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.