One of the friends, Vishal (L) NEW DELHI: Beneath a mountain of fallen concrete, a shattered table became a sanctuary where two friends traded words to keep the darkness at bay. Even as the air grew thin and his own limbs went numb, 24-year-old engineer and Indian Engineering Services (IES) aspirant Vishal’s final plea to…
Mumbai: A day after talk of a possible merger of the two Shiv Senas created a stir in political circles, Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Ambadas Danve fuelled further speculation when they met and hugged each other in dramatic style on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Tuesday.Shiv…
CHIKKABALLAPUR: A midnight robbery, two burqaclad intruders and a grieving sister-in-law peppersprayed in the dark — the initial report of 23-year-old B Pushpalatha’s murder had all the hallmarks of a brutal heist gone wrong.But when Chikkaballapur superintendent of police Kushal Chouksey stepped into the crime scene at Bapujinagar, his instincts flashed a warning. What followed…
₹2,177 cr first tranche to be released for extended rural drinking water scheme till 2028Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt and the Union govt on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, paving the way for the release of ₹2,177 cr as the first tranche of central funds for the…
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka, along with ministers and other prominent leaders, participated in Telangana formation day celebrations held across various districts on Tuesday. Leaders of the BRS, BJP and other political parties also marked the occasion at their party offices and other venues across the state.President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union…
Termite-ravaged cash exceeding ₹1 lakh was discovered in two suitcases KOLKATA: More than Rs 1 lakh in currency notes, most of them damaged by termites, was recovered from two suitcases kept inside a college union room at Surendranath College in central Kolkata on Tuesday, triggering a police investigation into the source of the cash and…
Margao: Fatorda police have booked four people for allegedly chasing a car, breaking its window, and assaulting a minor boy in the early hours of Tuesday.According to the police, the incident occurred at around 1.50am at Borda, Fatorda. The complainant, Anarkali Nadaf, a resident of Fatorda, stated that the accused individuals chased, forcibly stopped, and…
Medical assistance was arranged for the baby girl and her mother at Viramgam station AHMEDABAD: A baby girl was born aboard the Jabalpur–Somnath Express on Tuesday, after a woman passenger went into labour while the train was between Ahmedabad and Viramgam.Railway officials said that the woman was travelling with her husband in Coach S-2 on…
Mohali: In a major boost for Punjab, two cadets from Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (AFPI) for Girls, Mohali, have secured top ranks in national-level defence entrance merit lists.Mehakpreet Kaur, daughter of a farmer from Ropar district, has secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 in the Air Force Academy (AFA) merit list, while fellow…
Pune: The court of special judge S. R. Salunkhe, presiding over the Nasrapur rape and murder trial, recorded the depositions of five prosecution witnesses on Tuesday. As the prosecution continued leading evidence, several electronic and physical exhibits were formally brought on record.According to the court’s order sheet, the deposition of prosecution witness (PW) 14, which…
