Sandflies, which transmit the virus, typically breed in cracks and crevices of mud houses Ahmedabad: A month since the string of child deaths from Chandipura-linked acute encephalitis began, minister of state for health Praful Pansheriya on Monday said 22 deaths are suspected, with results for 11 samples still pending.“Of 184 suspected cases recorded so far,…
Hisar: A 46-year-old Home Guard jawan posted with the Ratia traffic police allegedly died after consuming a poisonous substance at Tohana Town Park late on Sunday night. The deceased, Krishan Kumar, a resident of Geeta Colony, succumbed during treatment. According to preliminary investigation, Krishan Kumar allegedly consumed the poisonous substance in a park and was…
Nagpur: Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar, while reacting to BJP minister Pankaja Munde‘s remarks about being tired of politics, on Monday offered her support for CM’s post, on condition that she quit BJP.A video of Munde speaking at a public rally has gone viral, in which she is allegedly expressing frustration over certain things in politics…
Ketan Patel in police custody Surat: A 29-year-old man arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act escaped from Utran police custody in the early hours of Sunday after complaining of constipation. The accused, Ketan Patel alias Vakil, allegedly removed the glass pane from a toilet ventilator and fled while police personnel were…
A view of debris and scattered wooden logs that were swept away in a flash flood at Nepali Khuti area Guwahati: From children’s piggy banks to corporate cheques, donations and volunteers have bolstered relief and rehabilitation efforts in flood-hit Assam.The recovery is being powered by an unprecedented coalition of corporates, charities, religious institutions, celebrities, businesses…
Lucknow Girls Shachi Biswas and Chinmoyee (first and second from left) perform in a group dance at Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at Glasgow Lucknow: Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer sisters Shachi Biswas (30) and Chinmoyee Biswas (25) brought laurels to the city with a captivating performance in a group dance staged at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth…
Rajkot: Jetpur City police arrested a moneylender after a sewing machine shop owner accused him of extortion, threats and harassment despite repaying nearly Rs 41 lakh against loans totalling Rs 24 lakh.According to the FIR, complainant Ashok Rathod (38) borrowed money from accused Jayesh Bhut in instalments between 2018 and 2021 at a monthly interest…
Despite less accidents, Rajasthan recorded high highway fatalities in 2025 Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded an increase in highway fatalities in 2025 even as such deaths declined nationally, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha last week by Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari.The ministry’s data showed that 62,122 people died in highway accidents…
Polling for Bankipur assembly byelection was held on July 30 (Representative photo) NEW DELHI: While the spotlight is on Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who emerged victorious in his very first electoral outing by wresting BJP bastion Bankipur from the saffron party, “Nitish Kumar” and “Lalu Prasad Yadav” were not as fortunate.The namesakes of…
John Stuart Mill was a 19th-century philosopher who argued that true happiness comes from developing the mind A shopper standing in the middle of a brightly lit superstore, holding three slightly different versions of the same household item, often feels an odd sense of confusion rather than freedom. The endless scroll of online stores promises…
