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Actor Pankaj Dheer, whose impressive turn as the wronged prince Karna in the television epic, ‘Mahabharat’ (1988), embedded him in a generation’s memory, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. He was 68. Dheer was suffering from cancer. “He had been in and out of hospital in the past months,” producer and friend Ashoke Pandit told…

ASI Sandeep Kumar Lathe, Y Puran Kumar CHANDIGARH: In yet another dramatic twist in IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s alleged suicide, Rohtak police on Wednesday registered an FIR under abetment of suicide and criminal conspiracy charges, naming all those mentioned in the final video of ASI Sandeep Kumar Lather, who allegedly shot himself dead on…

New Delhi: Calling it a “bogus challenge” to the will of late businessman Sunjay Kapur, his wife Priya on Wednesday told Delhi high court that incorrect spellings or addresses can’t be grounds to invalidate the document.Rebutting the allegations levelled by Kapur’s ex-wife Karisma Kapoor’s children that the will was forged, Priya’s counsel Rajiv Nayyar told…

NEW DELHI: Around 25 members of the transgender community in Indore were admitted to a government hospital on Wednesday night after they claimed to have consumed phenyl, an official said. Dr Basant Kumar Ningwal, superintendent-in-charge of Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital (MYH), told PTI, “Around 25 people from the transgender community have been admitted to our hospital….

NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways will next focus on building ‘dedicated passenger corridors’ to cater to the growing passenger demand while increasing the capacity of existing tracks and developing Vande Bharat 4.0 trains, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.He said the dedicated passenger corridors will be designed for a speed of 350 kmph and…

NEW DELHI: In Bihar’s charged political arena, the adage “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” seemed to come alive on Wednesday, as rivals —BJP-JD(U) and RJD —found common ground in Prashant Kishor. The trio united in criticism of Jan Suraaj Party founder while mocking him for deciding to eventually not contest the upcoming…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR during Diwali, subject to time restrictions: 6 am to 7 am and 8 pm to 10 pm on the day before Diwali and on the festival day itself. The court had first imposed a ban on firecrackers in…

NEW DELHI: The race for Bihar’s 2025 Assembly elections intensified on Wednesday with a flurry of major developments across parties — from BJP’s new list of candidates to Prashant Kishor’s decision to stay out of the contest and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s filing of nomination papers from his family bastion of Raghopur.While the NDA allies…

NEW DELHI: Days after criticising chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on women’s safety, the father of the Durgapur gang rape victim on Wednesday described her as a “mother-like figure” and sought forgiveness, urging her to help secure justice for his daughter.“Mamata Banerjee is like a mother-like figure to me. If I have said…

NEW DELHI: Violence broke out outside Baksa District Jail in Assam on Wednesday after five people accused in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death were shifted there following a court order sending them to judicial custody.The accused North East India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma, his cousin and suspended police officer Sandipan…