Parking lot manager run over by Haryana tourists after fee dispute in Haridwar

Spread the love       HARIDWAR: A 55-year-old man working at a parking lot in Haridwar was allegedly run over on Saturday by two men from Haryana following a dispute over parking fees. Sahdev Kumar, a resident of Bahadrabad, Haridwar, was on duty at the exit gate of the Deen Dayal Upadhyay parking facility when the accused—Vishal Kumar and Suraj Singh, both...

High Court lets Van Gujjars cultivate near reserve forests, bars commercial activity

Spread the love       DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand high court (HC), while hearing a petition concerning the nomadic Van Gujjar tribe — who inhabit areas around reserve forests and primarily engage in cattle-rearing — said that “they may carry out self-cultivation of the land in question but cannot engage in commercial activities.” The court’s response came following a submission by amicus curiae Dushyant...

Anti-Khamenei stir in UK: Protester puts revolution flag on Iran embassy—watch

Spread the love       Iran pre-Islamic revolution flag was briefly hoisted on the Iranian embassy in London. A video going viral on social media shows a man climbing up the building as he tears down the Iranian regime flag and replaces it with the pre-1979 flag with a lion and sun during a demonstration on Saturday.Hundreds of other protestors gathered outside...

IND vs NZ: Rishabh Pant ruled out of ODI series due to side strain injury

Spread the love       Rishabh Pant VADODARA: In a big setback to him and Team India, India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Saturday ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand, which begins here on Sunday. Pant sustained a side strain after being hit just above his waist, on the ribs, from one of the deliveries bowled by a throwdown...

‘If he is fit’: Not Bumrah or Hardik – Ganguly names India’s X-factor for T20 World Cup

Spread the love       Sourav Ganguly Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday backed India’s spin attack to be a key factor at the upcoming home T20 World Cup, saying Varun Chakravarthy’s fitness could play an important role in the host team’s title defence when the tournament begins on February 7.India have named a spin-heavy bowling group for the next month’s...

Microsoft AI CEO: We’re building superintelligence backwards; need controls before trust

Spread the love       Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman urges the industry to prioritize containment over alignment in AI development, warning against pursuing superintelligence without first ensuring control. He advocates for a “Humanist Superintelligence” approach, focusing on practical applications like medical AI and clean energy, to maintain human oversight and avoid uncontrolled autonomous systems. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has a...

Rishikesh resort murder: FIR lodged after complaint against ‘VIP’

Spread the love       People participate in a candle march on Saturday in Dehradun demanding justice for the Rishikesh resort receptionist killed in 2022 DEHRADUN: On the day chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recommended a CBI probe in the 2022 Rishikesh resort murder case, in which a 19-year-old woman receptionist was killed under suspicious circumstances, Doon-based environmentalist Anil Joshi, a Padma...

Violent clash in Tripura: Shops torched, 5 injured after ‘attempt to extort money’ from truck driver

Spread the love       Image Credit: X AGARTALA: Five persons suffered minor injuries and at least four shops were set ablaze after an unruly mob turned violent in the Shimultala area of Fatikroy in Tripura’s Unakoti district on Saturday, following an alleged attempt to extort money from a truck driver carrying timber.A large contingent of police, TSR, Assam Rifles and CRPF...

Hyderabad shocker: Woman poisons 11-month-old son before suicide; faced marital disputes

Spread the love       Representative Image HYDERABAD: A 27-year-old woman in Hyderabad allegedly poisoned her 11-month-old son before dying by suicide at her home near Meerpet on Friday, police said.Authorities said the woman, identified as Sushmitha, had been facing marital disputes with her husband, Yashwanth Reddy. According to police, she allegedly administered poison to her son, Ashwanth Nandan Reddy, and subsequently...

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