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Arjun Verma

Mumbai Alert News

Arjun Verma

News Desk

Arjun is a general-assignment journalist on the Mumbai Alert News desk, covering national news, health, technology and the stories that matter across India.

Latest by Arjun Verma

India's Discarded Hair Becomes Global 'Black Gold' Export Commodity all

India's Discarded Hair Becomes Global 'Black Gold' Export Commodity

Indian hair waste transforms into multi-million dollar industry supplying global beauty market through China.

By Arjun Verma · 1 min ago

Contractor flees after worker dies in open manhole; three held for questioning all

Contractor flees after worker dies in open manhole; three held for questioning

A construction worker died after falling into an open manhole on a Mumbai site. The contractor has disappeared, while three workers remain in custody as police investigate the incident.

By Arjun Verma · 41 min ago

IAS officer cracked UPSC after failing 35 government exams all

IAS officer cracked UPSC after failing 35 government exams

Vijay Vardhan's persistence paid off after years of setbacks. He failed 35 competitive exams before becoming an IPS officer in 2018 and later an IAS officer in 2021, inspiring thousands of exam aspirants across India.

By Arjun Verma · 1 hr ago

FIFA Clarifies VAR Decision: Croatia Goal Correctly Disallowed in Portugal Match all

FIFA Clarifies VAR Decision: Croatia Goal Correctly Disallowed in Portugal Match

Connected Ball Technology confirmed Croatian striker was in offside position when goal was scored.

By Arjun Verma · 1 hr ago

Switzerland advances to World Cup Round of 16 with dominant Algeria victory all

Switzerland advances to World Cup Round of 16 with dominant Algeria victory

Switzerland defeats Algeria 2-0 to secure knockout stage qualification in World Cup 2026.

By Arjun Verma · 1 hr ago

Supreme Court upholds bail for woman accused in husband's murder case all

Supreme Court upholds bail for woman accused in husband's murder case

The Supreme Court has rejected a plea to cancel bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of orchestrating her husband's murder. The Meghalaya government's request was dismissed as insufficient, citing only a minor legal citation error as the basis.

By Arjun Verma · 1 hr ago

Palo Alto Networks CEO Warns: 90% of Staff Lack AI Skills all

Palo Alto Networks CEO Warns: 90% of Staff Lack AI Skills

Tech leader advocates retraining over layoffs as AI transforms workforce demands globally.

By Arjun Verma · 2 hr ago