Hyderabad: Three men have been arrested and produced before a local court after being accused of trapping, exploiting and harassing minor girls and women.The accused — Rupesh Raj, EN Ravi Raj alias Rafi, a close aide of a senior leader in the Indian National Congress (INC), and Sohail (Shaik Chand) — allegedly used intimidation, blackmail…
Kolkata: The issue of the ISI draft bill, that has generated much debate over the autonomy of the institution, weighed heavily at an event organised to mark the birth anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, founder of Indian Statistical Institute. The day is also celebrated as ‘Statistics Day’ by the govt and the institute observes it…
ix teams who made it to the World Cup — Ecuador, Paraguay, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and South Africa — scored fewer goals in qualifying than Norway’s Erling Haaland, who netted 16 Renedy SinghNorway’s return to the grandest stage in football, the FIFA World Cup, is not just because of a golden generation that includes stars…
Ahmedabad Rural police have widened their net to Maharashtra putting eight blood banks under the scanner Ahmedabad: Eight Maharashtra blood banks are now under the scanner in the spurious plasma racket. Adulterated plasma has the potential to cause serious health complications among vulnerable patient groups. While there is no evidence so far that the adulterated…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday said that the govt was “duty-bound” to consult the Akal Takht on Sikh religious affairs before formulating any laws.He said it had been agreed in an agreement signed between India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and the Akali leader, Master Tara Singh, in 1959,…
Politicians in an all-party committee meeting in the PMC on Monday discussed the feasibility of artificial rains for Pune and told the civic administration to explore the possibility Pune: Politicians in an all-party committee meeting in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Monday discussed the feasibility of artificial rains for Pune, if the water supply…
Surat International Airport Ahmedabad: A Navi Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad made an emergency landing in Surat on Monday evening, after a three-year-old passenger’s health deteriorated mid-air, requiring onboard medical assistance and rapid coordination on the ground to rush the child to a hospital.The flight, 6E-7018, took off from Ahmedabad around 7pm with 72 passengers…
Aizawl: The Mizo Peace Accord, signed on June 30, 1986, was among the most successful accords signed by the Centre, and the peace it brought has stood the test of time, deputy speaker of the Mizoram state legislative assembly Lalfamkima said in Aizawl on Monday. Lalfamkima was addressing a seminar titled, “40 Years of Harmony:…
Rajkot: A consumer forum has pulled up two logistics firms after a fire during transhipment destroyed an exporter’s consignment at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, ordering them to jointly pay Rs 68.83 lakh in compensation.The Rajkot District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed Gandhidham-based Oman Cargo Mover and Mumbai-based ASN Shipping Agencies Pvt Ltd to jointly…
Students shortlisted in the first merit list can get their documents verified between June 30 and July 2 Jaipur: Constituent colleges of Rajasthan University (RU) Monday released the first merit list for admission to undergraduate courses for the 2026-27 academic session.Students shortlisted in the first merit list can get their documents verified between June 30…
