Lucknow: Even as four accused in the Aliganj fire tragedy remain in judicial custody, the building’s co-owner Surendra Pratap Shukla continues to evade arrest, prompting police to announce a cash reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to his capture.The reward comes amid mounting questions over the pace of investigation into one of Lucknow’s deadliest…
Jaipur: Uncertainty persists over the schedule for Rajasthan’s panchayati raj and urban local body elections, with delays in the reservation process and monsoon-related concerns likely to push the polls beyond July.While the state govt, the Panchayati Raj Department, the Local Self-Govt Department, and the State Election Commission are continuing preparations, the election schedule is yet…
India’s envoy to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi NEW DELHI/DHAKA: In a decision that underscores the importance New Delhi attaches to its diplomatic engagement with Dhaka, India’s new high commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has been accorded status equivalent to Union cabinet minister.Soon after presenting his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday, Trivedi — the first…
Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya’s reporter A correspondent for Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya television was killed in Yemen after a bomb planted on his vehicle exploded in the eastern city of Mukalla, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing the broadcaster.Mohammed Aydah, a Yemeni journalist who reported for Al Arabiya and its sister channel Al Hadath, was killed…
‘Balan: The Boy’ box office collection day 7: Chidambaram’s film dips 2%; Nears Rs 22 Cr worldwide Chidambaram’s ‘Balan: The Boy’ completed its first week in theatres with stable box office numbers despite a slight dip on Thursday.According to Sacnilk, the Malayalam emotional thriller collected Rs 96 lakhs in India net on Day 7. The…
You may wake with a clouded mood today, and that’s not your imagination. The Moon is stirring pressure and emotional heaviness, while Saturn places hurdles in routine work, so even ordinary tasks may feel slow or irritating. One missed reply, one traffic delay, one sharp word, and your mind could sink faster than usual.Don’t let…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has detained a 31-year-old alleged drug trafficker under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act as part of its anti-narcotics drive.The accused, Ujma, was apprehended from west Delhi’s Raghubir Nagar on June 24 and is being shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail in Hyderabad to prevent…
Roshan Suvarna was remanded to police custody till June 30 in connection with the murder of a co-traveller, Mayank Lohar, on a local train Mumbai: Roshan Suvarna, who allegedly stabbed Mayank Lohar to death on Tuesday, told investigators that he had disposed of the murder weapon—a knife—around the railway premises after the crime. Police have…
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…
