The scariest horror films are not the ones with the most elaborate monsters or the most expensive special effects. They are the ones that end with the words based on a true story, because nothing the imagination can conjure is quite as disturbing as knowing that something like this actually happened to real people in…
Mumbai: A student from Jamnabai Narsee School, Annanya Desai, has bagged the perfect 100% in the ISC (Class 12) results announced on Thursday. Of the 1.03 lakh students who took the board exams from Maharashtra, 99.88% cleared it. The state’s success rate is slightly above the national average of 99.13%.A sharp jump in high scorers…
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday raided the residence of a Kolkata Police DCP (Special Branch), Shantanu Sinha Biswas and arrested city businessman Joy Kamdar in a moneylaundering probe linked to alleged illegal land deals and extortion . The ED action during the Bengal poll season came days after I-T searches at the home…
CHANDIGARH: The allotment of a room in Panjab University’s International Hostel to PUCSC president Gaurav Veer Sohal, a facility reserved for international and NRI students, has raised questions over transparency and adherence to procedure, particularly in the absence of any publicly notified vacancy or application process.Earlier in March, there was a controversy after the daughter…
Udaipur: Pratapgarh police have frozen properties worth around Rs 70 lakh linked to a smuggler, allegedly acquired through proceeds of the illegal drug trade, officials said Friday.The action was taken under Operation Trinetra. Police said it was the first time in the district that assets of a drug courier had been frozen under Section 68-F(1)…
Chennai: Tambaram bus stand, one of the busiest transit hubs in Chennai, turns unsafe and chaotic after 6pm. Commuters raised concerns over poor lighting, encroachments and lack of basic facilities. Large portions of the terminus remain dark during evening hours, leaving passengers, especially women, vulnerable. Commuters said anti-social elements frequently loiter around the bus stand,…
Chennai: A 17-year-old boy was apprehended for assaulting a woman traffic constable after being stopped for traffic violations at Vyasarpadi Market Junction on Thursday evening.The victim, Pooma Sri, 28, a Grade II constable attached to the Vyasarpadi traffic enforcement wing, was on duty around 5pm when she intercepted a scooter coming in the wrong direction…
While CBSE Class 10 results were declared in the first half of April, lakhs of students are still waiting for their Class 12 scores. However, past years’ data clearly indicates that this wait is not unusual, and the result timeline is largely in line with the Central Board of Secondary Education’s established pattern.A look at…
Udhayanidhi Stalin (Left: Photo credit: X/@Udhayanidhi Stalin), Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay (Right: Photo credit: X/@ANI) CHENNAI: Former deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin slammed the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government saying that chief minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK govt cheated farmers by diluting its poll promise on complete crop loan waiver.“Now, they are carrying out…
India’s state-run oil marketing companies are absorbing losses of nearly Rs 30,000 crore every month to keep petrol, diesel and LPG prices unchanged despite the sharp surge in global energy prices triggered by the West Asia conflict, government officials and sources, cited by PTI said on Friday.The financial burden on Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum…
