Surat: Varachha police arrested four persons for allegedly extorting money using a “gay app trapping” modus operandi. The accused would lure the victim by proposing a relationship and then assault and threaten him to extract money. Police said the accused have five older cases registered against them.According to police, the complainant, an embroidery artisan working…
Following Nitish Kumar’s resignation, Samrat Choudhary was voted in to become the next Bihar chief minister. Over 300 arrested, seven FIRs filed after fresh Noida workers’ protests. The probe also pointed to an organised WhatsApp network. US-Iran negotiations edge towards a second round of talks, with Islamabad and Geneva emerging as leading venue options. An…
Margao: More than a decade after the foundation stone was laid, Margao is still waiting for a multi-level car park — and the latest attempt to break the deadlock, an automated six-level puzzle parking facility estimated at Rs 8 crore, shows no signs of getting off the ground either.The Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA),…
Aditya Dhar’s espionage magnum opus, ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’, continues its unprecedented box office reign on Day 27. Having already made history as the first Hindi film to breach the Rs 1,000 crore India net milestone, the Ranveer Singh-starrer is now closing in on the Rs 1,100 crore domestic landmark. Despite the 2026 IPL season,…
Kolkata: Manchester-based lecturer Mehebub Sahana desperately wanted to vote in this assembly election and booked tickets for himself, his wife and their 18-month daughter. But he cancelled his trip after his name got deleted from the electoral roll.Sahana is a voter of Khandaghosh constituency under East Burdwan. Not only Sahana, the names of his father,…
The blaze, which broke out around 5:30 pm, spread rapidly through the densely packed settlement, triggering a series of explosions as more than 50 LPG cylinders, kept in different shanties by residents, went off in succession LUCKNOW: Over 1,000 people, most of them migrant workers from nearby districts and other states, were rendered homeless after…
Amritsar: Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sahney has expressed concern over the recent amendment to the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Rules, 1974, which opens up top posts to candidates beyond Punjab and Haryana.Sahney said on Tuesday that the move discarded long-standing conventions and diluted the federal spirit by weakening the assured representation of partner…
CHENNAI: Left-arm spinner DT Chandrasekar breathed fire, scalping seven wickets to help Sea Hawks CC skittle out SKM CC for a paltry 77 before lunch on Day One of the last-round match of the TNCA first division league at the Tagore Medical College Cricket Ground on Wednesday. His figures of 13-3-29-7 took his season tally…
Hyderabad: WE Hub, the Telangana govt’s nodal agency for women entrepreneurs, on Tuesday said it has launched its first centre of excellence (CoE) in Peddapalli district to strengthen entrepreneurship among women and youth. The initiative is being implemented with support from HP and the district administration.The new centre is aimed at providing skill development, incubation,…
Archaeological investigations carried out along the sun-kissed shore of Ibiza before building work have uncovered something of great importance: an ancient 2-millennia old wooden statue of the legendary hero Hercules. The 30-centimetre-tall statue was found about 7 metres underground inside an ancient waterlogged pit. Because organic objects such as wood decompose rapidly in a Mediterranean…
