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On the 21st of July, an unsettling story surfaced on social media platform X, where a user identified as Shadab (ImShadab_) disclosed that "the wife of a known person was abducted by a cab driver during Hajj. Despite the efforts of the police, the wife could not be traced and the husband had to return alone." This post, which has since been deleted, was captured in screenshots and circulated by another account, HPhobiaWatch.

In what appears to be a regressive step, IT firms in Karnataka have put forth a controversial proposal to the Congress-led state government, urging a drastic extension of the working hours to 14 hours per day. This proposal was introduced during a meeting convened by the Labour Department with various stakeholders. Media reports suggest that the state government is considering implementing these changes, which would push tech employees to work up to 14 hours daily and 70 hours weekly. This proposed increase in working hours has sparked a wave of criticism and strong opposition from employee...

On Friday (19th July), Dhananjay Balakrishnan, a graduating student at IIT Madras, chose the institute’s 61st convocation ceremony as the moment to make a pro-Palestine statement. Awarded for his all-around proficiency in both curricular and extracurricular activities within a dual degree in mechanical engineering, Dhananjay took the stage to accept the Governor’s prize and seized the opportunity to deliver a politically charged speech.

On Sunday, 21st July, Ujjain Municipal Corporation’s Mayor Mukesh Tatwal issued a directive that has caught the attention of many. He ordered shopkeepers to clearly display the name and phone number of the shop owner outside their establishments. This directive follows similar orders issued by the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for shops along the Kanwar Yatra route.

Amol Awathe, who served in Congo with the Indian Army, made history by passing the Civil Services examination at the age of 42 under the PwD 5 category. It's a notable achievement, but it raises some eyebrows considering the criteria for this category.

Ghaziabad/Noida: In a recent development, the Ghaziabad Police have detained a sales manager from Axis Bank's Noida branch. This arrest is tied to the tragic suicide of Shivani Tyagi, a woman sales executive, according to official reports.

We are thrilled to announce that Neeti Agarwal, whose father, Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, runs the famed "Hillstar Tea" in Rishikesh, has achieved the 383rd rank in the 2023 UPSC exams under the EWS category, stirring both pride and surprise across the district.

A retired Petty Officer of the Indian Navy's MARCOS unit, DS Negi, demonstrated heroic bravery when he observed a man struggling in the water. He immediately sprang into action, and his rapid response to save the drowning individual moved the victim's father to tears, expressing profound gratitude toward DS Negi for his life-saving intervention.

On the evening of July 15th, the Kolhapur district administration initiated a decisive action to remove illegal encroachments from Vishalgadh Fort, situated in Kolhapur. Amidst a robust police deployment, officials reported that approximately 35 stores had been demolished by nightfall.