‘Shiksha Doot’ among two killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

IANS | July 15, 2025 1:12 PM

Raipur, July 15 (IANS) In a fresh wave of violence in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, two men, including a ‘Shiksha Doot’ (Shiksha Doot in Chhattisgarh refers to teachers working in remote and Maoist-affected areas), were found murdered in the forests of Pilur village on Tuesday.

Odisha self-immolation case: Student succumbs to injuries

IANS | July 15, 2025 8:20 AM

Bhubaneswar, July 15 (IANS) The 20-year-old female student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha's Balasore, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar following a self-immolation attempt over sexual harassment by Assistant Professor, Samir Kumar Sahu, succumbed to the burn injuries on Monday night.

Delhi court reserves verdict in National Herald case

IANS | July 14, 2025 11:56 AM

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A court here on Monday reserved its verdict on the question of taking cognisance of the prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged National Herald money laundering case.

BNP, Yunus administration equally responsible: Dhaka students protest over trader's brutal murder

IANS | July 13, 2025 2:33 PM

Dhaka, July 13 (IANS) Students in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, held a torch procession and rally on the campus of Jahangirnagar University (JU) to demand justice for a trader who was brutally murdered recently. The students expressed their frustration, stating that last year's protest in July was ineffective, as criminal activities have continued to rise even after a change in power, according to local media reports on Sunday.

Kolkata Police forms nine-member SIT to probe IIM-Calcutta rape case

IANS | July 13, 2025 12:53 PM

Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Police have formed a nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged rape of an outsider woman by a second-year student of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) inside the campus hostel at Joka in Kolkata.