Hyderabad: Six members of a family were on Friday killed when the car they were travelling in hit an illegally parked truck near exit-16 of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Thondapalli village in Shamshabad. The deceased, among them three children, were returning to Hyderabad after visiting the Yadagirigutta temple. A 35-year-old woman who survived…
US issues fresh sanctions again Iranian and Russian entities and individuals The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh non-proliferation sanctions on seven individuals and entities across Iran, Russia, Italy and Nigeria for allegedly supporting weapons procurement on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The action, announced by the US treasury department‘s office of…
School bus, caption-Eighteen schoolchildren were injured after a speeding Scorpio SUV collided head-on with a school bus in Jobner town of Jaipur district on Saturday morning Jaipur: Eighteen schoolchildren were injured in a head-on collision between a speeding Scorpio SUV and a school bus in Jobner town of Jaipur district Saturday morning. The accident occurred…
Candidates filed nomination papers on the first day of nominations Jhunjhunu: The nomination process for urban local body elections began Thursday, with 130 nomination papers filed across Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Churu districts, even as political parties are yet to announce their candidates.In Jhunjhunu district, 42 nomination papers were filed on the first day. District election…
Two students planned a theft of Rs 2.5 lakh from their school principal’s house. HYDERABAD: A plan to steal Rs 2.5 lakh from their school principal’s house turned fatal when a Class 10 student allegedly stabbed her 27 times after she recognized him, police said. Two 16-year-old students of the private school in Nalgonda district…
Beneath the extremely dry surface of Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists discovered a functional community of microorganisms that challenges what we thought possible for life. While the ground above remains one of Earth’s harshest environments, a ‘hidden oasis’ lies about two meters down, protected from high solar irradiance and complete dryness. This underground community mainly consists…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has suspended four engineers and ordered FIRs against four construction firms after a vigilance probe uncovered serious irregularities in stormwater drainage and sewer line projects across the city.Municipal commissioner Banchha Nidhi Pani initiated the action following a preliminary investigation that revealed alleged tampering of measurement books, duplicate measurements, identical…
A 56-year-old factory worker had died on the spot on the day of the accident Gurgaon: A 36-year-old man who was injured in the Haryana Roadways bus accident last week succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday morning.The accident took place on Friday afternoon after a trainee driver took the bus for a ride without informing…
The deceased was identified as Monika Nagar GREATER NOIDA: The Greater Noida police have arrested a man in connection with the mysterious death of a 22-year-old woman at her in-laws’ house in the Dadri area. According to police, the accused has been identified as Kannu, a resident of Dadri.The family alleged that she was murdered…
A new United Nations climate report has warned that the worst may still lie ahead for India and the world as temperatures in Rajasthan soared to 48.2°C on Wednesday and heatwave conditions gripped large parts of northern and central India.The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) projected this week that there is a 75 per cent chance…
