A Tamil Nadu software engineer previously convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in 2017, was acquitted in a separate murder case involving his mother. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday by the Principal District Court in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. The accused, Dashwanth, was found guilty of rape … Read more
‘Marco’ actor Unni Mukundan has come forward to defend the film industry following the arrest of fellow actor Shine Tom Chacko in a drug-related case. Mukundan has weighed in on the wider conversation around substance abuse, strongly refuting the notion that cinema is to blame for rising crime or drug use in society. Mukundan argued … Read more
Shiv Sena workers allege that the act committed by Kunal Kamra was pre-planned and executed in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi. File photo: X/@kunalkamra88 A Shiv Sena functionary has written to the Mumbai Police seeking a criminal complaint to be filed against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, … Read more
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] ‘s latest clarification note to its cadres on its month-old draft political resolution ahead of the party’s 24th national conference in Madurai in April has triggered a political row in Kerala. The note discusses the perils of the Central government’s “Hindutva corporate authoritarianism” evolving into neo-fascism if the … Read more
Members of the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) take out a candlelight march in protest over the death of a Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus, in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after more than 500 students from Nepal were forced to leave the campus of Kalinga … Read more
Social media influencer Ranveer Allahbadia. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Social media influencer Ranveer Allahbadia was asked to remain present at the Khar police station on Friday (February 14, 2025) after he failed to appear in connection with a probe into his controversial comments on a YouTube show, an official said. The city police … Read more
Sex Matters Sandie Peggie was suspended after a row over changing rooms A Fife nurse who was suspended after complaining about sharing a changing room with a transgender colleague has begun giving evidence at an employment tribunal. Sandie Peggie claims being made to get changed beside Dr Beth Upton – who is a trans woman … Read more
Security personnel stand guard at Delhi Chief Minister Atishi’s residence in New Delhi, on January 8, 2025. The AAP said Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and Delhi minister Saurabh Bhardwaj would accompany the media on a tour of the chief minister’s residence. | Photo Credit: PTI The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday (January 8, … Read more
The 170-year-old Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata (GCAC), has found itself at the centre of controversy over the whitewashing of century-old Rajasthani murals on the college building. The Rajasthani motifs — painted in a repetitive, matrix formation on the arches of three floors — are believed to have been commissioned in the late … Read more
Getty Images Julia’s first four years as a physician associate were everything she hoped they would be. After working in the NHS for the best part of a decade in a non-patient facing role, she was delighted to be on the wards supporting doctors and the wider healthcare teams. “I loved the contact I had … Read more