“70-80% politicians watch porn”: Bihar MP Pappu Yadav sparks fresh political storm amid flurry of controversial statements

Pappu Yadav controversial statement: Days after sparking a flurry of controversies with contentious remarks, Bihar MP Pappu Yadav has again landed in soup with fresh statements made on Wednesday. The politician recently said that 70-80% of the politicians watch porn. The controversy follows a notice issued to him by the Bihar Commission for Women over his earlier comments made on the Women’s Reservation Bill.  Yadav served notice by…

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Thrissur firecracker factory blaze: Kerala govt orders judicial probe into incident, announces ex-gratia for victims

Thrissur firecracker factory fire: The Kerala government on Wednesday ordered a judicial probe into the devastating fire that erupted at a firecracker manufacturing unit in the state’s Mundathocide area of Thrissur district. Nine people died in the incident, and the authorities are fearing that the death toll may rise, as several unidentified body parts have been recovered from the spot. Notably, the blaze broke out on Tuesday noon…

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Female tourist from US sexually assaulted at homestay in Karnataka; owner among 2 held after survivor manages to escape

US woman raped Karnataka: A woman belonging to the United States (US), who recently travelled to India, alleged that she was sexually assaulted at a homestay in Karnataka’s Kodagu district, the police reported on Wednesday. According to police, the key accused had intoxicated the woman before assaulting her sexually. Later, the woman managed to escape and travelled to Mysuru, from where she established contact with the US embassy…

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Justice stands firm: Nashik Court rejects interim bail plea of Nida Khan, mastermind behind TCS religious conversion, harassment scandal

TCS Nida Khan denied bail: A sessions court in Nashik on Monday refused to grant interim bail to Nida Khan, an employee attached to the Nashik unit of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and the alleged mastermind behind the religious conversion and sexual harassment case, which devolved into a row over the past few weeks. Despite Khan’s legal team citing her pregnancy as a primary ground for pre-arrest…

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Heavy, continuous downpours over past 24 hrs batter Guwahati; IMD sounds fresh alert for more rainfall

Guwahati heavy rains: Heavy and continuous rainfall over the past 24 hours has lashed Guwahati city in Assam. The situation is likely to worsen, as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a fresh alert for more downpours across the state. On Monday, the weather body noted that Guwahati had logged 117.4 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, reaching a record-high for a single day in…

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Jammu and Kashmir road crash: Bus plunges into gorge in Udhampur, 15 die; CM announces ex-gratia

Udhampur bus accident: As many as 15 persons were killed and around 20 of them were injured after a passenger bus they were aboard veered off a hillside road and plunged down a slope in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday morning, the police said. As per officials, the incident transpired near Kagort village in the Ramnagar area at 10 am, when the vehicle was negotiating a…

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Tamil Nadu firecracker unit blast: Death toll mounts to 23; bodies charred beyond recognition, prompting DNA tests for identification

Tamil Nadu factory blast updates: The catastrophic blast that occurred at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar on Sunday noon has left behind a trail of destruction. Initially, the death toll stood at 20, which has risen to 23 by Monday, and many bodies are charred beyond recognition. The kin of the deceased are awaiting DNA tests to identify their loved ones, as forensic teams are…

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Vijay divorce case: Court defers hearing to mid-June, marking second adjournment in ongoing proceedings

Vijay divorce updates: The legal proceedings in the divorce case between Tamil actor-turned-politician Vijay and his wife Sangeetha Sornalingam have been deferred yet again, official sources reported on Monday. As per the court’s order, the hearing has been pushed to mid-June. Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu Family Welfare Court on Monday announced the decision after a brief hearing, marking a second postponement in the case since proceedings began earlier in…

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Jan Akrosh Mahila Padyatra held in Bhopal, CM Dr Yadav launches fiery attack on Congress

MP Jan Akrosh Mahila Padyatra: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Dr Mohan Yadav on Monday launched a verbal attack on the Congress party while addressing the ‘Jan Akrosh Mahila Padyatra’ organised in state capital Bhopal. He accused the opposition of undermining the rights of the women and warned of dire consequences for those responsible.  The foot march drew participation from a huge number of women. Addressing the gathering,…

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‘If your dad has guts…’: Madhya Pradesh MLA clashes with cops days after son rammed 5 with Thar, injuring them

BJP MLA Pritam Lodhi controversy: A political storm erupted in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri on Monday after an MLA of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Pritam Lodhi pulled up the police over their handling of a road accident case involving his son, Dinesh. The controversy had escalated Pritam’s video went viral on Monday. In the video, the MLA from Pichhore was seen sharply reacting to the remarks allegedly made…

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