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18 Jun

Delhi’s Baba ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad attempts suicide, admitted to hospital

editor0 CommentsIndiaDelhi

Baba ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad attempted suicide on Thursday night by consuming sleeping pills, police said. The 80-year-old man was rushed to Safdarjung hospital in an unconscious state at around 11.30pm. "Kanta Prasad, 80-year-old owner of 'Baba Ka Dhaba' was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital last night. He was brought in an unconscious condition after he consumed alcohol & sleeping pills. Statement of his son has been recorded for the same. Probe is going on," said DCP, South, Atul Thakur. Back in 2020, Kanta Prasad and his wife shot to overnight fame after YouTuber Gaurav Wasan shot a video of…

18 Jun

Police arrest popular YouTuber Madan Kumar for using vulgar languages in livestreams

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, IndiaChennai, INDIA, livestream, Madan Kumar, youtuber

Popular YouTuber Madan Kumar has been arrested for allegedly live-streaming online games, including PUBG, with vulgar and obscene conversations with women. The cybercrime wing of the Chennai Police arrested Madan on Friday from a relative's home in Dharmapuri. The city police's Central Crime Branch also arrested Madan's wife Kruthika, who was the administrator of the YouTube channels on which gaming videos with foul language Madan was using towards women were being uploaded, the police said. Meanwhile, the Madras High Court dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by Madan, as the police had already taken him into custody in Dharmapuri even…

18 Jun

Speaker Om Birla defends new Parliament construction

editor0 CommentsIndiaINDIA, om birla, parliament, POLITICS, speaker

Om Birla, Speaker of Lok Sabha has defended the construction of a new Parliament building as part of the Central Vista project. He said “It’s not a matter of the government’s ego" and that the 100-year-old building is unsafe and not appropriate for several functions of the House. “Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had requested the government that the current building, which is historic and unparalleled in the world, is now 100 years old and is not earthquake-safe,” said Om Birla. He further said the iconic building constructed by the British is inadequate in many ways and a new-age…

18 Jun

Scientists find fossils that indicate existence of new species of ancient giant rhinos

editor0 CommentsNorth EastChina, fossils, international, science

Fossils of a new species, called the ancient giant rhino has been discovered in north-western China. Researchers say, it was among the largest mammals to walk on land. The Paraceratherium linxiaense, which lived some 26.5 million years ago, weighed 21 tonnes, which is the equivalent of four large African elephants. The hornless creature's head could also reach 7m to graze treetops, making it taller than a giraffe. The new findings were concluded from fossils discovered in Gansu Province. Scientists said that analysis of the fossils pointed to an entirely new species that was different to other known giant rhinos. Study…

18 Jun

Kotak Life Insurance expects to incur loss of Rs 225-275 crore in first quarter

editor0 CommentsBusinessKotak Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Kotak Life Insurance expects to incur a loss of Rs 225-275 crore in the first quarter ending June 2021 because of higher Covid-related claims and an increase in mortality related provisioning on account of the second wave. Kotak Life is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank. The private sector bank shared an update by the life insurer on its business. It said that the second wave of the pandemic has led to an unprecedented increase in fatalities because of which there has been a rise in death claims since May. Its impact was discussed by the board of Kotak Life…

18 Jun

Delhi riots: SC refuses to stay HC order granting bail to 3 students

editor0 CommentsNorth EastDelhi, riots, SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Delhi High Court order granting bail to three student activists~Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita, and Natasha Narwal in the February 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, which claimed the lives of 53 people and left hundreds injured. The release of respondents (accused) will not be interfered with at this stage. It will be subject to the final order, the court said. The top court issued a notice in the Delhi Police’s appeal against the Delhi High Court order in the Delhi Riots case registered against the three student activists under the Unlawful…

18 Jun

28 year old US man dies trying to break world record

editor0 CommentsHealthaccident, international, motorcycle, stunt, USA, world record

28 year old Alex Harvill has died in the Washington state of US after crashing while trying to break the world record for the longest motorcycle ramp jump. Officials said he died after an accident during a practice run on Thursday morning. He was planning to attempt the 107m jump in front of spectators at the Moses Lake Airshow. A video of the incident shows his motorcycle landing shy of the intended target and crashing into a dirt mound. A local newspaper reported that Mr Harvill appeared to have been thrown over the handlebars and lost his helmet during the…

18 Jun

Man arrested for killing his wife over dowry

editor0 CommentsNorth EastDelhi police, police

Barely two months after their wedding, A 29-year-old man from south Delhi's Maidangarhi area was arrested on Thursday for allegedly strangling his newly-wed wife to death after a fight over dowry. According to the police, on Wednesday, Rana and his wife (25) returned to Delhi from the woman's parental house at Golapar in Uttarakhand. Later, Rana beat his wife after consuming alcohol leading to her death. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said, "A case of murder has been registered and the accused husband has been arrested in the case. Preliminary investigation has revealed that on Wednesday, the…

18 Jun

Stakeholders query weightage to Class X, XI scores: CBSE

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCentral Board of Secondary Education, SUPREME COURT

Several students, parents and educationists criticised the formula announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education for awarding marks to its outgoing Class XII students, especially the weightage given to their Class X and XI scores. The critics said there was no correlation between the subjects taught in Classes XII and X, making such weightage irrelevant, and that students generally did not take the Class XI exam seriously and underperformed in it. “The CBSE took the past three years’ performance into consideration (as a tool for moderation) to ensure there was no spiking of marks by schools,” Priyadarshi Nayak, principal…

18 Jun

Flipkart adds new fulfillment center in West Bengal

editor0 CommentsBusinessFlipkart

In West Bengal, Flipkart added a new fulfillment center, the second-largest in the state. Spread across an area of over 2.2-lakh square feet and creating nearly 3,500 direct jobs, the new facility in Dankuni will cater to the needs of both Flipkart and Myntra customers in the region. It will also help thousands of sellers offer a wider selection and enable faster deliveries of customer orders within the region and neighbouring states while also helping create national market access. The new fulfilment centre (FC) will augment Flipkart’s capabilities to cater to more consumers, including millions of first-time e-commerce users in…