New Delhi: Two passengers, who arrived from Riyadh at Delhi airport, have been booked for trying to smuggle gold concealed inside chocolates. A total of 396 grams of gold was recovered from them.Officials said they arrived at IGI Airport on May 17. “During screening at the Green Channel, both passengers were diverted for X-ray examination…
Vasai: The Vasai police have registered an FIR against three constables for helping a murder accused flee from custody while he was being taken to the Vasai court on May 18. Along with the constables, the accused’s wife, Sakshi Soni,40, and their 21-year-old son, Atul Soni, have also been arrested for helping him flee. Currently,…
Bengaluru: In a major relief to SC/ST students admitted under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the Karnataka govt has directed schools to extend their quota up to class 10.The move follows an announcement by chief minister Siddaramaiah in the state budget on March 6. According to the directive, SC/ST students, who studied in class…
Chennai: Amid geopolitical uncertainties and raw material cost pressures, India’s leading tyre makers are pressing ahead with aggressive capacity expansion plans, banking on a healthy demand outlook driven by replacement segment, premiumisation and infrastructure-led mobility trends. Leading tyre manufacturers such as MRF, Apollo Tyres, Ceat, JK Tyre & Industries and Balkrishna Industries have lined up…
HYDERABAD: An accused in a cheating case, against whom a Look Out Circular (LOC) had been issued by Gujarat Police, escaped from the custody of immigration authorities at Hyderabad airport early Wednesday.The flyer, Dhaval Doshi, who was scheduled to travel to Bangkok with his wife and minor daughter when he was intercepted around 2 am…
After Krishan and Adarsh drowned, the other two, Satish and Ankush, raised an alarm Gurgaon: Two children, aged 10 and 12, drowned in a pond inside a golf course near Ambience Mall on Thursday evening.Police said the boys — Krishan Kumar of Bhiwani (10) and Adarsh of Bihar (12), both residents of Nathupur village —…
Kolkata: The Union home ministry has extended the deployment of 500 companies of central armed forces (CAPF) in Bengal till June 20 to maintain law and order amid concerns over post-poll violence and tensions in sensitive areas.The Bengal govt, in a May 16 letter, had sought continuation of the central forces till end-Oct 2026. Acting…
The fire broke out around 7.20am on Thursday Ghaziabad: A fire broke out in the projector room of a movie theatre at the Pacific Mall in Kaushambi on Thursday morning. It took firefighters an hour to douse the flames. Though no casualties were reported, the cause of the fire remains unclear.Chief fire officer (CFO) Rahul…
Canacona: As the olive ridley turtle nesting season approaches its end, 4,454 hatchlings have been released into the sea from the Agonda nursery which protected 51 nests.Around 1,719 hatchlings were released from 19 turtle pits at the Galgibaga hatchery. While all 19 turtle pits have hatched at Galgibaga, only one turtle nest from Agonda is…
Varanasi: A property dealer was shot dead, while his companion suffered severe injuries when some miscreants opened indiscriminate fire at them over a trade dispute in the Ranipur area under the Mubarakpur police station in Azamgarh late Wednesday.Initial investigation revealed that Sushil Kumar (24), a property dealer at Kodhwa, was travelling in a car with…
