Tirupati, Dec 11, 2025 — Two assistant professors from the National Sanskrit University have been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman student from Odisha, police officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Dr. Laxman Kumar and Dr. A Shekhar Reddy, both from the university’s Department of Education, allegedly targeted the student who enrolled in

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Thiruvananthapuram/Thrissur, Dec 11, 2025 — The Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Congress have accused BJP MP and Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi of “double voting” in Kerala’s local elections, raising questions about the integrity of voter registration and residency claims. The controversy erupted after Gopi, along with his wife and family members,

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A 47-year-old nurse of Indian origin from Kerala has been sentenced to seven years and nine months in prison in Scotland after being found guilty of raping a colleague and sexually assaulting two other women at his workplace in North Lanarkshire. The offences, which took place in 2018, involved coercion, abuse of authority, and predatory

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IndiGo chairman Vikram Singh Mehta has dismissed recent allegations suggesting that the airline deliberately engineered its operational crisis or attempted to influence government rules. Speaking in a video statement on Wednesday, Mehta addressed the ongoing disruptions that have affected thousands of flights since last week, following the airline’s challenges in implementing the updated Flight Duty

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Goa: The two brothers linked to the tragic fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, which claimed 25 lives, are reportedly in detention in Thailand, and efforts to deport them to India are underway. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed that Indian authorities, in coordination with Thai officials, are actively

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Washington D.C.: Members of the United States House of Representatives, from both the Republican and Democratic parties, underscored the strategic importance of the US-India partnership during a hearing on South and Central Asia held on Wednesday. The hearing, conducted by the subcommittee on South and Central Asia, focused on the multifaceted dimensions of India-US relations,

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Kollam: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has attributed the collapse of a Reinforced Soil (RS) wall at Mylakkadu, part of the NH-66 development project in Kollam, to bearing capacity failure and poor soil quality. The agency has confirmed that corrective and punitive actions are being taken against the contractor and the engineering firm

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North Goa: In the aftermath of a tragic fire that killed at least 25 people at a nightclub in Arpora, the North Goa administration has announced an immediate ban on the use of fireworks inside nightclubs, hotels, and other tourist establishments. The decision, made public on Thursday, comes as authorities intensify safety measures to prevent

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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha witnessed a tense and high-decibel confrontation on Wednesday as discussions over electoral reforms escalated into a heated showdown between Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The debate, which centered on issues surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and alleged “vote theft,” saw both

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Mississauga, Canada: Canadian authorities have detained a 25-year-old man of Indian descent in connection with multiple allegations that he exposed himself to female healthcare workers while posing as a patient at various clinics across Mississauga. The arrest follows a series of complaints from women working in healthcare facilities who reported incidents of indecent behavior. The

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