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The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) suspended 165 licenses and cancelled 7 after raiding 809 medical shops across Telangana for illegal sale of abortion kits. Violations included selling Schedule H drugs without prescriptions or licensed pharmacists. Abortion kits must be used under a gynaecologist’s supervision. Report violations to DCA’s helpline: 1800-599-6969.
A Rapido auto driver in Bengaluru allegedly groped a woman passenger during a ride on September 8. She escaped by jumping out mid-ride. Based on her mother’s complaint, the driver was booked for sexual harassment but not yet arrested. Rapido has permanently terminated and blacklisted him, reaffirming its zero-tolerance policy towards harassment and passenger safety.
A 37-year-old Rajasthan woman drove 600 km to meet her lover, urging him to marry her. After a dispute, the lover allegedly killed her with an iron rod, staged it as an accident, and later confessed. Police arrested the schoolteacher and continue investigating the case. Mukesh’s body awaits her family in Barmer.
West Bengal government school teacher Apurba Sarkar was arrested in Gangtok for involvement in a ₹1.34 crore online gambling racket. Police seized the cash from his and his in-laws’ homes in Dakshin Dinajpur. The arrest follows a Gangarampur hotel raid that led to 14 arrests linked to the illegal operation.
After a deadly BMW crash near Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan, van driver Mohammad Gulfam said bystanders filmed instead of helping. He rushed the injured to a distant hospital at the driver’s request. Victim Sandeep Kaur later alleged she begged to be taken nearby, but was ignored. Her husband, Navjot Singh, died from his injuries.
A BMW allegedly driven by a woman fatally struck Deputy Secretary Navjot Singh, 52, near Delhi Cantonment Metro. The senior Finance Ministry official and his wife were returning from Bangla Sahib Gurdwara. He died on the spot; his wife was seriously injured. The driver was taken into custody after hospital discharge, police confirmed.
Surat police busted a high-profile sex racket at a Jahangirpura hotel, arresting 22 people, including 13 Thai women. The racket, run via WhatsApp, charged clients ₹3,500–₹5,000. Key suspects managed hotel operations and collected payments. Police invoked the Immoral Traffic Act and continue the search for the main accused behind the operation.
Eight students from a tribal school in Odisha were hospitalised after a classmate allegedly poured Fevikwik into their eyes while they slept. One student is critical, while others are under treatment. The incident occurred in Kandhamal district, triggering police investigation. A teacher discovered the children unable to open their eyes early in the morning.
Two siblings in Yunnan, China, died from hundreds of yellow-legged hornet stings after wandering into a farm. The local farmer, who raised the wasps without proper registration, was detained for negligent homicide. Authorities banned hornet farming and launched inspections following the tragic incident and compensation to the family.
A 47-year-old panchayat president, Rajen Gurung, lost his life in a massive landslip triggered by continuous rainfall in Sikkim’s Gyalshing district. The tragic incident occurred near his residence, where the Sardung Lungjik Gram Panchayat unit leader was buried under debris, police confirmed. Authorities are monitoring the area further.
Surjit Singh, 39, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his 76-year-old mother, Mohinder Kaur, at her Birmingham home. He pleaded guilty to the brutal attack, which occurred in September last year. The court mandated a minimum of 15 years behind bars before he can be considered for parole, citing the crime’s disturbing nature.
A Sikh woman was raped by two men in a UK park. The assailants told her to “go back to your country.” Police are treating it as a hate crime and hunting for two white male suspects. The attack has caused outrage and increased fear within the local Sikh community.
Three Kakinada fishermen detained by the Sri Lankan Coast Guard on August 4 for entering Sri Lankan waters due to a technical issue have been released from Jaffna jail. Thanks to the efforts of Janasena MP Uday Srinivas, four fishermen and their boats were released on Thursday. They are expected to return to Kakinada within […]
An Indian-origin motel manager was brutally killed by his co-worker, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, over a dispute about a broken washing machine in Texas, US. The deceased, identified as Chandra Mouli Bob Nagamallaiah, belongs to Karnataka. The Consulate General of India in Houston expressed grief over the tragic killing of Nagamallaiah.
A landslide occurred in Upper Rimbi of Yangthang Constituency in West Sikkim. In this incident, 4 persons were killed on the spot, and 3 others were missing. A police team in coordination with local villagers and SSB personnel has evacuated 2 injured women from the incident area. Officials urged the people to stay alert and […]