Chennai: A 23-year-old woman, who was riding pillion with her friend, died after a truck hit the two-wheeler on which she was travelling on GST Road near Chromepet late Tuesday night. She was dragged along with the motorcycle for a distance before the truck came to a halt.Police identified the deceased as Yamuna of Manjakkudi…
NEW DELHI: Calling the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 deeply distressing for lakhs of medical aspirants, the Faculty Association of AIIMS (FAIMS) has demanded compensation for affected students, a fast-track probe into the alleged paper leak and sweeping reforms in the country’s examination system.In a representation sent to the ministries of education and health and the…
Silent immersion at Md Ali Park Kolkata: The nine-feet tall Chorbagan Durga idol is set to be immersed after police had asked the decorators to open up a portion of the entry gate in order to allow the idol to be taken out for immersion.“The exit route is the scene of the stampede and needs…
Namma Metro services on the Yellow Line were disrupted for over two hours after a passenger died by suicide at Huskur station (Representative image) BENGALURU: A passenger’s death by suicide at a Bengaluru Metro station on Monday has once again put the spotlight on the long-standing demand for platform screen doors (PSDs), even as the…
Anahat Singh (Reuters Photo) India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, continues on Sunday, September 27, with athletes competing across multiple sports and disciplines.There will be plenty of action for Indian athletes throughout the day, with Manju Rani and Priyanka Goswami competing in the women’s marathon race walk, while Harjinder Kaur will…
Panaji: Goa has emerged as a preferred location for setting up fake call centres that defraud unsuspecting people.Fake call centres are being operated from commercial complexes, bungalows, and residential buildings across Goa, where many properties remain vacant. Over the past month alone, Goa police have raided around four fake call centres operating in the state.According…
Pakistani boxer Qudratullah NEW DELHI: Scottish police are investigating reports that several athletes from Pakistan and Uganda did not return home after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ended last Sunday.“Police Scotland has received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted for,” a spokesperson said late on Tuesday, as quoted by Al Jazeera.“Enquiries are ongoing to…
Hyderabad: A massive security operation involving more than 800 police personnel and six IPS officers was mounted around former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s farmhouse at Erravelli on Tuesday, helping avert clashes as Congress and BRS supporters attempted to converge on the area amid rising political tensions.The elaborate bandobast, led by senior police officers under…
Kolkata: Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday said she will lodge FIR against BJP workers planning to hurl eggs and tomatoes at her, saying political opposition cannot be allowed to degenerate into “physical intimidation” and warned that she was prepared to pursue the matter all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary.The Krishnanagar MP’s…
A car navigates through a waterlogged stretch in Sector 44 An ambulance stands stranded on a waterlogged road under Mahamaya flyover underpass on Friday A car navigates through a waterlogged stretch in Sector 44 An ambulance stands stranded on a waterlogged road under Mahamaya flyover underpass on Friday A car navigates through a waterlogged stretch…
