Bihar SIR: Nepalese, Bangladeshis found in voter list; names to be excluded from final list | India News

NEW DELHI: Field-level officials of the Election Commission (EC) have identified “a large number” of individuals from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar during ongoing house-to-house verification for the revision of the voters’ list in Bihar, news agency PTI quoted EC officials as saying on Sunday.Also Read | Explained: What stands between Bihar’s migrants and their voteThe…

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‘She had fallen off an autorickshaw’: Case turns confusing as victim’s father denies rape allegations in Kolkata’s B-school incident; alleges police coercion | India News

KOLKATA: A 24-year-old woman psychologist accused a student of one of India’s top management institutes in Kolkata of raping her in his hostel room Friday, prompting police action and his arrest. But the case took a turn less than 12 hours later, when her father publicly denied that any crime had occurred and alleged police…

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Air India crash: What AAIB report confirms, what it rules out, what still remains unanswered | India News

In its first official account of the June 12 crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has released a 15-page preliminary report into Air India Flight 171. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plunged into a medical college hostel moments after takeoff, becoming one of India’s worst aviation tragedies in decades…

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90% body burned: Odisha student sets herself on fire after sexual harassment complaint goes unheard; accused detained | India News

NEW DELHI: A female student in Odisha’s college chose to burn herself when her complaint against one of her teachers remained unheard. The student, who had previously filed a sexual harassment complaint against her department head and sought disciplinary action, suffered 90 per cent burns after allegedly self-immolating on the campus premises on Saturday. CBI…

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Engine 1 and Engine 2 cut off within 1 second: What caused Air India plane crash? 10 key findings from probe report | India News

NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIM) Saturday released its preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India 171 in Ahmedabad on June 12, which claimed 260 lives.The 15-page preliminary report, released a month after tragic crash, details the early findings and current status of the investigation into the crash of Air India…

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Retirement age row: Congress uses RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remark to target PM; Modi turns 75 this year | India News

Congress leader Pawan Khera, left, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, middle, and PM Modi NEW DELHI: The opposition on Friday latched on to Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat‘s remarks to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress called for PM Modi’s “retirement” after Bhagwat suggested that political leaders should step aside by the age of…

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Shots fired at Canada cafe linked to Kapil Sharma, BKI ultra claims responsibility | India News

Shots were fired at a restaurant reportedly linked to comedian Kapil Sharma, Kap’s Cafe, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday night. No one was hurt.Harjit Singh Laddi – a Germany-based Babbar Khalsa operative on NIA’s most wanted list – claimed responsibility for the shooting, citing some remarks on the outfit of Nihang Sikhs on…

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‘Bihar Bandh’: Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav lead Mahagathbandhan protest over EC’s voter roll move; key points | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav for “chakka jam” in Bihar over Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral roll just months ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Rahul and Tejashwi, along with CPI’s D Raja and CPM’s Deepankar Bhattacharya led the Grand Alliance march to the chief electoral officer’s…

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