Ahmedabad: A city sessions court here on Wednesday denied regular bail to 33-year-old Monika Makwana, who was arrested last month following the death of her 2.5-month-old daughter from falling into a water tank.As the state govt and Monika’s husband, Deepak Makwana, opposed her bail plea, the court considered the reasons given by the mother for…
World Meteorological Organization warns El Niño may reduce rainfall May–July (Image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: Predicting a climatic condition that may further aggravate adverse weather in South Asia, including India, World Meteorological Organisation Friday said an El Nino event is expected to develop as early as May-July, impacting “global temperature and rainfall…
WASHINGTON: Nearly every type of wild weather hit some part of the United States on Monday as the normal changing seasons clash of cold and warm air collided with a jet stream gone crazy and a possible dash of climate change, meteorologists and scientist said.A blizzard dumped snow by the feet around the Great Lakes….
New Delhi: Police arrested a husband-wife duo in connection with the murder of an elderly man in central Delhi’s Mandir Marg area. The motive behind the crime was a dispute related to money lending. The wife has also been charged with attempting to destroy evidence following the murder.The accused have been identified as Azad and…
Bengaluru: A man threw down his aged and paralysed mother from the fourth floor of the building where they were living on rent, killing her instantly.The incident occurred at 3rd Stage, BEML Layout, in RR Nagar Wednesday afternoon. Police have arrested Venkatesh C alias Dasharath, on charges of murdering his mother, Savitramma C, 75.In his…
NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in…
Varanasi: Panic gripped Gangapur village under Maniyar police station in Ballia district on Tuesday after some children found a rusted mortar shell while digging silt from an old pond. Bearing the mark of a moon and star, it appeared to be a Pakistani mortar shell. Police isolated the area and started an investigation.After seeking report…
Pune: A Pune Municipal Corporation letter to the National Highways Authority of India has flagged that excavation work on a service road in Bavdhan damaged a sewer line, causing sewage leakage and raising concerns about possible contamination of Pashan lake, where water quality has recently deteriorated.In the March 17 letter, issued by the Kothrud-Bavdhan ward…
Bengaluru: High drama unfolded in Devanahalli Tuesday when a man climbed a nine-storeyed apartment building and threatened to end his life, demanding that the deputy commissioner be brought to the spot.The man, Anand, is accused in two Pocso cases and of waylaying and attempting to assault the Chikkaballapur DC. He scaled the private apartment near…
Harvard University is seeking large donations to fund new endowed professorships as part of an effort to expand viewpoint diversity across its faculty, according to The Harvard Crimson.The University has approached donors with proposals for gifts of up to $10 million each to support new faculty positions. The broader campaign is expected to raise several…
