early Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Richard Feynman’s autobiography Surely You’re Joking, Mr Feynman is one of the funniest physics reads, certainly funnier than the physics textbooks...

Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: A drone suspected to have crossed over from Pakistan briefly entered Indian airspace along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday evening. The incident had prompted a security search operation, officials said.The drone was spotted hovering over Ratanpur village in the Ramgarh sector at around 7.40...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the initial registration period ofr 2027 H-1B cap that will open at noon on March 4 and run through March 19. During this period, prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the...

Manpreet Singh (ANI) Former India hockey captain Manpreet Singh on Friday cleared the air around his omission from the national setup, stating that he had stepped away voluntarily to rest and spend time with his family, and not due to any disciplinary action. Questions were raised after the two-time Olympic bronze medallist was left out...

Source: The New York Times A record-breaking heatwave has been gripping Australia for days now, and still temperatures have climbed to levels that feel almost unreal even by Australian standards. The heat that doesn’t just make headlines, but leaves scars.Australia is no stranger to heat; people expect it, plan for it, and complain about it,...

Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump The US Justice Department on Friday said that it has begun releasing a massive tranche of records linked to the investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The department said that it would make public more than three million pages of documents, along with 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.Announcing the release, deputy...