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New Delhi: Three women officials of a private institute here, including an associate dean and senior faculty members, have been arrested in connection with the alleged harassment of female students by self-styled godman Chaitanyanand Saraswati, police said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Associate Dean Shweta Sharma, Executive Director Bhawna Kapil and Senior Faculty Kajal, were booked for abetment, threatening, and destruction of evidence, they said. During interrogation, they admitted following the directions of 62-year-old Saraswati and pressuring students under the pretext of discipline and punctuality, they said, adding that they used to threaten the victims and make them delete…

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has invited applications for various contractual posts in the Metropolitan Surveillance Unit (MSU) from October 3 to October 18. Candidates are instructed to file their applications through this link. They must also provide a functional email ID and mobile phone number as all official communication with regard to the recruitment will be disseminated through these channels. Vacancies are available for the posts of senior public health specialist, public health specialist, assistant public health specialist, microbiologist, entomologist, veterinary officer, food safety expert, admin officer, technical officer (finance) research assistant, technical assistant, multipurpose assistant, training…

New Delhi: After a gap of five years, India and China will resume direct flight services by the end of this month as part of efforts to rebuild their ties that came under severe strain following the border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The announcement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s summit in China’s Tianjin city. The flight services between the two sides were suspended following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. They were not restored in view…

Hyderabad: The streets around the historic Yousufain Dargah in Nampally have been flooded with sewage for the past eight days, causing severe inconvenience to visitors and locals alike. Overflowing from manholes on two streets, the unhygienic conditions have affected thousands of people, including pilgrims, residents, and local businesses. Florists, perfumers, butchers, retailers, and food outlets are among the most affected by the unhygienic conditions. The Yousufain Dargah area, renowned for its Hyderabadi cuisine, usually sees a steady stream of visitors. Earlier this year, a concrete road was laid in front of the main entrance of the Dargah. However, according to…

Istanbul: A moderately strong earthquake shook Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Turkiye on Thursday, Turkiye’s emergency services said. The quake sent people running from buildings and forced evacuations from schools, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Also ReadAll Gaza aid flotilla boats intercepted except one, Israel says The temblor with a preliminary 5 magnitude was centred in the Sea of Marmara, off Tekirdag province, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management agency, AFAD. It struck at 2:55 pm local time (1155 GMT) at a preliminary depth of 6.71 kilometres. https://twitter.com/news_az/status/1973732320961331439?t=38_FtkwY-aoA3ERAsRyOhQ&s=19 In Istanbul, a city of…

New York: The White House has highlighted the “global support”, including from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for President Donald Trump’s “visionary” plan for peace in war-battered Gaza. President Trump’s “groundbreaking plan for peace in Gaza has galvanised a chorus of international praise as the potential pivotal turning point after years of devastating war,” the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. “Hailed as a game changer by nations across continents, President Trump’s comprehensive framework emphasises an urgent end to hostilities, the full liberation of all hostages, sustained humanitarian relief, and Gaza’s transformation into a beacon of prosperity,” it said.…

Hyderabad: A fire has occurred at Kanishka Fashion Jewellery store in Begum Bazaar which was attended by 3 fire stations including Gowliguda, Yakutpura and High Court. The fire was first alerted at 4:35 pm on Thursday, October 2. The first station to respond was Gowliguda. According to sources, the fire tenders are still at the scene. More details are awaited. (This is a breaking story, refresh for updates.) Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android…

New Delhi: Claiming that there is a “wholesale attack on the democratic system” in India currently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said allowing different traditions to thrive is important for the country, as “we cannot do what China does, which is to suppress people and run an authoritarian system”. Speaking at the EIA University in Medellin, Colombia, Gandhi said India has a much more complex system as compared with China and India’s strengths are very different from those of the neighbouring country. India also has a very old spiritual tradition and a thought system with profound ideas that are useful…

Leh: Police on Thursday registered an FIR to identify and arrest those behind the circulation of a deepfake video attributing a false statement to Ladakh Director General of Police (DGP) S D Singh Jamwal. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has said the video, in which Jamwal is purportedly seen claiming that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested on the defence minister’s directions, is deepfake. The video has gone viral on social media platforms. “It has come to the notice of District Police Leh that a deepfake (digitally morphed) video is being circulated on social media platform X. In this video,…

Saharanpur: Saharanpur police on Thursday prevented Lok Sabha MP Chandrashekhar Azad from travelling to Bareilly to meet families of victims of violence, officials said. Violent clashes had erupted in Bareilly on September 26 when a crowd of over 2,000 people, which had gathered outside a mosque in the Kotwali area after Friday prayers to protest the cancellation of a proposed protest over the ‘I Love Muhammad’ poster row, resorted to stone-pelting, causing injuries to police personnel. According to Saharanpur Additional SP (Rural) Sagar Jain, Azad arrived at his residence in Harijan Colony, Chhutmalpur, late Wednesday night. The police reportedly requested…