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Representational image Varanasi: A 36-year-old businessman was lynched by a mob after his car hit a woman washing utensils along the road in Phulpur area of Varanasi.Police said that around 10.30pm on Sunday, Manish Singh was returning home from his factory. The car went out of control while passing through a road in Ghamhapur village...

Ladakh gets five new districts, LG Saxena approves notification SRINAGAR: Ladakh’s number of districts rose from two to seven after five more were added — Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass — in a notification issued Monday by lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, days before Union home minister Amit Shah is due to visit.Calling it...

Image courtesy: X SRINAGAR: Grief paused at a border that rarely yields. A coffin set by the narrow Kishanganga river in Keran sector of J&K became a bridge of sight, if not touch, as mourners gathered on both sides of LoC, calling out across distance for a final farewell.In Keran — a village in north...

Women voters in a queue to cast their vote in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly on Thursday. (@AITCofficial X/ANI Photo) Kolkata: The SIR slash notwithstanding, woman voters have outnumbered men in 23 out of the 142 Assembly segments going to polls on Wednesday.Topping the list is Jadavpur, which now has 11,759 more...

Jammu: Separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah arrives to appear before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in connection with a 1996 Srinagar violence case, in Jammu. (PTI Photo) JAMMU: A designated NIA court in Jammu Monday extended the remand of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah till May 6 in connection with a three decades old...

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha (File photo/PTI) SRINAGAR: J&K authorities have banned Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom over alleged links with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami and charges of “fostering an environment conducive to radicalisation”. The educational institution based in Shopian was sealed on Monday.According to an order issued by Kashmir divisional commissioner Anshul Garg on April 24, the...

Following tragic family deaths in Bhendi Bazaar, doctors reassured the public that watermelons are safe, emphasizing their high water content and hydrating properties. MUMBAI: A tragic and puzzling incident in the crowded lanes of Bhendi Bazaar has left both residents and doctors searching for answers after a family of four died within hours of consuming...

Game developer Cole Allen was identified as suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting incident A man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner armed with guns and knives was on Monday charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump. Cole Toman Allen appeared in court following a chaotic incident...

The accident site Mumbai: A day after his birthday, a 19-year-old youth who was allegedly speeding on a bike with an 18-year-old female pillion rider on Marine Drive early Monday knocked down a 66-year-old morning walker crossing the road, who got flung into the air on impact. All three died in the accident that occurred...

Photo: Screengrab NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh encounter specialist Ajay Pal Sharma, deployed as police observer in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas, was seen issuing stern warning to Falta TMC candidate Jehangir Khan, saying he will be “dealt with properly” if his people continue to “threaten” the electors in the constituency of poll-bound state.In a video...