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A Chhattisgarh father beat his eight-year-old daughter to death and severely injured her sister, 9, after they fought over a toy in front of him, police said. Alisha Parveen (8) and Alina Parveen (9) got into an argument over a toy at their home in Janjgir-Champa. Their father, Salman Ali (35), who works as a mechanic, saw the two children fighting and lost his temper. He unleashed a violent assault on both daughters, the neighbours said, adding that he kicked and punched the girls even using a belt to strike them. Neighbours rushed to help the girls after hearing their…
The upcoming season of Duleep Trophy will be a great spectacle as many big names from India’s senior men’s team will be featuring in the domestic league. While senior stars including skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin received exemptions, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill are among the ones who will be playing in the Duleep Trophy. However, batter Rinku Singh was not included in the squad for Duleep Trophy which left all the fans utterly shocked. The Kolkata Knight Riders batters rose to fame with his heroic performance in IPL 2023. Later on,…
The Adani Group has released its Q1 FY25 Results and Credit Compendium, showcasing strong financial performance. The group’s EBITDA surged by 32.87 per cent year-on-year, reaching Rs 22,570 crore. This led to a trailing twelve-month EBITDA of Rs 79,180 crore, reflecting a 45.13 per cent increase from the previous year. The growth is primarily driven by Adani Group’s core infrastructure platform, which accounts for over 80 per cent of the portfolio EBITDA. The ‘Core Infrastructure’ platform comprises AEL’s Infrastructure businesses, Utility (Adani Green Energy, Adani Power, Adani Energy Solutions, and Adani Total Gas) and Transport (Adani Ports & SEZ) businesses. …
The parents of the young doctor raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College have told NDTV that they had lost trust in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after seeing the way the police handled the case. The Central Bureau of Investigation is at least making an effort, her father told NDTV in an exclusive interview. He also said he has handed a page of his daughter’s diary to the CBI, but refused to discuss its contents. “Early on I had full faith in her (Mamata Banerjee), but now no. She is asking for justice but what is she…
A girl was sexually assaulted and at least a dozen others were sexually abused at what turned out to be a fake National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri, police said on Monday. Eleven people, including the organiser of the so-called camp, the school’s principal, two teachers and a correspondent have been arrested. Investigations revealed that the private school had no NCC unit and a group approached the school management with the claim that hosting such a camp would qualify them for one, police said. The school failed to conduct background checks before hiring the…
For Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, long before she became an inspiration to the world, it was music that made her “feel confident and free”. However, it all changed when the Taliban took control of her town in Swat Valley in 2008. The group had banned owning a television or playing music and enforced strict punishment for anyone who defied the orders. Taliban also forbade girls from attending school, a diktat Ms Yousafzai wasn’t ready to accept. The same year, she moved to a place where she could attend school. In October 2012, Ms Yousafzai, then just 15 years old, was shot…
Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Sunday called the rising population a major challenge for the country, saying Indians had not paid attention to population control since the Emergency period. Mr Murthy made the remark during the convocation ceremony of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology in Prayagraj, where he was the chief guest. “India faces significant challenges related to population, per capita land availability, and healthcare facilities,” he said. “Since the Emergency period, we Indians have not paid enough attention to population control. This poses a risk of making our country unsustainable. In comparison, countries such as the US,…
Air Commodore Ravish Malhotra (Retd), who narrowly missed the spacecraft on the historic Indo-Soviet space mission in 1984, still wants to fly into space. Mr Malhotra, 80, was selected along with Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma for India’s first space mission. He was trained to fly on that mission as a backup for Mr Sharma, who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on April 3, 1984, and became the first – and still the only – Indian to travel in space. Ravish Malhotra with the Soyuz T-11 crew Mr Malhotra, the unsung and possibly forgotten space hero of India, spoke to NDTV ahead…
US Vice President Kamala Harris holds a narrow lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll. The four-point lead is a small but notable improvement for Democrats in the election race, a month after polls had shown then-presidential nominee Joe Biden and Trump in a dead heat. Harris’ progress marks a significant boost to the Democrats ahead of their national convention which begins tonight. Harris will officially accept her nomination as the Democratic presidential nominee at the convention. While Harris stands at 49 percent, Trump is not far behind…
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has moved the Karnataka High Court against Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s decision to sanction his prosecution in an alleged land scam case. Siddaramaiah is facing charges of alleged irregularities in the compensatory site allotment to his wife by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) during his tenure as chief minister. While the BJP has been demanding his resignation over the allegations, the Congress has ruled out any such move. The chief minister has also termed the charges as “politically motivated”. This marks yet another confrontation between a Governor and a state government led by a non-BJP party. Mr…