Vipan Kumar in the hospital after rescuing the girl In January this year, an Indian-origin construction worker became a hero in Romania after risking his own life to save a five-year-old girl who fell through the ice of a frozen lake. This act that has earned him the title of honorary citizen in the city…
Ahmedabad: At 40.6 degrees celsius, the city’s maximum temperature on Sunday was a little lower than Saturday’s 41.3 degrees celsius. While the partially cloudy sky and breeze hinted at the timely onset of southwest monsoon by Monday, the weather office said that any such celebration will have to wait.Sunday’s maximum temperature was 0.9 degrees above…
Chennai: Patients at the six-storey super-speciality block of Government Stanley Medical College Hospital are forced to endure long waits due to sluggish and unreliable lifts. Poor maintenance of the elevators has especially hit the elderly patients.The lift doors take several seconds to open or close. Attenders say that at times, they don’t open at all….
Chennai: A 60-year-old retired govt employee was arrested by the Kotturpuram all-women police for sexually harassing a 12-year-old girl who was attending Bharatanatyam classes conducted by his wife.The minor, a Class VII student, would attended a private Bharatanatyam training centre in the evenings. On Thursday, the husband of the dance instructor took the girl aside…
Karnataka Lokayukta conducted statewide anti-corruption raids on ten government officials. BENGALURU: The Karnataka Lokayukta on Wednesday carried out a statewide anti-corruption operation, conducting simultaneous raids at more than 53 locations linked to 10 government officials accused of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.Officials said the searches unearthed assets worth approximately Rs 49.83…
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday sought to put the BJP’s Punjab strategy in a sharper political frame, asserting that the party’s “real alliance is with the people of Punjab” even as speculation continues after SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal’s recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra…
NEW DELHI: The minimum temperature in the city recorded a slight rise on Saturday, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for the day, warning of possible heatwave conditions in isolated areas.Safdarjung, which represents Delhi’s official weather data, recorded a minimum temperature of 25.2°C, which is 2.5 degrees above normal and…
Shubman Gill and Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) AHMEDABAD : There were many broken hearts when Rajasthan Royals went down by seven wickets to Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 at New Chandigarh on Friday night, denying fans the chance to see cricket’s new sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in his first IPL final. Yet, few will deny that…
Kolkata: “In the changed circumstances… let people remain in peace,” Calcutta High Court observed on Monday saying it was not inclined to proceed with Suvendu Adhikari’s contempt plea against former speaker Biman Banerjee over security provided to MLAs on the assembly premises.Adhikari had filed the case before Justice Amrita Sinha when he was leader of…
Guwahati: Police in Guwahati foiled a smuggling attempt, rescuing 26 live geckos and arresting two individuals in the Betkuchi area of the city.Acting on intelligence received by Guwahati police commissioner Partha Sarathi Mahanta, a specialised tactical team was assembled to intercept the smugglers. Under the commissioner’s guidance, the operation was executed on Saturday night near…
