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The 75-year-old woman got buried under the debris after the collapse and died on the spot, a police official said. A 75-year-old woman died after a mud house collapsed in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred around noon in Kaghar village under Mauranipur region following continuous rainfall, Katera SHO Jaiprakash said. After the collapse, Batti got buried under the debris and died on the spot, he added. Upon receiving information, police reached the spot along with Mauranipur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pradeep Kumar. They met the bereaved family and assured them of all possible assistance from the administration,…

SC urge Centre, IAF to liberalise definition of mother to include step-mother for family pension. The Supreme Court on Thursday batted for liberal interpretation of word “mother” to include step-mothers too in grant of benefits under social welfare schemes including family pension. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh told the Centre and the Indian Air Force that the definition of mother in regulations needed to be liberalised to include step-mother as well. “We need to liberalise the word ‘mother’. It should include the word of step-mother as well especially when it comes to grant…

Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong slammed US President Trump after new tariffs on Indian goods, calling him a “bully”. Chinese ambassador to New Delhi Xu Feihong on Thursday criticised US President Donald Trump, a day after the latter imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods over India’s continued oil trade with Russia, taking the total duty to 50 per cent. Taking a sharp swipe at Donald Trump, Xu Feihong called him a “bully” and posted on social media X. “Give the bully an inch, he will take a mile,” the envoy wrote without mentioning any name. He also…

The glitch disrupted transactions across major banks, including HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services faced a massive disruption across India on Thursday morning, leaving thousands of users stranded and businesses scrambling for alternatives. This marks the fourth major outage this year. Reports began pouring in around 7.45 pm, with users on Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, and other leading platforms unable to complete transactions. By 8.30 pm, 2,147 outage complaints were logged on DownDetector, a website that tracks service disruptions. Nearly 80% of these complaints cited issues while attempting…

Kapil Sharma cafe attacked: Located at 85 Avenue and Scott Road, the cafe was riddled with at least six bullet holes early Thursday morning. For the second time in less than a month, Kap’s Cafe – a Surrey business owned by comedian Kapil Sharma – has been targeted in a shooting incident, reigniting concerns over rising violence and extortion threats in the area. Located at 85 Avenue and Scott Road, the cafe was riddled with at least six bullet holes early Thursday morning. Shattered glass and damaged windows marked the scene as Surrey Police arrived to begin their investigation. The…

State Congress chief said the public is wondering if the struggle to place people in “lucrative positions” was a “government functioning or a turf war”. The appointment of two different officials as the general manager of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has sparked fresh buzz of a rift between Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Eknath Shinde. The Opposition has targeted the Maharashtra government over the appointment and claimed it was the result of a tussle between Fadnavis and Shinde. The BEST’s general manager post went vacant after incumbent SVR Shrinivas retired on Tuesday. Following this, the…

According to police, the incident occurred on Tuesday when the trader, Ayush Jain, was returning to Delhi after collecting payments. Police here have arrested a man who fled with ₹13.65 lakh in cash and an SUV belonging to his employer, a Delhi-based coal trader, officials said on Wednesday.The stolen cash and the vehicle, Toyota Fortuner, have also been recovered, the police officials said. According to police, the incident occurred on Tuesday when the trader, Ayush Jain, was returning to Delhi after collecting payments. On his way, he stopped to have food at a dhaba on the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway under…

An Indore biker wore a milk can lid as a helmet to get fuel. The act went viral, but officials sealed the pump for violating the ‘no helmet, no petrol’ rule. In a bid to bypass the ‘no helmet, no petrol’ ban, a motorcyclist in Indore wore a milk can lid on his head to refuel the two-wheeler at a petrol pump in Indore, leaving netizens in splits and the administration red-faced. While the witty bid to buy petrol caused a stir on the Internet, the administration was, however, not impressed and sealed the petrol pump for violating the order…

After arriving, the police tried to pacify the two, but the police official was attacked with a sickle and the constable chased away. A Special Sub Inspector of Tamil Nadu police was hacked to death when he attempted to resolve a dispute between a man and the latter’s son in Gudimangalam in the district, police said on Wednesday. According to police, M Shanmugavel (57), working as a Special Sub Inspector at Gudimangalam police station in Tiruppur district, and Armed Reserve Police constable Azhaguraja, on patrol duty at around 11 pm on August 5, rushed to a private farm upon receiving…

Shortly after US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 percent, the Indian government has stated it will move to “protect national interest.”  In its official statement, the Ministry of External Affairs has called the additional tariffs and targeting of New Delhi “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable.” “We have already made clear our position on these issues, including the fact that our imports are based on market factors and done with the overall objective of ensuring the energy security of 1.4 billion people of India,” said MEA. “It is therefore extremely unfortunate that the US should choose to impose additional tariffs…