Varanasi: The city basked in cool and pleasant weather on Thursday after a hailstorm accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds that swept through parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, including Varanasi a day before.With maximum and minimum temperatures settling at 31.3°C and 21.6°C, the city recorded a marked drop from the pre-storm highs of 41–45°C…
Noida: Five people died by suicide in the past 12 hours in the city, police said on Tuesday. Two of the deaths happened in two high-rise societies. Initial enquiries suggest that stress, mental-health issues and personal or family-related issues may have been the cause behind their deaths.A 46-year-old woman allegedly jumped to her death from…
Chennai: A four-year-old girl died, while her nine-month-old sister and parents were seriously injured in an accident near Walajabad on Sunday night.Police said Loganathan, 40, a resident of Pillaiyarpalayam in Kancheepuram, was travelling on a motorcycle with his wife Mahalakshmi, 38, their children — Samyuktha, 4, and an infant. The family was on their way…
Ahmedabad: The CID Crime’s Cyber Centre of Excellence on Saturday arrested another accused in the Rs 226-crore cryptocurrency laundering and terror-funding case that allegedly has links to Hamas and international drug syndicates. Officials said the latest arrest takes the total number of accused held in the case to 10.The arrested accused, identified as 25-year-old Ghulam…
New Delhi: Delhi Assembly Tuesday approved a bill to repeal the nearly two-decade-old law governing bed-and-breakfast (B&B) establishments in the capital, with govt planning to replace it with a new policy framework aimed at making regulations more flexible and suited to the changing hospitality sector.The move follows the June fire at a B&B in Malviya…
Dipke responds to PM Modi NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has once again responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to forgive students accused of abusing him during a protest at Jantar Mantar.In a new video posted on X, Dipke referred to PM Modi’s video message in which the he said…
Chennai: Crows have been dropping dead at a corporation-run park in Indira Nagar, Adyar, nearly seven months after a similar episode in the area was confirmed as bird flu. Veterinary officials with Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) are yet to collect samples or determine the cause of the latest deaths.Park patrons said birds have been dying…
New Delhi: From robotic surveys of covered drains to GIS mapping of underground pipelines, CCTV monitoring at vulnerable spots and modular rainwater harvesting systems, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has rolled out its technology-driven Monsoon Action Plan 2026 to minimise waterlogging during the rainy season.For the first time, NDMC has introduced robotic surveys of covered…
Slug: Stock Market LureAhmedabad: A 71-year-old retiree from Vasna has fallen victim to an elaborate cyber fraud in which scammers posed as stock market advisers and duped him and his wife of over Rs 1.2 crore.According to a complaint lodged with the cybercrime police on Saturday, the fraud began on March 19, when the victim…
India women’s team head coach Crispin Chettri’s contract ends on Sunday Margao: Crispin Chettri walked the talk at the SAFF Women’s Championship in Goa.In his pre-tournament media interaction, the India coach spoke of how winning the regional championship after a seven-year wait would look good on his CV, but if he didn’t provide chances to…
