Stone-pelting on Indian trains is a growing menace, with thousands of incidents reported annually. A passenger is injured after a stone crashes through a train window. An alert loco pilot spots an iron pipe on the tracks seconds before disaster. A low-intensity blast damages a freight corridor, triggering a multi-agency investigation.Different states. Different methods. But…
Lucknow: UP is targeting a 10% share of all new global capability centres (GCCs) coming up in India as it looks to position itself as the country’s next major hub for technology, innovation and high-value jobs.Announcing the roadmap at the GCC Summit 2026 in Noida on Monday, principal secretary, IT and electronics, Alok Kumar said…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The much-hyped face-off between Mitchell Starc and teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi turned into an anti-climax as Kyle Jamieson stole the early spotlight in the IPL 2026 clash between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur on Friday.With anticipation building around Starc’s first appearance of the season and his duel…
Pandurang was changing an empty LPG cylinder with a refilled one in the kitchen. Fire officers suspect the gas might have leaked during the process and the cylinder exploded The Gittes’ house at Khandvenagar where a fire broke out after an LPG cylinder blast Pandurang was changing an empty LPG cylinder with a refilled one…
Paperless agenda for Ludhiana civic body Ludhiana: The city has taken its first steps toward a paperless e-office system, though officials admit 5 lakh legacy files still languish in shabby record rooms.The municipal corporation has received an initial batch of 15 tablets to replace paper resolutions in Finance and Contracts Committee and general house meetings….
New Delhi: A 12-year-old boy from Bangladesh who had gradually lost the ability to walk normally due to a rare genetic movement disorder has regained mobility after undergoing a specialised “brain pacemaker” surgery at a private hospital.The child was suffering from DYT1 dystonia, a rare inherited neurological condition that causes severe involuntary muscle contractions, abnormal…
Far beyond Pluto, where sunlight is faint and temperatures remain extremely low, countless icy bodies drift through the outer reaches of the Solar System. These distant objects, known as trans-Neptunian objects, have long been viewed as frozen relics left over from the Solar System’s formation. Most are thought to be too small to hold onto…
Lucknow: An 18-year-old passenger who fell from a moving train near Babatpur railway station near Varanasi was rescued and reunited with his family following a coordinated response by railway staff and the Railway Protection Force.The incident was reported around 1.04 am on Thursday when train number Ekatmata Express was stopped at Babatpur station after the…
Disturbing videos shown in a Canada court have revealed how two of the men convicted of murdering an elderly couple in British Columbia recorded their actions before and after the killings, including filming themselves on the victims’ roof and posting footage with a murder weapon and music playing in the background.It’s been nearly a month…
Jhargram: “People of Bengal know that the state’s development will happen from Bengal itself, not from Gujarat,” said Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in an X post on Monday. Soren, who campaigned in Bengal for the third straight day, addressed rallies in Bankura and Jhargram.Soren’s post read: “The people of Bengal will vote cautiously, guarding against…
