Sidharth Shukla dies of ‘cardiac arrest’

Mumbai: Sidharth Shukla, who acted in long-running TV show ‘Balika Vadhu’, died on Thursday. He was 40. Reports suggested he died of heart attack, but the exact cause wasn’t immediately known. PTI

Amazon to hire 8,000 direct workforce in India

Mumbai: Amazon is planning to hire over 8,000 direct workforce across 35 cities in India this year across corporate, technology, customer service and operation roles, a company official said. PTI

Moral policing: Woman, son attacked inside car

Kollam (Kerala): In an alleged incident of moral policing, a 44-year-old woman and her 23-year-old son were attacked by a man while they were having food inside their car on a busy roadside. PTI

Protest by RSS-affiliate farmers’ body on Sept 8

Ballia (UP): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh has decided to hold a nationwide dharna on September 8 as the Centre has failed to act on its “ultimatum” over demands related to the three central farm laws and MSP. PTI

JNU approves ‘counter-terrorism’ course

New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University executive council has approved a new counter-terrorism course that had drawn criticism from a section of teachers and students over its content.