Chennai: A 70-year-old woman suffered injuries on her ear, after an unidentified man who entered her house at Perumpedu near Ponneri late on Friday, cut her earlobes, and fled with her earrings while she was asleep. The stolen earrings were imitation jewellery and not original gold, said police.The victim, Lakshmi, who lives alone after the…
Lucknow: Armed robbers allegedly broke into the house of a trader in Amrai village under the Indira Nagar police station area, brutally assaulted him, his wife and daughter with sharp-edged weapons, and fled after breaking open lockers and cupboards in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.Umesh Chandra, 55, who runs a grocery shop, his…
Mumbai recorded its wettest July days in recent years with intense downpours. MUMBAI: Mumbai received as much rain between June 30 and July 6 as several major metros typically do in an entire year.IMD’s Colaba observatory recorded 882. 6mm of rain and Santacruz 988. 8mm during the seven-day period, surpassing the average annual rainfall of…
The decision to bring Girish Chodankar back appears to have been as much about the absence of alternatives as about conviction in his abilities Margao: Girish Chodankar was brought back as Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president to steady the ship — and soon found himself in a storm he didn’t see coming. Hours after…
NEW DELHI: The two Kashmiri locals – in jail in the Pahalgam attack case for allegedly harbouring the three Pakistani terrorists a night before the incident – could have easily prevented the mayhem of April 22, 2025, and saved 26 civilians from being brutally gunned down in front of their families.Around 12.30 pm on the…
road accident illustration Ahmedabad: Two elderly residents lost their lives in separate road accidents in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, with police registering cases against the drivers involved. One victim was allegedly run over by a speeding SUV that fled the scene, while the other died after a pickup vehicle rammed into the scooter on which the…
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia have introduced NESCOD, a new passive cooling technology. This innovative system addresses the rising global need for cooling solutions without depending on energy-consuming air conditioners. Mechanically, NESCOD leverages the thermodynamic properties of endothermic dissolution to offer an eco-friendly alternative for communities that are…
Noida: Noida has emerged as one of UP’s leading districts in reducing road accident deaths under the “zero fatality district” project, officers said. Launched in Nov 2025, the initiative is being implemented in line with directives from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, UP govt, Director General of Police and Safe Life Foundation.The programme…
Guwahati: Kargil Vijay Diwas was observed across Assam on Sunday, with tributes paid to the 1999 war martyrs.Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya led commemorations at Dighalipukhuri War Memorial, offering floral tributes to the soldiers and recalling their courage and sacrifice.“The sacrifices of the martyrs also reflect the silent strength and resilience of their families, who equally…
Ludhiana: Rising steel prices have emerged as a major concern for exporters and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) manufacturers, with industry leaders saying sustained increases in raw material costs were squeezing margins and threatening competitiveness.The Federation of Industrial & Commercial Organization (FICO) has stated that abnormal fluctuations were hurting downstream industries, particularly micro, small…
