Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court on Friday sentenced two persons to 14 years’ rigorous imprisonment for trafficking and sexually exploiting two minor girls who were brought from Bangladesh and forced into prostitution.The convicts were identified as Sagar Mandal from West Bengal and Mohammed Faruq Mandal from Bangladesh. The court convicted both accused under the BNS…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Sunday joined volunteers in Yamuna cleaning campaign at Chilla village Ghat and said the rejuvenation of the river is a shared responsibility of Delhiites.Young people, volunteers, social organisations and residents participated in the ‘Clean Delhi with CM’ campaign, according to a statement issued by chief minister’s office.“Yamuna is not…
Bengali industrialist Prasoon Mukherjee with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) secretary Cristina Roque Kolkata: Singapore-based Universal Success Enterprises (USEL), led by Bengali industrialist Prasoon Mukherjee, is exploring investments in the Philippines in renewable energy and logistics parks as the govt promotes the country as a regional digital infrastructure hub. This would be one of…
Debahuti Banerjee, died in an accident on the National Highway near Balihati Midnapore: A 44-year-old private firm employee and a passionate biker from Dhakuria, Debahuti Banerjee, died in an accident on the National Highway near Balihati, under the jurisdiction of Kharagpur PS on Sunday.Banerjee, who spent her holidays exploring unfamiliar routes with her dedicated riding…
Chennai: The strengthening low-level jet (Somali Jet), which has revived the southwest monsoon along the west coast, brought cloudy skies and isolated rain spells to the city and its suburbs on Monday, providing relief from the recent spell of heat. Weather models indicate rain activity, mainly during the evening and late-night hours, until Saturday. IMD…
NEET candidates study with textbooks, notes, and online mock tests in a quiet classroom as they prepare for the re-exam, highlighting India’s medical entrance exam retest efforts. Chennai: Medical aspirants have to write the entrance test for a second time in two months on Sunday, June 21, after the first exam was cancelled following a…
The BITSAT 2026 Iteration 3 counselling result is now available, allowing registered candidates to view their seat allotment status online. Applicants offered seats must choose whether to accept, retain eligibility for upgrades, or withdraw from the admission process. The institute has also announced key counselling deadlines, with the next allotment round scheduled for July 22….
Ahmedabad: Ahead of the annual rath yatra, the crime branch intensified preventive policing measures to ensure the procession passes off peacefully and without any untoward incident, crime branch officers said on Monday.According to a statement issued by the agency, officers interrogated 200 people with past records of violent offences or those considered potential troublemakers. Combing…
IIM Bangalore is set to begin a new phase in higher education with the launch of its School of Undergraduate Studies, supported by Tata Trusts. The initiative will introduce residential undergraduate programmes combining Economics, Data Science and business studies, while focusing on faculty development, research and infrastructure as the institute expands beyond its traditional management…
Ahmedabad: The Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCOE), Gandhinagar, has made its 13th arrest in connection with the alleged international cryptocurrency network linked to terror financing, drug trafficking and dark web markets. One of the key accused, who is wanted in the case, is allegedly associated with a front organisation of terror outfit Hamas.Authorities arrested Shabbarhusen…
