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4:38 PM

Interim govt chief Yunus accuses Sheikh Hasina of destroying every institution of Bangladesh

Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday accused deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina of destroying every institution of the country in her efforts to stay in power as he promised to hold a free, fair and participatory election as soon as his government completes the "mandate" of carrying out "vital reforms." Hasina, 76, resigned and fled to India on August 5 following a massive protest by students against a controversial quota system in government jobs.

4:35 PM

HC relief for candidate rejected for Delhi Police job over arm tattoo, allows him to join training

The Delhi High Court has come to the rescue of a Delhi Police constable candidate who was rejected on account of a "faded tattoo" on his right arm, and ordered the authorities to allow him to join the force. The high court, which noted that the candidate has already undergone a surgery for the removal of the tattoo, asked him to appear before it and physically saw his right forearm.

4:31 PM

Mumbai: Two detained after assault of woman doctor at Sion hospital

Police have booked three persons, including two women, and detained two of them after a female doctor was allegedly assaulted at civic-run Sion hospital here in the early hours of Sunday, an official said. The accused allegedly targeted the doctor when she was cleaning blood from the ear of a man at the casualty ward of the facility, officially known as Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College.

4:26 PM

Foxconn business in India crosses $10 billion; invests $1.4 billion till date

iPhone contract manufacturer Foxconn's business in India has grown to over $10 billion till 2024, its chairman Young Liu said here. Foxconn has invested $1.4 billion in India till date, according to the company. "So far, till last year, we have done more than $10 billion in business size. We will do much more in this coming year," Liu told PTI.

4:11 PM

UP minister's 'driver' found hanging in Bareilly guest house

A 46-year-old man, reportedly a driver of an Uttar Pradesh minister, was found hanging in a state guest house in Bareilly on Sunday, police said/ The incident took place in a guest house of the Public Works Department (PWD) located in Civil Lines of Bareilly district headquarters, they said.

4:11 PM

Bangladesh deposed PM Sheikh Hasina sued in 2013 'mass murder' case

An application was filed with a court in Bangladesh on Sunday to register a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others, accusing them of carrying out a mass murder by indiscriminately firing on a rally organised in 2013 by Hefazat-e-Islam. Babul Sardar Chakhari, chairman of the Bangladesh People's Party (BPP), applied to the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zaki-Al-Farabi, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

4:04 PM

FSSAI launches project to address microplastic contamination in Indian food products

Food regulator FSSAI has launched a project to assess microplastic contamination in food products and develop methods for its detection. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched an innovative project to tackle the growing concern of microplastic contamination in food, recognising microplastic pollution as an emerging threat that requires immediate attention.

4:03 PM

Privatisation of IAS is 'Modi's guarantee' for ending reservation: Rahul slams lateral entry

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday termed as an "anti-national step" the government's move of recruiting public servants through lateral entry, alleging that the reservation of SCs, STs and OBCs is being "openly snatched away" by such an action. The former Congress president also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "attacking the Constitution by recruiting public servants through the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh instead of the Union Public Service Commission".

4:01 PM

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe calls for deepening ties with India

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasised the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and regional integration with Japan to India, with a special focus on deepening ties with New Delhi, as his country seeks to emerge from bankruptcy.

3:51 PM

Doctor murder: Tripura BJP demands resignation of Mamata Banerjee

Tripura BJP unit on Sunday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee owning moral responsibility for the rape and murder of a doctor at Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

3:36 PM

Refugees denied citizenship rights due to appeasement policy of Cong-led govts: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a large number refugees were denied citizenship rights in the country due to the appeasement policy of past governments led by the Congress and its allies.  Addressing a gathering in Ahmedabad after handing over citizenship certificates to 188 Hindu refugees in Gujarat, Shah said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is about giving rights and justice to lakhs of refugees. 

3:32 PM

NCPCR chief questions 'radical' curriculum in Bihar madrasas, demands UN probe

NCPCR Chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday raised serious concerns over the "radical" curriculum in government-funded madrasas of Bihar and the enrolment of Hindu children in such schools. He also questioned the involvement of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in designing such a curriculum for madrasas, calling it the "height of appeasement by both UNICEF and the Madrasa Board".

3:23 PM

Assam: Drugs worth nearly Rs 1.5 cr seized, four arrested

Drugs worth nearly Rs 1.5 crore were seized and five persons, including two women, were arrested in two different operations in the Nagaon district of Assam, police said on Sunday. In the first case, a team from Dhing police station recovered four plastic packets containing suspected heroin, weighing 167.45 gram, the Nagaon Police said in a post on X.

3:19 PM

UP court convicts man of raping his minor step-daughter, sentences him to 20 years imprisonment

A special court here has convicted a man of raping his minor step-daughter about five years ago and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000.

3:14 PM

Speeding Mercedes mows down man in southeast Delhi, driver arrested

A man died after he was allegedly mowed down by a speeding Mercedes car here in southeast Delhi, police said on Sunday. The driver of the car was arrested later, they said. According to the victim's family members, the car allegedly hit his cycle from behind and it was dragged on the road for several metres.