Surat: A Diwali break turned costly for a city sari trader, who later discovered that over 6,600 saris worth Rs 27 lakh had allegedly been sold without billing by two employees, who have since gone missing.According to a complaint filed by Jayprakash Sharma (40) with Godadara police, owner of Meet Fashion Hub in Radhamadhav Market,…
The Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI), which tracks coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity, grew 0.5% in May on a year-on-year basis. The eight sectors account for 40.27% of the weight of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). India’s infrastructure sector growth slowed to 0.5% in May from…
An 11th-century seal once owned by Edward the Confessor has been found again in the French National Archives in Paris. Historians hadn’t seen it for over 40 years. Dr Guilhem Dorandeu, a researcher at the University of Exeter, came across this artefact while examining medieval documents. Dating back to the 1050s, this seal was originally…
Rescue dog finally finds a home after five years, only to be returned just 12 days later for a heartbreaking reason An 11-year-old rescue dog named Ralph continues to wait for a permanent home in Oakwood Dog Rescue after a short-lived adoption ended within 12 days, leaving staff concerned about his future. What lies ahead…
Noah Wyle has always been a heartthrob ever since he became a big hit after ‘ER’. Now, years later, he is yet again winning the public’s heart with his work on ‘The Pitt’, another medical drama that has been soaring in ratings and viewership numbers. Other than these two hit shows, the famed actor has…
SLIP OF THE TONGUE: Most Irula speakers are bilingual or multilingual and often mix Tamil or Kannada with their daily speech When languages are silenced, a process called phonocide, the passing down of knowledge is broken, and much oral wisdom is lost forever, says K Ganesh, former head of the department of English at Madras…
Kolkata: Cybercrime syndicates targeted the city’s senior citizens over the week, collectively swindling them of over Rs 56.6 lakh in two separate incidents of investment and pension fraud, police said on Tuesday.In the first incident, a 65-year-old resident of Anandapur was duped of Rs 54 lakh after being lured into a fraudulent stock trading scheme….
Chandigarh: The UT administration is set to overhaul its single-window system, with chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad constituting a high-level committee to improve its implementation. The move follows a recent visit by senior UT officials to Tamil Nadu to study the state’s governance initiatives.In an order issued last week, the chief secretary said the committee…
HSBC Rugby Premier League powered by Avid Season 2 concludes on a high, reinforcing India’s growing love for rugby Match No 34 Final of HSBC Rugby Premier League 2026 powered by AVID (Men’s) played between Hyderabad Heroes vs Mumbai Dreamers at Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad on 28th June 2026 ©Adimazes No Archive Allowed Hyderabad Heroes were…
Alireza Firouzja is playing against Javokhir Sindarov from a special room (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: A highly unusual scene unfolded at the Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2026 on Monday when French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja played his classical game against Uzbek prodigy Javokhir Sindarov in a special room while confined to bed because of…
