A 22-year-old woman, daughter of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, was allegedly raped and murdered at her home in south Delhi, with police arresting a former domestic worker in connection with the crime. NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old domestic help, who was earning a monthly salary of Rs 20,000 and had accumulated an online gambling…
Mumbai: An individual whom Mumbai police want to question in connection with the supply of Ecstasy pills at a music concert in Goregaon that left two MBA students dead, reportedly flew to Thailand after the incident and has not returned since. Police said they have contacted him over the phone and have asked him to…
A new theatre festival in Bengaluru is attempting to bring the works of Vijay Tendulkar to the stage through crisp, 25-minute devised performances led by emerging directors at Vyoma Art and Space. Curated by theatre practitioner Ranji David, the initiative creates a platform for new voices to interpret a literary giant in their own way.‘The…
CHENNAI: The headline-grabbing turnout of 83.7% masks a quieter reality — actually, fewer people voted than the last two assembly elections.In percentage terms, data till 9.30pm (excluding postal ballots) showed that the city logged a sharp jump from 60% in 2021 and 61.2% in 2016. But in absolute terms, only 23.7 lakh votes were polled…
Hyderabad: Future City police have registered an FIR against an organiser of a bull race event held at Mallanna Temple in Ranga Reddy district. The case pertains to allegations of severe cruelty to animals, with bulls reportedly beaten repeatedly to force them to pull a pillar weighing around 16 tonnes and complete the race.Based on…
Jalpaiguri: A tense domestic drama unfolded at booth no. 25/238 in Phansidewa’s Tarabari, under the Matigara-Naxalbari assembly segment in Siliguri subdivision, on Thursday — when a man staked out a polling station for hours to intercept his wife, who had eloped with another man two years ago.He had reasoned, correctly, that she would have to…
Panaji: Bombay high court declined to stay an amendment to the Recruitment Rules of the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) that permits 25% of traffic controller vacancies to be filled through direct recruitment.The court stated that all appointments made under the amended rules will remain subject to the final outcome of the petition and directed KTC…
Ahmedabad: A 28-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday after holding he was held guilty of murdering a person over a quarrel regarding cigarette smoking in 2020.According to the prosecution’s case, Hitesh Parmar, a resident of Behrampura, stabbed Ajay Kabira to death on the evening of Nov 3, 2020, in the jurisdiction of…
Chandigarh: The Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment, a flagship central govt initiative aimed at accelerating infrastructure development across the country, is witnessing disparities among states.While the scheme has disbursed about Rs 4.5 lakh crore in loans over five years and bolstered capital expenditure of states from 2.2% of GDP in the…
Pune: A Narhe-based woman (46) lost Rs52.7 lakh in an online share-trading fraud between Jan 30 and April 2.The woman lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police on Wednesday. An officer from the Pune cyber police said the complainant’s husband was the director of a software company in Hinjewadi. In Jan, the woman came…
