New Delhi: A CCTV video of Twisha Sharma’s last moments before she was found dead in her marital home in Bhopal has surfaced.In footage shared by news agency PTI, the Noida woman was captured climbing a ladder towards the terrace at 7.20 am.The video shows 33-year-old Tvisha walking alone towards the terrace of her house in Katara Hills area on May 12. About an hour later, three men, reportedly her husband Samarth SinghA neighbor and a domestic help are seen attempting to give him CPR as he descends the stairs. Meanwhile, her mother-in-law Giribala Singh is seen going into a room. After a few seconds she comes out of the room and goes downstairs.Meanwhile, CPR efforts seem to be failing, after which people are seen taking him down to the ground floor. Samarth Singh, a lawyer, is currently absconding and the police have announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for any information.The two met through a dating app in 2024 and got married in December 2025.The case took a dramatic turn on Monday when Tvisha’s mother-in-law, a retired judge, publicly rejected the family’s allegations of dowry harassment and murder, and instead claimed that Tvisha had a history of psychiatric treatment and substance abuse.Giribala Singh alleged that Twisha was undergoing psychiatric counseling and was given drugs prescribed to a schizophrenic patient. He further claimed that Twisha confessed to consuming “large amounts of marijuana during her pregnancy”.She also accused Tvisha’s parents of pushing her into the glamor industry at a young age and later abandoning her, while also saying that the family had tried to save her when she was found hanging. Police said Tvisha’s allegations of alleged drug use were mentioned in the husband’s bail plea, but the SIT was investigating the case strictly under the sections included in the FIR, including dowry harassment and abetment of suicide, ACP Rajneesh Kashyap told PTI.

New Delhi: Amid scorching heat conditions in many parts of the country, the Center on Monday issued a detailed public health advisory, warning people against prolonged exposure to extreme heat and urging them to take immediate precautions to prevent heat-related illnesses.The advisory issued by AYUSH under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in coordination with the Ministry of Health stressed that infants, the elderly, pregnant women, outdoor workers and people suffering from chronic diseases like heart disease and hypertension are at greater risk during heatwaves.The government has advised citizens to stay hydrated, avoid direct sunlight during the afternoon peak hours, wear loose cotton clothes and drink fluids rich in electrolytes. It flagged symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, dehydration, fainting, seizures and high body temperature as warning signs of heat-related illness, adding that heatstroke should be treated as a medical emergency.The advisory comes as temperatures remain above normal in many states, raising concerns about heat stress, especially among vulnerable populations and workers engaged in outdoor activities.Special instructions have also been issued for workplaces, public gatherings and sporting events, including shady rest areas, regular hydration breaks and awareness measures for early identification of heat stress symptoms.Along with traditional precautions, the advice includes traditional wellness measures from Ayurveda, Siddha, Yoga, Unani and Homeopathy systems. Recommended practices include consumption of buttermilk, coconut water and lemon-based drinks in addition to cool foods like cucumber, watermelon, melon, bottle gourd and tomato. Yoga-based breathing techniques such as Sheetali Pranayama have also been suggested to reduce heat stress.The Center has urged people to regularly monitor heatwave alerts issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and seek immediate medical help through the emergency helpline 108 or 102 in severe cases.

A 31-year-old woman from Noida was found hanging at her husband’s house in Bhopal, news agency PTI reported. Tvisha Sharma, daughter-in-law of a retired judge, was found hanging in Katara Hills area of ​​the city on Tuesday night.

New Delhi: The mother-in-law of Tvisha Sharma, the Noida woman who was found dead in her marital home in Bhopal, on Monday made serious allegations against her parents and her mental health.Just five months after marrying Samarth Singh, a lawyer, in December 2025, Tvisha (33) was found dead at her husband’s house in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12. Her family has alleged that she was subjected to mental torture and dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws and claimed that she was murdered.The case took a dramatic turn on Monday when Tvisha’s mother-in-law, retired judge Giribala Singh, presented a completely different picture of the events leading to the woman’s death.At a press conference, Giribala Singh claimed that Twisha was undergoing psychiatric counseling and had been given drugs “given to a schizophrenic patient”. He also alleged that Twisha showed “withdrawal symptoms”, including hand tremors. Making a big allegation, he said, “Twisha has confessed to consuming large amounts of marijuana during pregnancy.”“She also went for psychiatric consultation and was given medicines, which are given to a schizophrenic patient… She will remain stable for a day or two, but then, there will be a slight change in her condition,” he claimed.The retired judge also rejected allegations of dowry harassment and said the family had tried to save Tvisha after she was found hanging. “We gave CPR to Twisha and the neighbors also tried to save her. We tried our best to save Twisha,” he said.She further accused Twisha’s parents of neglecting their daughter and exploiting her financially. He said, “Tvisha’s parents pushed her into the world of glamor at an early age and later abandoned her. They were earning money because of her looks and are now not allowing her to be cremated. I have faith in the investigating agencies and the truth.”The same claims were also made in the bail petition filed for her husband Samarth Singh. According to the application, she became irritable when she did not have access to narcotics and was receiving psychiatric care. The petition also claimed that she had suffered an abortion and that her behavior towards her in-laws changed after she became pregnant.A local court in Bhopal, which had earlier granted anticipatory bail to Giribala Singh, on Monday reserved its order on the bail plea of ​​Samarth Singh. Samarth is absconding.Police said six teams have been deployed to trace him and a reward of Rs 10,000 has been announced for information leading to his arrest.Speaking to ANI, Assistant Police Commissioner Rajneesh Kashyap Kaul said that the officials have also contacted the passport office to stop the accused from fleeing the country.“A reward of Rs 10,000 has been announced in the case. Multiple teams have been deployed to nab the accused Samarth Singh,” the officer said.The police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the case. According to ACP Kashyap, the preliminary post-mortem report from AIIMS Bhopal indicated death due to “suicide by hanging”.He said that till now the post mortem report has not revealed any findings related to alleged drug use. “Tvisha’s drug addiction allegations have been mentioned in the bail plea, but we are investigating the case strictly as per the sections of the FIR,” he told PTI.Meanwhile, Tvisha’s family has refused to accept the body and is demanding a repeat post-mortem in AIIMS Delhi, claiming that the local investigation has been compromised.His father Navnidhi Sharma questioned why the body should be handed over when the case is “suspicious”.He said, “The PM report and the evidence do not match. That is why we have applied for a second postmortem. We want the government to take cognizance. This is a high-profile family. We have lost any hope of justice.”According to her relatives, Tvisha wanted to leave Bhopal and return to Noida and was in touch with them till around 10 pm on the day of her death.

Dharmendra Pradhan (file photo)

New Delhi: Already facing demands for his resignation over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan may now face privilege proceedings in the Rajya Sabha after a notice was served against him for bringing down the dignity of Parliament through comments made at a press conference after the paper leak.Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh on Monday served a notice against Pradhan, accusing him of making “derogatory” remarks against a parliamentary committee which, according to Ramesh, “reveals his contempt for Parliament.”“I have given a notice of question of privilege under Rule 187 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States against the Union Education Minister for bringing down the dignity of Parliament and Parliamentary Committees. “He has made these derogatory remarks while heading the Education Ministry which is destroying the future of millions of youth across the country,” the Congress leader wrote in an ex-post sharing a copy of his notice.Ramesh said it was “well established” that any derogatory reference to parliamentary committees or their members amounts to “gross contempt” of such panels and, by extension, contempt of the House.“Therefore, I request that privilege proceedings be initiated against Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in this matter,” he said in the notice.Pradhan made the alleged derogatory remarks at a press conference three days later on May 15. National Testing Agency (NTA) canceled NEET-UG 2026 exam after paper leak.In the same press conference, Pradhan announced re-conduct of the exam on June 21 and said that, from next year, the medical entrance exam will be conducted in online mode.According to Ramesh, Pradhan was asked by journalists why the Education Ministry had not implemented the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education in its report on NTA.“To this question, the Minister replied thus: ‘I will not comment on the red flags of the Parliamentary Standing Committee. I will speak about the High-level Committee of Experts/Radhakrishnan Committee. The Parliamentary Standing Committee has members from the Opposition. He writes things in a special way, you also know this. Therefore, I will not speak on the standing committee,” Ramesh wrote.“Parliamentary committees are an extension of the Parliament of India, and are known as mini-Parliament. Therefore, accountability of the executive to the legislature and its parliamentary committees is a fundamental principle of India’s democratic politics. The above conduct of the Education Minister is a serious breach of privilege and contempt of the House. In fact, this is a perfect case of breach of privilege and contempt and a case appropriate for action by you as the Standing Committee on Education is one of the eight standing committees of the Rajya Sabha,” he said.The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Graduate) was held on May 3 and was later canceled after irregularities came to light. Around 23 lakh candidates had registered for the test, which was administered by the agency across the country.(With PTI inputs)

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (PTI photo)

New Delhi: The West Bengal cabinet led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday scrapped aid given to groups based on religious classification, effectively ending religion-based schemes run during the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government.The BJP government has also removed the existing state OBC list as per the Calcutta High Court judgment and will set up a panel to decide the quota eligibility.A few days ago, Suvendu government had reportedly withdrawn the petition filed by Mamata government against the High Court stay on releasing the state OBC list.On July 28 last year, the CJI-led bench of the Supreme Court had lifted the high court’s stay on the implementation of the new OBC list, which had a total of 140 sub-groups under OBC-A and OBC-B categories, of which 80 belonged to the Muslim community. The Supreme Court had said that it is well settled that the executive can notify such a list without passing a law. The previous list, which was quashed by the High Court, had 113 OBC sub-groups, including 77 from the Muslim community and 36 others.Minister Agnimitra Paul said, “The Bengal Cabinet has decided to stop government assistance to groups based on religious classification from June. The government has also scrapped the existing state OBC list as per the Calcutta High Court judgment and will set up a panel to decide the quota eligibility.”He said the schemes being implemented under religious classification by the departments of Information and Cultural Affairs and Minority Affairs and Madrassa Education will continue till the end of this month and will be discontinued from June.Addressing a press conference after the meeting at the state secretariat Nabanna, Minister Agnimitra Paul said women who had applied for citizenship under the CAA and had approached tribunals to be included in the voter list in the wake of the SIR exercise, would also get the benefits of the ‘Annapurna’ scheme.“The cabinet approved the ‘Annapurna’ scheme of providing monthly assistance of Rs 3,000 to women from June 1. The proposal to allow free travel for women in government-run buses from next month was also approved, he said after the second meeting of the state council of ministers.The BJP had promised during the recent assembly election campaign that its government would ensure free travel for women in state-run buses and offer them a Rs 3,000 monthly scheme, compared to Rs 1,500 given under the “Lakshmir Bhandar” scheme of the previous TMC government.Women and Child Development Minister Paul said the government has also approved the constitution of the 7th State Pay Commission for its employees and those working in affiliated statutory civic bodies, education boards and state-run educational institutions.Asked whether the issue of dearness allowance was raised in the meeting chaired by Suvendu Adhikari, Paul said, “There was no discussion on DA today. Such discussion will be taken later.”

Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid (file photo)

Delhi High Court On Monday, interim bail was granted till June 2 to Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in a terror funding case following the demise of his father.A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain said that during the interim bail period, Rashid will always be accompanied by at least two police officers in plain clothes, who will accompany him from the beginning of the journey from Tihar Jail till his return from Srinagar.The bench ordered that he would be allowed to visit the cemetery or any other place of worship, but would not be allowed to go anywhere else from his residence in Srinagar and Langate.Rashid had sought interim bail on the grounds that his father, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS, died on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.Rashid’s lawyer Vikayat Oberoi said interim bail was needed to enable burial, traditional rites and many other ceremonies.“Accordingly, on account of the demise of the appellant’s father, the appellant is granted interim bail till June 2, 2026,” the court ordered.“Immediately, on the expiry of the bail period, the appellant shall surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent and be brought back to Tihar Jail, Delhi,” it said.The court further ordered that any meeting between Rashid and persons other than his family members would take place only in the presence of police officers and he could use only one mobile number, which would be given to the investigating officer and would be kept “ON” at all times.It also directed Rashid not to contact any witnesses or their family members or indulge in any criminal or illegal activity or leave the country without its prior permission.On April 28, the court granted him interim bail for a week so that he could meet his ailing father in Srinagar. This period was extended till May 10 after Rashid’s father was shifted to AIIMS here for treatment.Rashid is facing trial in the terror funding case. He is accused of funding separatists and terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir. He has been lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail since 2019 after he was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the 2017 case.After they were named in the chargesheet in October 2019, a special NIA court framed charges against Rashid and others in March 2022 under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 121 (waging war against the government), and 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.