NEW DELHI: Barely a week to go for her highly-anticipated return to competitive wrestling, Vinesh Phogat has been formally warned by the International Testing Agency (ITA) for missing an out-of-competition doping test, marking her first “whereabouts failure” within a 12-month period.The development comes at a time when the two-time World Championships medallist and three-time Olympian…
Tata Motors has launched a new top-spec Ultra variant of the Tata Harrier and Tata Safari diesel. Earlier, the top-spec Ultra trim was limited to the petrol versions of the Tata Harrier and Tata Safari, offered as part of the Fearless and Accomplished variants, respectively. Tata Motors has now extended the Ultra Red Dark edition…
Delhi Police warns of traffic snarls near Rajghat today (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Delhi Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory ahead of an event scheduled at Rajghat on May 6. The event, expected to be attended by several dignitaries, is likely to impact vehicle movement in and around central and east Delhi in the…
MUMBAI: The Sri Brahma Kumbhabhishek ceremony of the 40-year-old Sri Prasanna Ganpati temple at Matunga will be performed by 12 visiting priests from Udupi, Karnataka, on May 6. This is preceded by special rituals over three days. The ceremony involves 108 pots filled with holy water, said temple chairman Krishna Acharya. The idol had been…
CHENNAI: The Congress has offered conditional support to TVK president C Joseph Vijay who is 10 seats short in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly to form the govt and has reached out to multiple parties in both alliances.The five Congress MLAs will offer support through a letter tomorrow on condition that TVK does not induct…
Hyderabad: A city-based businessman alleged that he was duped of over Rs 6 crore by another businessman who collected the money under the pretext of investing in a recycled rubber manufacturing business. The complainant, Jignesh Shah (56), a resident of Hyderguda engaged in chemical business, approached the CCS police alleging that the accused, Aloysious, who…
KOLKATA: A video from West Bengal has gone viral on social media showing a woman, who identified herself as a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker, accusing BJP workers of assaulting her during a political clash. In the video, the woman is seen with a bandage wrapped around her head and claims she was brutally beaten by…
Ahmedabad: The garden redevelopment of the iconic Sidi Saiyyed mosque is under review, with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) convening an emergency meeting of the state govt-appointed Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC) over the project conditions set by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The decision to meet comes after Tuesday’s site visit by civic chief…
A passenger’s power bank ignited on an IndiGo flight after landing in Chandigarh, filling the cabin with smoke and forcing an emergency evacuation. CHANDIGARH: More than 200 people were evacuated from an IndiGo flight at Chandigarh airport on Tuesday after a passenger’s power bank caught fire moments after landing, triggering panic and a rapid emergency…
Pune: District Collector Jitendra Dudi on Tuesday announced that the land acquisition process for the proposed Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje International Airport in Purandar will begin on Thursday.The state govt has finalised a base compensation rate of Rs 1.61 crore per acre; close to 6,500 landowners in possession of nearly 1,217 hectares will benefit, Dudi said. A…
