MP: Tuition teacher held for breaking minor’s hand after she fails to pronounce ‘Parrot’ spelling

A tuition teacher was arrested for allegedly beating up and breaking the hand of a five-year-old girl when she failed to pronounce the spelling of ‘Parrot’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, the police said on Thursday. The accused teacher has been identified as Prayag Vishwakarma (20), a resident of Janta Colony in the city. He […]

CBI court sends ICICI bank-Videocon loan fraud case accused to 14-day judicial custody

The special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday sent three accused -Chanda Kochhar, Deepak Kochhar and Venugopal Dhoot- in the ICICI bank-Videocon loan fraud case to 14-day judicial custody. The CBI got three-day custody of Chanda, Deepak, and Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot, a co-accused in […]

West Bengal police arrests YouTuber Riya Kumari’s husband; to be produced in court today

The West Bengal Police on Thursday arrested the husband of Jharkhand-based actor and YouTuber Riya Kumari, who was allegedly shot dead by snatchers in the Howrah district of West Bengal. Howrah Rural Superintendent of Police, Swati Bhangalia, said that Riya Kumari’s husband– Prakash Kumar– will be produced at the Court […]

Chhattisgarh: Two held for abducting, raping minor in Surguja

Two youths were arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl under Sitapur police station limits in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district on Wednesday, the police said. The arrested youths have been identified as Vimlesh Khes and Rohit Minj, residents of Jamdih village, Lundra Tehsil in the district. Sitapur Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Dhurvesh Kumar Jaiswal […]

Bihar: Search on for ‘Chinese spy’ in Bodh Gaya amid Dalai Lama’s visit

A security alert has been sounded on Thursday morning in Bodh Gaya district where the Dalai Lama is scheduled to participate in public discourses after intelligence agencies alerted local police about the presence and suspected activities of a Chinese woman. Gaya Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Harpreet Kaur said “Local police has received inputs about a Chinese woman who has […]

Elon Musk announces ‘server architecture changes’ on Twitter, says platform should ‘feel faster’

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has planned yet another set of upgrades to the platform. Taking to the microblogging site, the Tesla CEO wrote, “Significant backend server architecture changes rolled out”. Significant backend server architecture changes rolled out. Twitter should feel faster. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 29, 2022 “Twitter should […]