AHMEDABAD: What appeared to be isolated cases of child begging at Ahmedabad’s traffic signals, temples, malls, and hospitals has unfolded into an organised trafficking network. Ahmedabad crime branch which spearheaded a drive along with AMC to take children beggars off city streets in run-up to city hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games found that some sarpanches…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to deliver a formal apology in Parliament on Thursday to victims of Britain’s historical forced adoption practices, acknowledging the state’s role in a system that saw an estimated 185,000 babies taken from unmarried mothers in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976, BBC reported.The apology will follow decades…
DHARWAD: A 29-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband over dowry demands and repeated taunts about her weight in Hanasi village of Navalgund taluk in Dharwad district. Police have arrested four persons, including the husband, in connection with the murder.The victim has been identified as Priyanka Kamalakar, 29.The prime accused, Basavaraj Waddar,…
Devastating rockfall at a quarry in Ramanagara claimed the lives of seven workers and injured at least six others. BENGALURU: Seven workers were killed and at least six others were injured after a massive boulder collapsed on a group of labourers at a quarry in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district on Thursday morning, police said.The accident took…
The Goa cabinet on Wednesday approved the ‘Mhajo Flat’ scheme, enabling thousands of flat owners to obtain legal ownership of their homes despite long-pending disputes involving builders, landowners and abandoned housing projects.The scheme was announced in March by chief minister Pramod Sawant during the 2026-27 State Budget and aims to resolve long-pending issues faced by…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has dismissed petitions filed by two CRPF inspectors who were declared medically unfit for promotion because of tattoos on their right forearms, ruling that while tattoos aren’t completely banned for paramilitary recruitment, they must follow strict rules on where they are and how big they can be.What was the…
Peeling trunks and ribbons of bark hanging from branches are among the most distinctive features of eucalyptus trees. To many people, the sight can appear as though the tree is damaged or dying. In reality, the opposite is often true. For most eucalyptus species, shedding bark is a natural process that plays an important role…
IMPHAL: Fresh violence hit Manipur’s Kamjong district on Wednesday after unidentified attackers set fire to more than 20 houses across three villages in separate incidents.The miscreants torched Phaimol, a Kuki village near the India-Myanmar border, before a suspected retaliatory attack targeted Tangkhul Naga villages, officials said.At around 12:30 pm, unknown miscreants set fire to Phaimol,…
India’s Abhishek Sharma celebrates his half-century (ANI Photo) India produced a much-improved batting performance against England in the first T20I at Chester-le-Street, but incessant rain forced the match to be abandoned before the hosts could begin their chase of 190. The visitors posted a competitive 189/7 in 20 overs, thanks largely to explosive knocks from…
India and Japan took their trade and strategic partnership a step further on Thursday, signing a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) and reaffirming their commitment to deepen bilateral and global cooperation. The agreements came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit at Hyderabad House in New…