Rajkot: What were presumed to be deaths caused by a house fire have unravelled into a sinister story of a son’s betrayal and a grim reminder of how mounting a debt pile and greed can drive a family to self-destruction.In Talaja town of Bhavnagar district, an elderly couple’s charred bodies were found in their on…
Kolkata: The state’s new BJP govt’s decision to offer free rides to women on state buses has received a warm response, but many hoped that the new regime would also solve the chronic shortages of state buses that are crippling the service in the city.Indira Sarkar, a govt high school teacher from Thakurpukur, praised it…
NEW DELHI: Cyprus has shown a keen desire to procure BrahMoS cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles from India. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides’ recent visit to New Delhi has set the stage for this potential acquisition. However, the prospect of Cyprus acquiring BrahMos missiles has already triggered alarm bells within Türkiye’s strategic and security circles.Besides…
The centre is equipped with high-fidelity patient simulators, full-body clinical mannequins, VR-based simulation systems, ultrasound and diagnostic simulators, dedicated surgical, procedural and critical-care training facilities Panaji: Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday inaugurated an advanced medical simulation centre at Goa Medical College — a facility built to strengthen skill-based medical education, clinical preparedness, and patient…
Hyderabad: With paddy transplantation gathering pace in Telangana, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to Union chemicals and fertilisers minister JP Nadda seeking immediate allocation of an additional 1 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of DAP fertiliser for Aug and Sept to prevent any shortage during the ongoing kharif season.In his letter, the minister thanked…
Religious functions to mark the commencement of the Koti Tirtha Corridor project was held at Divar on Friday Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that around 1,000 temples were destroyed during Portuguese rule, claiming that many of them belonged to the Kadamba period and had been built by Goans.“Had the Portuguese not come…
A newly elected councillor for Reform UK has stepped down just days after securing a major local election victory, following allegations that he made deeply offensive racist remarks on social media.Stuart Prior, who had recently won seats in both Essex County Council and Rochford District Council, resigned shortly after controversy erupted over alleged posts linked…
Gurgaon: A man in police custody drove off with the vehicle in which he was being brought to Gurgaon for questioning while it was stopped for refuelling at a petrol pump in Garoth town of Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district on Monday.Taking cognisance of the incident, senior officers ordered departmental action against the police personnel involved…
Rajiv Mittal, chairman and managing director, Va Tech Wabag Chennai: Va Tech Wabag reported a strong performance in FY26, posting a 26% rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 370.5 crore, compared with Rs 295 crore in FY25, aided by a 22% increase in EBITDA to Rs 524 crore. Consolidated revenue rose 20%…
NEW DELHI: India’s smartphone shipments (sales) declined 10% year-on-year in the June quarter, the sharpest quarterly decline in three years since the January-March period of 2023. The impact was most severe in the mass-market segment, where sales of smartphones priced below Rs 15,000 plunged 45% from a year earlier. The sharp slowdown hurt Chinese smartphone…
