Durg: An FIR has been registered against former India cricketer Rajesh Chauhan for allegedly cheating a man of more than Rs 15 lakh on the pretext of offering him a transport contract with a steel company, police said Saturday. The case was registered at Mohan Nagar police station Friday on the directions of a local court under...

New Delhi: Following Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, one of the key demands of the Cockroach Janta Party-led students' agitation, the outfit called it a "win for democracy". A post on CJP's official X handle read "Democracy Wins!". It accompanied a video which showed the protesters celebrating Pradhan's resignation. https://twitter.com/CJP_for_India/status/2080946231141151036 Addressing reporters and the demonstrators soon...

New Delhi: An FIR registered regarding the July 20 violence near Kartavya Path during the CJP's Sansad Chalo rally invokes 13 charges, including attempt to murder, with Delhi Police sources alleging that protesters attacked personnel with the intention of killing them while trying to breach security barricades. According to the FIR, registered at the Kartavya Path police...

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday announced his resignation, saying he was deeply pained by the developments of the past 10 days and wanted to ensure that anti-national forces did not exploit the situation arising from the controversy over examination irregularities. Submitting his resignation, Pradhan reaffirmed his commitment to youth and education while thanking Prime...

New Delhi: A bill to amend The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which proposes to increase jail term up to 10 years and fine up to Rs 10 crore for offences related to paper leaks, is likely to be introduced in Parliament Monday. According to the Bill circulated to members ahead of its introduction,...

Malkangiri: Security forces have unearthed an arms dump of the Maoists in Odisha's Malkangiri district bordering Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Odisha Police conducted an operation July 24 in Jodambo police station area and found a Maoist arms dump in a forested and hilly...

Puri: Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and goddess Subhadra will be adorned with about 208 kg of gold ornaments during the 'Suna Besha' ritual on chariots, being conducted Saturday as part of the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri. According to temple officials, the devotees can witness the trinity's golden attire on chariots from 5...

New Delhi: Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday tendered his resignation as the Union Education Minister amid the paper leak protests across the nation. Submitting his resignation, Pradhan reaffirmed his commitment to youth and education while thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for support, framing it as a response to protect exam integrity and students' future. This comes amid the nationwide...

Kyiv: A Russian drone strike killed three people in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, local officials said Saturday, while Romania shot down a drone over its airspace for the second time in two days. Sumy regional head Oleh Hryhorov said Saturday that a large fire broke out when a drone struck a "civilian facility", adding that the victims...

New Delhi: The terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag was the first major strike since the Pahalgam attack last year that left 26 tourists dead. Following the Pahalgam massacre, security forces had largely kept terror groups on the defensive, foiling several attempts to carry out fresh attacks. However, the killing of head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi...