Bengaluru: A 45-year-old businessman, who was arrested earlier this year in a high-profile extortion and threat letter case, was found dead by suicide in an apartment near Hosakerehalli late Wednesday night.Vaishak Upadhyaya was found hanging in a flat at Elegant Terrace Apartments. The flat was rented by actress Krishi Thapanda, with whom he was friends….
Chennai: Two men were killed in separate incidents within the limits of Mambalam police station in T. Nagar on Wednesday night. Two persons were arrested in connection with the incident.In the first incident, Rajendran, 50, a resident of Kannammapet in T. Nagar who worked as a housekeeping worker at a wedding hall, was found dead…
Hyderabad: Sharing the stage with his Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka counterparts, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday urged the Centre to expedite a permanent solution to the long-pending Tungabhadra river water-sharing issue. He called upon all stakeholders to rise above regional interests and work collectively for the welfare of farmers in the three southern…
Police believe the driver lost control of the car which led to the accident Gurgaon: A woman died and four members of her family were injured after the car they were travelling in rammed a parked trailer on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Nuh on Thursday.No complaint has been filed in the matter yet, an officer…
Kolkata: Thursday’s thundershower caused visible disruption around Kolkata airport, slowing road traffic and briefly affecting apron activity, but it did not bring flight operations to a halt. Despite intense rain and frequent lightning, arrivals and departures continued through the afternoon, with delays largely restricted to less than 15 minutes.Airport teams remained alert because of the…
Margao: Residents across most parts of South Goa have been asked to brace for disrupted water supply on June 29 and 30, as the public works department has announced a complete shutdown of the 100MLD Selaulim water treatment plant at Xelpem, Sanguem, for urgent interconnection work.The shutdown of a part of the Selaulim water supply…
Varanasi: The DBT-Interdisciplinary School of Life Sciences, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, established with support of the department of biotechnology, has announced launch of a new M Sc Life Sciences programme from academic session 2026–27. According to the BHU spokesperson, the programme has been designed as a multidisciplinary and research-oriented postgraduate course that integrates…
Ahmedabad: A routine evening walk turned fatal for a 30-year-old man in Nava Vadaj after he was hit by an AMTS bus while crossing the BRTS corridor. Bhavesh Dhavad had left home after dinner and told his mother he would return shortly. Within an hour, his family was informed that he had met with an…
The Congress today rejected the “mask” defence of chief minister Bhagwant Mann about his controversial video, saying it is a “lame afterthought” aimed at defending the indefensible.The party reiterated its demand that the chief minister must resign immediately and present himself before the Akal Takht. Mann is both guilty and defiant, and the more he…
Pune: Maharashtra health minister Prakash Abitkar informed the state assembly on Thursday that the health department will conduct surprise inspections of private hospitals to curb the practice of overcharging patients, especially for neonatal treatment.The initiative will begin in Pune district, where the civil surgeon and the deputy health director have been tasked with leading the…
