Bengaluru: The high court dismissed a petition by 72-year-old Ambarish S Kapadia, a Mumbai resident and convict lodged at Central Prison, Bengaluru, seeking two months’ parole on the ground that he has been in jail for 14 years.The court observed that length of incarceration by itself does not entitle a convict to parole when weighed…
Chennai: A 35-year-old man was run over by a speeding train near Chengalpet on Sunday.The victim was identified as Mutharasan, from Kundrathur. He was crossing the railway track between Tambaram and Chengalpet railway stations when the accident occurred.Tambaram railway police received information and rushed to the scene. The body was recovered and sent to Tambaram…
Arrest (handcuffs) Black woman in handcuffs Hyderabad: The Begum Bazar police arrested a 20-year-old habitual offender on Sunday for allegedly committing a house burglary in Goshamahal earlier this month. Police recovered around 206 grams of stolen gold ornaments and cash of ₹2.14 lakh, with the total value of the seized property estimated at nearly ₹30…
Kolkata: RVNL completed the Orange Line’s Phase I bridging work at Chingrighata at 5am on Monday. The Ultadanga bound flank was opened to traffic at 5.30am, well before the scheduled 8am.Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), the implementing agency of the Orange Line project, was finally allowed traffic block to close the Ultadanga-bound flank of the…
Keri: The directorate of archaeology has initiated the desiltation of the sacred Koti Tirtha tank in Narve, Divar island.This tank, a testimony of the historic Saptakoteshwar temple built during the period of Goa Kadamba rule, was lost on account of the Portuguese religious persecution. In 1654, the Portuguese authorities issued orders prohibiting residents from visiting…
Times News NetworkAhmedabad: The Gujarat high court has dismissed a petition seeking original documents from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda under the RTI Act, stating that supplying original documents was not within the purview of the central public information officer (CPIO).The petition was filed by Himanshu Parmar, who sought information and further disclosure under…
Chandigarh: In a major push for clean mobility and pollution control in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Haryana cabinet, led by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, approved a stringent new regulatory framework on Monday for aggregators and delivery service providers.Effective retrospectively from Jan 1, 2026, the new rules mandate that only CNG, electric vehicles…
Agartala: The Tripura govt is in talks with the Russian embassy to boost international investment in the state, officials from the industries and commerce department said on Monday.The Tripura govt has invited Russia to be a partner country for the Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026, aiming to strengthen collaboration in various sectors such as tourism,…
As per Time Out’s latest global ranking of the world’s best cities for art and culture in 2026, Jaipur has earned a place among the world’s 20 best cultural cities. It has been ranked 18th in the global ranking of the world’s best cities for art and culture in 2026.Naturally, the city’s artists, musicians, and…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday shared a video from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway where he could be seen walking away as a Norwegian journalist asked him to answer her question.Accusing the PM of “panicking and running” away, Rahul said, “When there is nothing to hide, there…
