The nearly two-hour funeral was conducted with around 15 people using their mobile phone flashlights to perform the last rites Navi Mumbai: Residents of Karanjade were forced to cremate an 82-year-old man under the light of mobile phone torches at the crematorium near a talao on Sunday night, after the facility was left without electricity.The…
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old woman allegedly killed herself at her home in Sunkadakatte in west Bengaluru Sunday, just four months after her marriage. She left a death note blaming her husband and his elder sister for her extreme step.Her family has accused her husband and his sister of harassing her for dowry. The deceased, Shwetha, a…
Chennai: Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Tamil writer and filmmaker Poomani, known for his powerful portrayals of life in Tamil Nadu’s karisal (arid black soil) region, died in Chennai on July 12 due to age-related ailments. He was 79.Poomani, born Manickavasagam, adopted his pen name in 1966 when he began publishing his stories. He credited his mother,…
Hyderabad: Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday urged MPs from all political parties to set aside political differences and work collectively in the interests of Telangana, and seek approvals and funding for key infrastructure projects by meeting the Prime Minister and other Union ministers.Addressing a meeting of…
Kolkata: What looked like a scene straight out of a Bollywood action film unfolded on the busy BT Road in Khardah on Monday afternoon, when a woman on a scooter stopped, grabbed a man by the collar, and marched him to the local police station.The woman, an off-duty police constable in plain clothes, said: “The…
Last season, Sandesh Jhingan led Goa in the AFC Champions League Two, ISL and the Super Cup, where they put it across East Bengal at home Panaji: FC Goa have been bolstered with the contract extension of Sandesh Jhingan as the club captain continues for another year, despite a reduced budget that has seen key…
stethoscope on stack of medical text book on doctor desk at room in hospital. Ahmedabad: After protests by bonded MBBS doctors of the 2020 batch, the Gujarat govt has withdrawn its restricted choice-filling process for Class-2 medical officer postings, and opened it to all 3,336 eligible candidates.The health department had earlier started choice filling for…
CM Nayab Singh Saini sweeps a road at Sector 20 market in Panchkula on Monday, urging citizens to turn cleanliness into a mass movement Panchkula: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Monday launched a statewide cleanliness drive from Panchkula, aimed at taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan message to every household and promoting…
The increase in maximum temperatures is due to a reduction in rainfall activity and cloud cover Pune: After days of relentless rain, grey skies and unusually cool weather, the city is feeling the heat again as monsoon activity eases across the region.The maximum temperature at Shivajinagar rose to 31.2°C on Monday as against 30.5°C on…
Lucknow: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) will introduce an integrated MTech-PhD programme from the 2026-27 academic session to encourage research and attract more students towards doctoral studies.The university’s executive council has approved the proposal and the programme will be implemented after the university notifies the detailed regulations.According to AKTU officials under the new…
