Bengaluru: Imagine shelling out Rs 500 for a chicken biryani, Rs 150 for a single masala dosa or more than Rs 100 for a plate of idli in Namma Bengaluru. Sounds far-fetched? But this could soon be inevitable. As the state govt weighs a hike in minimum wages of workers and fuel prices continue to…
Kolkata: At least four voters in West Midnapore, Malda and Birbhum died—two after returning from poll booths, one inside a booth and one on the way to the polling station —even as a scorcher of a sun beat down on Thursday, the day the first phase of the Assembly election was conducted in Bengal. The…
Ashlee Holmes and Tarsem Singh (Source: ICE) The mother of a pregnant teenager who died in a devastating car crash in Ohio has said she wants ICE to deport the Indian national charged over the incident. She says she does not want him to remain in US.33-year-old Tarsem Singh faces multiple felony charges, including involuntary…
Full FIFA World Cup 2026 India guide After months of uncertainty surrounding the tournament’s Indian broadcast rights, Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has secured the media rights for both the 2026 and 2030 FIFA World Cups, ending FIFA’s lengthy search for a broadcaster in one of its biggest global markets. The agreement covers not only the…
Kalyan: Suburban services on Central Railway were disrupted for nearly three hours on Monday morning after a coach of an empty local train derailed on the down line at Platform No. 1A of Dombivli railway station during peak hours. Railway officials said the empty rake was heading towards Kalyan when one of its compartments slipped…
Chandigarh: City vehicle owners will soon get a chance to secure fancy registration numbers as the Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) is set to roll out the new series CH-01-DE by the end of next week.Officials said the formalities have been completed and only final stage preparations are under way. Of the total 9,999 numbers…
SIR to kick off in Chandigarh on June 15 Chandigarh: With the Election Commission of India announcing the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 16 states and 3 Union Territories (UTs), more than 600 booth level officers (BLOs), assisted by 1,143 booth level agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties,…
Former CIA officer accused of stealing gold and stashing the gold bars in his home. A former CIA officer who had top-level clearance has been accused of secretly stashing millions of dollars in gold bars in his home that he said he needed for “work-related expenses”. Rush, who held a management position, was charged with…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking protection of land belonging to the shrines of Hazrat Makhdoom Shah Meena Sahib Dargah and Haji-ul-Harmain Shah Dargah, located within the premises of KGMU.The petition had also sought removal of alleged encroachments and directions to prevent interference in religious activities.A…
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a plastic manufacturing factory in outer Delhi’s Narela Industrial Area on Saturday afternoon.According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials, a call regarding the blaze was received at around 12.20 pm. Five fire tenders, along with nearly 30 firefighters, were dispatched to the spot.Fire officials said that the large…
