A 17-year-old JEE aspirant was found dead by suicide in his paying guest accommodation in Kota, Rajasthan. Police are investigating the incident, and no suicide note has been found.
A second-year medical student was allegedly stabbed to death in his paying guest accommodation in Patiala. Police have launched an investigation and are searching for a suspect seen fleeing the scene.
A 35-year-old woman was found dead in a paying guest accommodation in Delhi, with three men arrested in connection with the murder.
A 19-year-old student was found dead in a blood-soaked condition at a boys' PG accommodation in Varanasi. Police have detained her boyfriend, who claims she died from excessive bleeding after taking abortion pills. An investigation is underway.
Preliminary investigation suggests that a commercial-grade gas cylinder was involved in the blast, though the exact cause of ignition is yet to be determined, police added.
Gurugram police have successfully dismantled a car theft gang, arresting three individuals from Rajasthan. The gang, responsible for stealing a Swift car and confessing to four other thefts, employed sophisticated methods including electronic devices and drilling machines. One of the accused has a significant criminal history across multiple states.
A woman in Kurukshetra allegedly died by suicide at her paying guest accommodation, days after her estranged husband was found dead in his native village. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding both deaths.
Gurugram Police demolished an eight-story building allegedly used as a paying guest accommodation by convicted drug smuggler Satpal alias Kalu. The demolition was a joint effort with the municipal corporation, targeting properties acquired through drug trafficking proceeds. Authorities also demolished property illegally occupied by another alleged drug peddler.
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Abhishek was arrested in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh where he fled after committing the gruesome murder of Kriti Kumari.
A speeding car driven by a 20-year-old law student crashed into two-wheelers in Vadodara, Gujarat, killing a woman and injuring four others. The driver, Rakshit Chaurasiya, was arrested and is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. Witnesses reported seeing him screaming "another round, another round " after the crash. Chaurasiya's friend, Mit Chauhan, who was in the passenger seat, is being sought by police. The car, which belonged to Chauhan, was severely damaged in the accident. CCTV footage shows the car hitting two scooters and dragging the riders before coming to a halt. Police are investigating the incident and will conduct a medical test to determine if Chaurasiya was intoxicated.
Uttar Pradesh native Mohammad Urooj was found hanging from a ceiling fan by a police team on Tuesday, station house office (Vigyan Nagar) Satish Chaudhary said.
Family members of Neelam, one of the two persons arrested for protesting outside Parliament on Wednesday, said she had earlier participated in several agitations including farmers' movement.
This is the thirteenth case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in Kota since January.
'A Lufthansa crew member reached a hotel in the middle of night and slept.' 'The next morning, something fell and she bent to pick it up.' 'She saw a dead body under the bed!'
'Mrs shows a dark side to the son and the father.' 'I had to do things that I wouldn't dare to do in real life.'
Less than six months after she moved to Kota to prepare for medical entrance exam NEET, a 16-year-old girl from Jharkhand's Ranchi allegedly hanged herself to death in her hostel room, the police said.
A court in New Delhi on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of an SUV driver and four owners of the coaching centre basement in the Old Rajinder Nagar area which was flooded with rainwater and led to the death of three civil services aspirants.
Director of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg said, "We received a call around 1:24 pm about a house collapse in Satya Niketan building number 173 here. Six fire tenders have been rushed to the spot."
Hostel owners said such steps to make their premises "suicide proof" are crucial to avoid tragic incidents.
What is pushing students to take this extreme step?
Of the three civil service aspirants who drowned in the flooded basement of a coaching centre, one each was a student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi University.
Wardens and staff members of hostels in Kota will be given professional training in mess management, psychological and behavioural counselling, and other aspects of students' care to equip them to battle the rising number of suicides by aspirants in the coaching hub.
'UPSC is a very tough exam. I am trying my best to make a success out of it.'
Six people hailing from different cities got together at a flat in Gurugram, a major satellite city of Delhi, after hatching a plan to intrude into Parliament on the anniversary of the December 13, 2001 attack on Wednesday.
According to Kota police and district administration records, at least 14 students studying in coaching centres in the city committed suicide this year.
In a major breakthrough, the NIA had on Wednesday arrested Muzammil Shareef, the key conspirator in the blast case.
'I don't think I can go back home before the lockdown is lifted because Nitishji has said he will not allow students from Kota to return.'
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The Union Public Service Commission opposed the plea saying all necessary precautions have been taken and adequate arrangements have been made for holding the exam.
The government on Thursday announced a 27 per cent quota for OBCs and 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections in the all-India quota scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses from the current academic year, 2021-22.
This step by the Modi government is in the right direction and will go a long way in safeguarding the interests of socially and economically backward communities, asserts Professor T V Kattimani, Vice-Chancellor, Central Tribal University, Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram.
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Those who took first flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport included paramilitary personnel, army men, students, and migrants, who failed to book a ticket on the special trains being run by the railways. Many said they shelled out more to reach the airport as there were limited public transport options available.
A former law intern, who accused ex-Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly of sexual harassment, has hit back at him for denying the charges and hinted that she may file a police complaint.
'This generation wants to try different things, are ready to take risks and experiment with their careers.'
'This is a public institution, run on public money and our fees,' the students say. 'Yet, decisions that affect us crucially are being taken without consulting us.'
These institutes, while expensive, are a viable alternative to studying abroad.