Bengaluru: A 42-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly roamed the streets with a long machete in Neelasandra, central Bengaluru, on May 26, threatening people and demanding money.The accused, Syed Mustan, is a resident of MG Garden. According to the complaint filed by head constable Syed Moin Ulla, when he and colleague Venkatesh S were…
Chennai: West Asia tensions disrupted Ashok Leyland’s international operations during the fourth quarter of FY26, forcing the commercial vehicle maker to temporarily scale down production at its Ras Al Khaimah facility and resulting in a decline in overseas CV volumes. The company reported a 3% drop in international business CV volumes during Q4 FY26 to…
The device, developed by researchers at the MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics (MMNE) Lab at BITS Pilani Hyderabad, is roughly twice the size of a smartphone and is designed for point-of-care use Hyderabad: Researchers from BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus and Purdue University have developed a portable handheld device that can detect liver-related health issues in under…
The notices warned that prosecution proceedings and environmental compensation could be initiated against the units Gurgaon: At various times of the day, blue-coloured currents flow through drains cutting across Bajghera and Sarai Alawardi colonies before emptying into the Najafgarh drain and eventually Yamuna.Hidden inside these densely populated neighbourhoods of Gurgaon are illegal jeans dyeing and…
Kolkata: The rags-to-riches story of Baduria Municipality chairman Dipankar Bhattacharya — who was arrested on Tuesday after unaccounted cash and tarpaulin sheets allegedly meant for disaster relief were recovered from his premises — is stranger than fiction. From being a humble mason stacking bricks to make ends meet, to driving other people’s cars and operating…
The GMC chief presented an action plan to tackle air pollution by eliminating road dust in the meeting Ghaziabad: District magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandar on Wednesday evening chaired a meeting of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and directed department officials to enact measures to keep road dust in check in an effort to…
Panaji: Biometric authentication of 98% or 1.58 lakh school students in Goa has been carried out by their schools, as per Centre’s school education department’s data. From nursery level up to Class VIII, there are 1.61 lakh students enrolled in the state and the Centre has directed Goa govt officials to complete authentication of data…
Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS retrieved 115 packets of cocaine from the sea AHMEDABAD: The cargo vessel, MV Europe, from which Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard seized 115kg of cocaine worth Rs 1,150 crore near Mundra port, had spent nearly 196 days traversing oceans. It made 40 recorded stops at 23…
The officials claimed that they had floated the tenders as the councillors had asked for CCTVs in their areas. CCTV cameras installed on elevated road.photo-Umesh Kumar Ludhiana: Keeping in view security concerns raised by the residents of West constituency, the civic body, on the recommendation of area councillors, is planning to install close circuit television…
Amritsar: A massive fire broke out at Bansan Wala Bazaar in the Rambagh area on Thursday evening, killing a man and destroying 12-13 shops.The blaze engulfed several shops in the market known for manufacturing and selling bamboo ladders and other highly combustible bamboo products.Within minutes, flames rising several feet high spread across adjoining shops, triggering…
