IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode’s parents to hold hunger strike
The parents of Sahil Wakode, the 20-year-old IIT Bombay student who died by suicide on September 18, will sit on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan from Monday 10am. They demand the…
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Uttar Pradesh rain toll hits 81, 775% excess rainfall recorded
At least 81 people died and 62 were injured as torrential rain battered Uttar Pradesh from September 25 to 27. The state recorded 66.5 mm of rain against a normal 7.6 mm,…
Delhi court issues notice on Brij Bhushan acquittal appeal
A Delhi court has issued notice to former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on an appeal challenging his acquittal in a sexual harassment case filed by six women…
5 complaints filed in Parvesh Verma slap row, police yet to register FIR
Delhi Police have received five complaints after a confrontation between PWD Minister Parvesh Verma and AAP MLA Jarnail Singh's supporters during a road inspection in Tilak Nagar. One complaint is from Sahib…
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay launches one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay launched the one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on 28 September. Under the Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam, eligible babies…
Supreme Court draws Nirbhaya parallel, takes suo motu cognisance of Delhi rapes
The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of recent sexual assault cases in Delhi-NCR, including the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old on a moving bus from Greater Noida to…
NBFCs rejig books to dodge RBI rules, sources say
Groups are tweaking balance sheets of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and core investment companies (CICs) to stay outside the RBI's regulatory ambit, Economic Times reports. The regulator has been sending notices asking…
Edible oil prices may stay high longer than onion surge
Consumers face persistently high edible oil prices even as onion costs are expected to ease by October. Retail sunflower oil is up 19.5% year-on-year to Rs 193.97/kg, palm oil up 15.9% and…
E. coli found in 67% of water samples in Kerala’s Pala region
A water quality assessment in flood-affected areas along the Meenachil river has detected E. coli bacteria in 67% of samples from water bodies across Pala municipality and six surrounding panchayats. The study…
RRB paramedical recruitment for 590 posts opens, apply by October 14
The Railway Recruitment Boards have opened online applications for 590 paramedical posts across Indian Railways under CEN 05/26. The vacancies include 365 nursing superintendent posts, 118 pharmacist posts, and 43 health and…
