Karnataka woman dies by suicide over ‘harassment, torture’ by husband and in-laws

BENGALURU: A 24-year-old woman died by suicide by hanging herself following alleged mental harassment and dowry-related torture by her husband and in-laws in Karnataka’s Ballari district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Aishwarya, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her parents’ residence in Kampli town on May 17, officials said, according…

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Ayushmann Khurrana’s film witnesses steady hold; crosses Rs 33 crore globally

Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet Singh, Sara Ali Khan, and Wamiqa Gabbi‘s ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ opened to decent box office numbers. However, the film couldn’t achieve the benchmark set by its predecessor, ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’, starring Kartik Aaryan. Despite receiving mixed reactions from the audience as well as the critics, the movie has…

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Farmers, women, youth ‘at core’ of governance, FM slams Rahul

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit out at leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and dismissed charges of ‘crony capitalism’. On X, she listed out multiple welfare schemes and policies of the Modi govt and underlined that farmers, the poor, women, youth, and MSMEs are “at the core” of the governance structure….

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‘Cheel jab howe shant to bhaiya, tote bolan suru karen’

Amid speculation surrounding his health and alleged hospital visit, Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to his social media handles to share his cryptic comments. Today’s posts came amid unverified and conflicting reports about the Bollywood superstar’s alleged hospitalisation.Amitabh Bachchan drops cryptic postThe actor, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, not only posted a tweet,…

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Japanese scientists discover “liquid gold” nanoparticles that behave almost like living material

It is reported that scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have found that certain gold nanoparticles can display nearly fluid-like properties that enable them to respond by changing their structures to heat and pressure. The findings may revolutionise the future of biomedical engineering, intelligent surfaces, drug delivery technologies, and microfluidic devices. Reported in the journal…

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‘Jal Sarthi’ app boosting govt’s Jal Jeevan Mission | Lucknow News

Lucknow: The state govt on Tuesday said that the ‘Jal Sarthi’ mobile app is effectively helping in making the campaign to provide clean drinking water to every rural household under the Jal Jeevan Mission more digital and transparent.The digital initiative by Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam Rural and the State Water and Sanitation Mission is providing…

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Leopard attack leaves three workers injured at Santipur Tea Estate in Charaideo dist | Guwahati News

Dibrugarh: A leopard attacked a group of workers, injuring three women, at Santipur Tea Estate in the Borhat area of Charaideo district on Tuesday.The injured workers have been identified as Minoti Barhoi (33), Jonaki Baske (28) and Bornali Murmu (31), all residents of the tea estate. They were engaged in plucking tea leaves along with…

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Urban housing scheme rules explained

Photo credit: pmay-urban.gov.in Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U 2.0), the centre has revised operational guidelines and introduced new rules for interestsubsidies on urban housing loans. According to the Operational Guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0, released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), this updated scheme aims to support one crore urban poor…

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