Chennai: The resignation letters of six AIADMK MLAs were accepted only after conducting an inquiry to ascertain whether they had resigned voluntarily, Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar has informed Madras high court.“The MLAs submitted resignation letters written in their own handwriting. I conducted inquiries with each of them. I accepted the letters…
An Indian-origin man in Australia has been charged with exit trafficking after tricking his wife into travelling to India before cancelling her visa and leaving her stranded overseas, reports Australia Today,The 35-year-old Canberra man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is the first person in the Australian Capital Territory to face charges under the…
Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirori Lal Meena is in MICU after testing positive for swine flu JAIPUR: Rajasthan agriculture minister Dr Kirori Lal Meena has been admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur after testing positive for swine flu (H1N1), doctors said.Meena was admitted to the hospital…
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…
Ahmedabad: For Rafiq Mohammad, a 45-year-old taxi driver from union territory Diu, the clock stopped on June 12 last year when he lost his 25-year-old son Faizan in the devastating plane crash. But the months that followed brought not just the pain of bereavement, but a revelation that shattered the family’s understanding of the son…
In Pune city, the price of a domestic LPG cylinder now stands at Rs944.50 Pune: Handewadi resident Pratik Mungekar and his wife have barely used their lone LPG cylinder for nearly a month, hoping to rein in household expenses amid rising fuel and cooking gas costs. Instead, the move has only added to their financial…
NEW DELHI: India and Australia on Monday underscored the importance of “freedom of navigation, overflight and unimpeded maritime trade” amid disruptions in energy supply chains following the West Asia crisis, and also advocated for a “free, open, peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific” at a time China is increasing its assertiveness in the region.During the second…
NEW DELHI: The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh worsened on Tuesday, with one more person reported dead, taking the toll to four, while over 90,000 people have been affected across all 28 districts of the state, officials said.According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), 90,499 people in 251 villages spread across 202 administrative circles…
The sudden demise of Dileep Raj at the age of 47 has left the Kannada film industry and fans in deep shock. Before the actor’s demise, he reportedly experienced some pain in his chest area. Instead of heading straight to the nearest medical facility, he used his smartwatch to check his heartbeats and neglected the…
Kolkata: The authority to register births and deaths in Bengal has been transferred from panchayat pradhans and municipal chairpersons or executive officers to govt officials, the state govt said in a notification.In an X post, CM Suvendu Adhikari said: “The district collector of each revenue district will now officially function as the district registrar of…
