Guwahati: Mumbai Indians’ Raghu Sharma, right (PTI Photo) Punjab cricketer Raghu Sharma found himself in the spotlight during the high-profile IPL clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on May 2. While he did not start in the XI, MI captain Hardik Pandya confirmed at the toss that the…
Divers found an unidentified vessel some 300 feet below the surface, its masts still standing and cabin intact, untouched for nearly two centuries. Image Credits: Google Gemini It started with a blip on a screen.In 2017, a fibre-optic cable survey team working in Lake Ontario spotted something strange: a large, unexplained shape sitting on the…
The week opens with a brave spark in you, Libra. You’ll feel like taking on something slightly out of the ordinary, maybe a new errand route, a short trip for work, or a quick visit to sort out a pending matter. That courage is good, but don’t let it turn into haste. Your mood may…
New Delhi: Police have issued notices to bank managers in connection with a case involving a domestic worker, Sonia, who was arrested for multiple residential thefts and is alleged to have pledged stolen gold jewellery at various financial institutions to secure loans. Investigations revealed that she had opened as many as 15 gold loan accounts..A…
Mumbai: Observing that it is well-established that in cases of sexual assault involving minors, delay in FIR is often natural due to social stigma, fear, and attempts at mediation, refusing to give the benefit of the delay to the accused, a special Pocso court on Saturday convicted and sentenced a 33-year-old man to 20 years…
Bengaluru: Nearly three decades after Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment triggered a political storm in Karnataka, a Bengaluru court has brought the curtains down on the controversy. It acquitted former KPSC chairman HN Krishna and five others, citing lack of credible evidence in the 1998 gazetted probationers selection case.First additional chief judicial magistrate Manjunatha…
Chennai: Members of the Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC) have raised concerns over a limitation in bulk train ticket bookings that restricts flexibility for passengers. Under Indian Railways rules, a person can book up to six tickets at once under a single PNR and select one boarding station. However, all passengers in that booking…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday announced major decisions, including the release of 6,000 crore pending dues of the retired employees in 100 days, directed the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) to submit its report and assured that the health cards will be issued to all the employees by June 1. With the CM…
Diamond Harbour/Kolkata: Fifteen booths in South 24 Parganas that went for a repoll on Saturday logged a turnout of 86.9%, substantially lower than the record-breaking 92.94% clocked over the two phases of polling in Bengal. Eleven of these booths were in Magrahat West and four in Diamond Harbour assembly seats.Saturday’s turnout was also lower than…
Dimapur: Two Naga villages — one belonging to the Angami Naga tribe and the other to the Ao Naga tribe — celebrated 25 years of brotherhood at Ungma village under Mokokchung district on Saturday.To reaffirm their commitment for the future, the two villages formally adopted the ‘Ungma Declaration’, pledging to continuously strengthen and carry forward…
