Chennai: At least 40 heads of stray cattle have turned Annanur’s busy stretches into a daily hazard. They overturn garbage bins at night and dash across the roads, endangering motorists. A 24-year-old techie lost his life three months ago trying to swerve past a cow on the road. According to traffic police, at least 20…
Ebola outbreak (Image credit: AP) Hours after the Indian government issued a travel advisory asking citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has announced that India has sent emergency medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.In a post…
Bengaluru-based electric vehicle startup Ultraviolette has expanded the X-47 Crossover lineup in India with the launch of a new entry-level variant priced at Rs 2.49 lakh, ex-showroom. With this addition, the electric adventure motorcycle is now available in six variants.The newly introduced base trim is positioned Rs 15,000 below the X-47 Original variant, which continues…
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Police on Friday revealed that the alleged hit-and-run death of senior advocate and Waqf Board panel lawyer Khaja Moizuddin was, in fact, a carefully planned contract killing. Telangana Congress leader Mujahid Alam Khan and his father, Mahaboob Alam Khan, have been arrested for allegedly masterminding the murder, according to news agency ANI….
Varanasi: Chaos erupted in the Varanasi District Judge’s court on Friday after a woman sat on the judge’s chair and refused to get up. Court staff requested her to vacate the seat, but she remained seated, leading to a commotion.Hearing the disturbance, other staff members, advocates and police personnel rushed to the spot and asked…
Panaji: The Enough is Enough (EiE) movement has formally written to Goa governor, Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, demanding an independent inquiry into what it describes as the illegal continuation of offshore casino vessels in the Mandovi river, allegedly in violation of provisions of the Goa Public Gambling Act.In a detailed representation submitted by Justice Ferdino…
MUMBAI: You probably do not care much about your inactive accounts on online platforms such as Amazon or Flipkart. But do you know that your dormant e-commerce accounts are being targeted by fraudsters?Unlike financial transactions which usually leave a trail and are notified to users through mobile alerts or messages, suspicious transactions made through e-commerce…
Michael Faraday (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotes feel heavy the moment you read them. Others seem simple at first and then quietly stay in your mind for longer than expected. This line, often attributed to Michael Faraday, belongs to the second category. It does not sound dramatic. It does not use complicated language. Still, there is…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday declined to stay the declaration of results of Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, but agreed to hear on Friday Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging rejection of her candidature for non-disclosure of a pending criminal case against her.It was a desperate attempt by senior advocate A M Singhvi,…
CHENNAI: Khaja Moideen, a suspected ISIS operative, and two of his aides arrested in connection with the murder of Hindu Munnani leader K P S Suresh Kumar and later nabbed by NIA for conspiring to set up sleeper cells in Nepal and India, have been acquitted by a special court for NIA cases, Poonamallee.“There is…
