Assam flood toll at 99 per TimesNow, 80 per Hans India
The death toll from Assam's floods is reported differently by two outlets. TimesNow, citing the Assam Flood Report of August 8, puts the toll at 99, with 1.47 lakh people affected across…
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Bhiwandi collapse: 10 dead, officials faulted for misclassifying building
Ten people died when a four-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi, Thane district, on the night of July 30, authorities said. The National Disaster Response Force recovered bodies and rescued a woman alive;…
Doctors urge hydration, precautions as heatwave hits Bengal
For three days, Kolkata bank employee Sumanta Adak has been bedridden with a runny nose, high fever and unbearable body ache. Dr Swapan Biswas of the Service Doctors’ Forum says cases of…
CJP founder Dipke confronts cop over restricting visitors at home
Videos showing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Abhijeet Dipke speaking to a senior police official and a police sub-inspector (PSI) at his residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar went viral on Friday. Dipke accuses…
Telangana workers stranded in Europe, Russia after fake job promises
Nearly 40 per cent of complaints received by the Pravasi Mithra Labour Union now come from Europe and Russia, marking a shift from the Gulf countries that earlier accounted for most distress…
Chethan Ahimsa announces new regional party in Karnataka
Actor-activist Chethan Ahimsa on Saturday announced he will launch a new regional party in Karnataka before January, with the registration process in its final stage. Speaking in Mangaluru, he said the party…
Two held in Rs 94 lakh logistics cheating case from Raipur
Mumbai's Vanrai police arrested two men from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on August 6 in connection with a Rs 94 lakh cheating case. The accused, Kamlesh Sahu, 39, a professor, and transporter Virendra Tanwar,…
Passengers kill Noida cab driver on trip to Jaipur, arrested
A 22-year-old cab driver, Ashish Pal, was murdered by his passengers on a trip to Jaipur, police said. Pal, a resident of Noida and originally from Auraiya, went missing on July 20.…
Heat pushes women platform workers in Delhi-NCR to health crisis
A HeatWatch report reveals that 71% of women platform workers in Delhi-NCR work all seven days, and 65% take one break or none during a working day. The study surveyed 100 women…
Rajdhani passenger finds cockroach in ear, demands railway action
A passenger on the New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express claims a cockroach entered his ear as he slept in a second AC coach. Surya Sen said the onboard doctor at Kanpur dismissed it…
