Young Army officer goes missing from Mhow Infantry School

A newly-commissioned Army officer has gone missing from the Infantry School in Mhow, India. Lieutenant Mohit Gupta was found missing during a PT session and his phone is switched off. It is unusual for an officer to disappear from a post-commissioning training course. All personnel at the school are required to have an outpass...

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Trainee pilot, 25, from Maharashtra dies in Canada plane crash

Abhay Gadroo, a trainee pilot from Mumbai, was one of the three men killed in a plane crash in Canada. Passionate about flying since childhood, he had gone to Canada in April 2021 to pursue his dream. The crash occurred in Chilliwack, British Columbia, when a Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft crashed into trees and...

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Amit Shah’s ‘zero tolerance’ mantra for cops in war against terror

Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for a “zero tolerance” approach to counter-terrorism during his speech at the 49th All India Police Science Congress. He emphasized the need to eradicate terrorism from the country and directed state police units to utilize the databases maintained by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Shah also highlighted the...

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3 smugglers dodge Customs sleuths but land in police net

Three men were apprehended by the city police in Bengaluru after returning from Thailand with extra liquor bottles, mobile phones, and gold rings. The accused had purchased the goods in Thailand and intended to sell them in the city for a profit. The police seized multiple whiskey bottles, iPhones, and gold rings from the...

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Workers had nowhere to run as godown gutted in minutes

A fire at a firecracker warehouse near Attibele, Bengaluru, has resulted in the death of 12 people and injuries to 5 others. The fire broke out while a truckload of crackers was being unloaded, and the exact cause is still unknown. Speculations suggest sparks flying during the unloading or a discarded cigarette butt could...

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Kalamandalam likely to become state university

The government of Kerala is considering developing the Kerala Kalamandalam deemed-to-be university into a state university with wider jurisdiction. The government has appointed dancer Mallika Sarabhai as the chancellor of Kalamandalam. It is unclear who will be recommended as the chancellor when the institution becomes a university. The government plans to develop Kalamandalam as...

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