Water samples were found to contain coliform bacteria. NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General has flagged gaps in sanitation and minimum essential amenities at 458 out of 512 railway stations, including presence of E coli bacteria in water coolers at eight stations.The CAG report on “passenger amenities and sanitation at non-suburban railway stations”, presented in…
NAGPUR: A 19-year-old newlywed Nagpur woman, who was allegedly tortured for dowry and subjected to sexual harassment by her brother-in-law, was strangled to death last Friday by her in-laws, who claimed it as a fatal heart attack, reports Soumitra Bose. The plot unraveled after her body was exhumed last Sunday for autopsy, which revealed compression…
Joint CSIR UGC NET June 2026 admit card out The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the admit card for the Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (Joint CSIR UGC NET) June 2026 examination. Candidates who have registered for the exam can now download their hall tickets from the…
Electric passenger vehicle sales may cross 3 lakhs in 2026 CHENNAI: India’s electric passenger vehicle (EPV) market is expected to maintain strong growth momentum in 2026, with annual sales likely to exceed 3 lakh units for the first time, compared with just under 2 lakh last year. So far in 2026, registrations are closing in…
NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday said all that the people of Ladakh primarily wanted was to “start a dialogue or to resume talks” with the Centre. In his first public remarks , two days after being released from Jodhpur Central Jail, Wangchuk termed the revocation of his detention under NSA a “win-win”…
Bangladesh produced a historic performance in Darwin, defeating Australia by nine wickets in the first Test to secure their first-ever Test victory on Australian soil. The defeat brought Australia’s long run of consistency under scrutiny, but Steve Smith was quick to acknowledge Bangladesh’s superior performance while insisting that one poor Test does not change Australia’s…
Keir Starmer sparks national debate after teen rapists escape jail in Britain / Image: file The anger started long before Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly described the case as “appalling”. Across Britain, outrage had already been building after details emerged of a shocking rape case in Hampshire where teenage boys convicted of attacking young girls…
Indian woman facing deportation granted residency in NZ after husband’s previous relationships An Indian woman has been granted residency in New Zealand after a tribunal found her case involved exceptional humanitarian circumstances. She had become unlawfully present in the country following an immigration complication linked to her husband’s past sponsorship of two former partners.Aradhana Goswami…
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons ‘did not deter’ India strikes in 2025: US report Pakistan’s experience during its military confrontation with India in May 2025 has exposed the limitations of nuclear deterrence, with the country increasingly shifting its focus towards conventional military power, according to a report by the US-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.The military confrontation…
A 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an award-winning young farmer in Derbyshire, more than two years after the incident shocked the local farming community in the UK.According to a BBC report, the body of 23-year-old Charles Kinston was found in a field off Brizlincote Lane in Bretby, near…
