LUCKNOW: A 36-year-old grain trader died after allegedly jumping into the Gomti River to evade a police raid on an alleged gambling session in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district. His family has accused police personnel of failing to rescue him despite his repeated cries for help.The body of Ghanshyam Sahu, a resident of Sarai Rawat village…
Sanjay Raut has demanded answers from CM Devendra Fadnavis over the incident Mumbai: Slamming BJP over the arrest of a party worker, Ajit Acharekar, for his alleged involvement in a gold smuggling racket at the city airport, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday demanded answers from chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on the incident.Acharekar,…
Mumbai: A 19-year-old boy drowned after he entered Powai Lake while playing with his brother on Thursday afternoon. His body was yet to be found, Powai police said.The tragedy took place after Kailash Soman, a resident of Filterpada, reached the lake with his brother. “We are gathering information about the boy. The exact circumstances leading…
The duo, Santhosh Devarajappa (40) and Chinmayee Thrishulamurthy (45), reached the summit of Everest at 12.10pm IST on May 21 Bengaluru: Battling freezing winds, treacherous slopes and thinning oxygen levels, two mountaineeers from Bengaluru scripted history atop Mount Everest by unfurling the Karnataka Emblem at the world’s highest peak.The duo — Santhosh Devarajappa, 40 and…
The roots of the resilience lie in India’s domestic consumption-led growth story that provides an important cushion. India’s growth story is a hot topic of discussion these days. How has one of the world’s largest economies managed to cushion the blow of the US-Iran war to still grow at 7.8%? What measures have helped the…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party, the single-largest party in the 243-member Assembly with 89 MLAs, has elected Samrat Choudhary as its legislature party leader. This followed as Nitish Kumar resigned from his position as the Bihar chief minister after he recommended the dissolution of his cabinet.Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, informed his…
The worst choke point begins after Old Mint Bus Terminus, where vehicles are diverted into the narrow Padavattamman Kovil Street and Peddu Street before reconnecting to Wall Tax Road 200m late Chennai: The busy four-way Basin Bridge junction, connecting Wall Tax Road, Vyasarpadi, Korukkupet and Mint, continues to witness severe congestion every evening, with motorists…
Bengaluru: On the third day of raids Sunday, food safety and drug administration (FDA) officials seized or discarded more than 100kg of food articles and 15 litres of used cooking oil from six hotels in the city.At Hotel Sky in UB City, officials found 45kg of rotten chicken and beef and 6kg of vegetable cutlets…
CHENNAI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to address the concerns of students and added that students deserved his apology, not forgiveness.“India’s students do not need his forgiveness. They are owed his apology,” Rahul said, reacting to the Prime Minister’s reported remarks on “forgiving” students for their alleged…
The closed gate on Jessore Road that leads to the airport mosque Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya have backed the removal of a mosque located within the operational area of the Kolkata airport, which the airport authorities have already declared out of bounds to the public indefinitely.“National security and…
