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Beef allegedly sold as mutton to Hyderabad restaurants; two arrested in H-FAST raid
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (307+ words) The Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) on Wednesday, July 1, arrested two men for allegedly supplying beef disguised as mutton to several restaurants and eateries across the city. The racket came to light following a raid on a meat shop…...
Chennai court sentences man to 20 years for sexually assaulting minor girl
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (385+ words) A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years" imprisonment by a special POCSO court in Chennai for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The convict, identified as R Mohanraj, was also directed to pay compensation to…...
#Data Viz: Who Are India's 371, 000 Prisoners Awaiting Trial?
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (1015+ words) Indian prisons have a capacity of about 450, 000 inmates, but at the end of 2024, the country's prison population stood at 511, 000, or 13% over capacity, according to data from the Prisons Statistics India'report'of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). In addition,'data'show that…...
Jagan revives Andhra capital row, says YSRCP will fight polls on MAVIGUN agenda
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (625+ words) YSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday, July 1, announced that the next Assembly elections would be fought as a referendum on MAVIGUN (Machilipatnam-Vijayawada-Guntur) versus Amaravati. MAVIGUN is a proposed 110-km coastal…...
Renukaswamy murder case: Three Darshan fans arrested for threatening witness
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (323+ words) Three ardent fans of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa have been arrested by Bengaluru's Kamakshipalya police for allegedly threatening a prosecution witness in the Renukaswamy murder case. Police said that the arrested, identified as Puneeth, Suhas and Venu, are associated with…...
Kerala MLA Fathima Thahiliya raises cyber harassment issue in Assembly
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (322+ words) Perambra MLA Fathima Thahiliya raised the issue of cyber harassment in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday, July 1, highlighting the growing misuse of social media platforms and the abuse faced by public figures, particularly women. Speaking in the Assembly, Thahiliya…...
Quarry accident kills seven workers in Bengaluru South, owner in police custody
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (391+ words) Seven workers were killed in a stone quarry accident in Madapattana village of Bengaluru South district on Thursday, July 2. The accident occurred around 7. 30 am at a Kaveri jelly crusher in Madapattana village. Police said the tragedy unfolded in the early…...
Hyderabad's unemployment rate higher than Bengaluru, Chennai: Report
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (314+ words) Hyderabad has the highest unemployment rates among major south Indian metro cities, according to a Union government report released on June 30, 2026." The report on Labour Market Dynamics in Million-plus Cities, released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry…...
Eggs off the plate? The science behind the mid-day meal debate
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (604+ words) by - Amarabati Bhattacharyya This immediately sparked a debate over nutrition and children's growth, on social media and off it. Addressing those questions, Das'spoke to ANI'to allay apprehensions that a full vegetarian menu would create gaps in child nutrition. He claimed,…...
Andhra: Pawan Kalyan announces dedicated wing to deal with social media abuse complaints
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (464+ words) A day after two You Tubers " "Prashna" Raavan and KV Reddy " were arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police for their comments against Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, the Deputy CM said that a dedicated mechanism…...