Chennai: If the weather already feels hot and humid, it may turn scorching within a week. Meteorologists said daytime temperatures along coastal areas such as Chennai are likely to rise further, breaching the 40C mark in the first week of May. On Sunday, however, the city and suburbs may continue to record maximum temperatures of…
Hyderabad: A week after businessman Gosa Shyam Raj was killed in an accident on the Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge involving a Mercedes-Benz, Madhapur police tracked down the accused driver in Ooty on Saturday, bringing to an end a frantic manhunt that spanned multiple states.Police said initial teams were dispatched to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and…
Murshidabad: Alleging that BJP shared an edited excerpt of a midnight outburst at the Jangipur strong room — regarding CCTV visibility and an alleged blackout of LCD screens — Trinamool’s Sagardighi candidate Bayron Biswas has threatened a case against BJP’s IT cell head Amit Malviya, who also shared the video.Later in the night, Trinamool filed…
Panaji: Around 98% of the 170 respondents have objected to state govt’s move to ban four types of ferocious dog breeds in Goa — pitbull, rottweiler, cane corso and dog argentino.State govt had invited objections and suggestions from public before taking a decision and notifying the four dog breeds as ferocious. It received around 170…
Varanasi: Former Supreme Court judge RK Aggarwal inaugurated the SP Gupta Smriti Vidhi Pustakalaya at Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU) on Saturday, underscoring the role of modern libraries in strengthening legal education.Addressing the programme, Justice Aggarwal said libraries are essential for continuous learning and urged students to regularly study and refine their knowledge. “This…
Ahmedabad: It is likely to be a scorching Sunday for citizens as mercury is likely to touch 44°C, according to a forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday. On Saturday, the maximum temperature was 43.8°C, which was 3.6 degrees higher than normal. It was the highest maximum temperature for the city this summer so…
Ludhiana: A bride-to-be was found dead in a police washroom eight years ago, and now the Punjab and Haryana high court has issued a notice of motion to the Punjab govt following allegations that it protected senior police officials from prosecution.The legal challenge follows the 2017 death of Ramandeep Kaur, 29, who was found hanging…
Chandigarh: In a bid to ensure efficient management of water resources, minimise losses and improve overall service delivery, the MC will conduct the city’s first water audit.The civic body has approached the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, for the purpose.Experts from NIUA and IIT, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), technical partner of NIUA,…
Pune: Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday said Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha and other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members would not have left the party to join BJP had it followed its principles.Hazare also demanded a stringent law to prevent elected representatives from switching parties when he was interacting with reporters in his village…
Guwahati: A popular Bihu dancer was killed and several members of her troupe were injured in a head-on collision between their vehicle and a trailer in Assam’s Tamulpur district, police said on Saturday.The accident took place on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Nishamoni Haloi (25).About 30 people from a Bihu troupe, ‘Bhaskarjyoti…
