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25-Year-Old Woman Dies By Suicide After Failing To Clear UP Police Exam
- Aug 04, 2026 00:51 am IST
- Press Trust India
Distressed over not clearing a police recruitment exam, a 25-year-old woman allegedly hanged herself to death at her rented accommodation here on Monday, officials said.
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"No FeIicitation, I Had Lunch": VD Satheesan On Meal During Flood Review
- Aug 04, 2026 00:42 am IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
Rejecting the controversy as a "malicious smear campaign", VD Satheesan said he reached Ponnani around 3 pm and saw nothing wrong in having a meal.
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'Lathi-Charge Students, Then I'll Resign': Priyank Kharge's Remark Sparks Row
- Aug 04, 2026 00:38 am IST
- Asian News International
Defending the state government's response to disturbances at an examination centre, Kharge stressed the government's obligation to protect the majority of candidates attempting the test.
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Woman Wanted To 'Sell' Daughter For Rs 1.5 Lakh, Filed Case When She Got Half
- Aug 04, 2026 00:34 am IST
- Press Trust India
During interrogation, the mother admitted to selling the girl for Rs 1.5 lakh and filing a false abduction complaint after receiving only Rs 80,000.
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Average Data Breach Cost Up 16% To Rs 25.5 Crore In India: IBM Report
- Aug 04, 2026 00:33 am IST
- Press Trust India
The data breach in India also grew in scale, with 39,500 records compromised on average in 2026, as against 38,200 in 2025, IBM said in its report.
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'Hurt Understandable': DK Shivakumar On Disappointment Over Cabinet Expansion
- Aug 04, 2026 00:19 am IST
- Indo Asian News Service
After the meeting at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said the Congress leadership had consciously provided opportunities to several new faces despite having many senior and deserving legislators.
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No '100%' Tag On Honey, Coconut Oil: Food Regulator's Directive To Dabur
- Aug 04, 2026 00:19 am IST
- Press Trust India
In a social media post on Monday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) informed that it has issued a prohibition order to Dabur India Ltd over the sales of food products carrying misleading '100 per cent' claims
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Won't Resign As Punjab Congress Chief, Declares Amrinder Singh Raja Warring
- Aug 04, 2026 00:18 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Warring also said that if the party leadership decides to replace him, he would continue working to strengthen the organisation.
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"Don't Want Fugitives To Harm Ties With India": Bangladesh On Hasina Event
- Aug 04, 2026 00:17 am IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Gupta
This was the first official reaction from Bangladesh on Sheikh Hasina's scheduled interaction at the Foreign Correspondent's Club of South Asia in New Delhi.
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WhatsApp Puts Multiple Accounts 'Under Review', Blocks Access For 24 Hours
- Aug 04, 2026 00:08 am IST
- Press Trust India
When contacted, a WhatsApp spokesperson said, "We are always working to stay ahead of those trying to abuse our service and ban accounts to help keep other users safe."
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15-Year-Old Indore Girl 'Sold' For Rs 3 Lakh. Groom, Father Arrested
- Aug 03, 2026 23:48 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The probe began after the girl was reported missing from the Banganga police station limits, he said.
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Delhi Man Kills Wife After Children Leave, Banks On TV Show To Escape Arrest
- Aug 03, 2026 23:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Divyankar Tiwari
- Edited by: Swastika Das Sharma
During interrogation, Kamal Singh, an electronics and communication engineer, revealed that he was influenced by Hollywood series "The Staircase" while committing the murder.
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Punjab Government Can't Spend On Ads Till Dearness Allowance Dues Cleared: High Court
- Aug 03, 2026 23:35 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The high court dismissed appeals filed by the state government and the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd against a single bench's order to release DA dues to its employees and pensioners
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Rejig Triggers Unease In Punjab BJP, Old Guard Pushes Back
- Aug 03, 2026 23:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Mohammed Ghazali
While both incidents stem from different issues, they underscore a common grievance increasingly being voiced within the Punjab BJP -- long-serving party workers believe they are being sidelined.
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Found Out From TV: Mother Of Man Accused Of Throwing Slipper At Pappu Yadav
- Aug 03, 2026 23:22 pm IST
- Posted by: Prapti Upadhayay
Delhi Police had identified the accused as 34-year-old Sumit, a Bulandshahr native engaged in an iron fabrication business in Ghaziabad, with no previous criminal record.
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Bihar Panchayat Says Woman At Fault For Her Rape, Makes Her Lick Spit
- Aug 03, 2026 23:09 pm IST
- Press Trust India
One person was arrested on Sunday while raids were underway to arrest the main accused, who allegedly raped the woman, Begusarai DSP Nikhil Kumar said.
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Namesake Fail: 'Lalu Prasad' And 'Nitish Kumar' Lose Deposits In Bankipur
- Aug 03, 2026 22:48 pm IST
- Press Trust India
While the spotlight was on Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor breaching the BJP bastion with 64,151 votes, Independent candidate Lalu Prasad Yadav could garner just 81, a vote share of 0.06 per cent.
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Government To Sell 6.5% Stake In LIC For Over Rs 30,000 Crore
- Aug 03, 2026 22:34 pm IST
- Press Trust India
If fully subscribed, the sale of over 82.22 crore shares or a 6.5 per cent stake at the given floor price will fetch about Rs 31,000 crore to the disinvestment kitty.
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I Stay Away From Politics, He Has A Good Team: Prashant Kishor's Wife On Win
- Aug 03, 2026 22:26 pm IST
- Reported by: Ankit Tyagi
Dr Jahnavi Das, the wife of Prashant Kishor, thanked voters in Bankipur for his massive bypoll win
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"Personal Reasons": Netaji's Grand-Nephew Chandra Kumar Bose Quits Trinamool
- Aug 03, 2026 22:24 pm IST
- Edited by: Vaibhav Tiwari
Chandra Kumar Bose joined the Trinamool Congress on April 12, just weeks before the party's loss in the Bengal assembly elections.