Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah Monday said his recent meeting with PM Narendra Modi hasn’t changed his party National Conference’s plans to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the first day of the Parliament’s monsoon session to press for the restoration of…
A 21-year-old woman who plunged from a 130-foot bridge during an unlicensed bungee jump in Brazil was still alive when rescuers reached her, according to a nurse who rushed to help after the fall.Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died on Saturday after she was launched from the abandoned Ponte do Esqueleto, or Skeleton Bridge, near…
Badminton legend Prakash Padukone has heaped praise on son-in-law Ranveer Singh‘s latest film Dhurandhar, calling it a “great film” while also opening up about his close bond with the actor and the values that have helped sustain his marriage with wife Ujjala for decades.In a recent conversation with The Indian Express, the former All England…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Monday offered interim relief to slum dwellers facing eviction from the Race Course clusters, directing authorities not to demolish the homes of residents who have not accepted alternative accommodation until July 1.“If they have not voluntarily relocated, you cannot touch them till July 1,” a vacation bench of Justices Tejas…
Accused harboured a grudge against the supervisor for getting his brother fired from his job at the petrol pump the previous month Mumbai: A case of ‘attempt to commit murder’ was registered against a motorist after he tried to run over a petrol pump staffer with his car, dragging him for a short distance before…
Bengaluru: A 54-year-old school teacher riding pillion on a bike-taxi operated by Rapido died after she accidentally fell from the two-wheeler in JP Nagar late Sunday night. The victim is S Radha, teacher with Delhi Public School (South) and a resident of Arakere.Police said Radha visited her friends and relatives in Nagarabhavi and was riding…
Chennai: Microchipping is emerging as a key safeguard against pet abandonment in the city. Recently, civic authorities were able to trace a man who abandoned a labrador in Purasawalkam and are initiating action against him.According to officials, the dog was abandoned on Nammazhvar Street in Purasawalkam. It was rescued and brought to Besant Memorial Animal…
Hyderabad: Continuing his attack against Union minister G Kishan Reddy, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday accused him of stalling the release of Rs 13,600 crore loan the Indian Railways Finance Corporation had agreed to give to Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited to fund the takeover of phase-I of the metro rail project from L&T.“Today…
On June 4, around 2:50 a.m., the armed men broke into the colonel’s residence Gurgaon: Four more accused, including a Bangladeshi national, were arrested on Sunday in connection with the robbery at the house of a retired colonel in Sector 23.The police identified the accused as Kaleem, alias Aslam, residing at Dargah Nizamuddin Auliya; Javed,…
Kolkata: It appeared to be a journey back in time in the streets around New Market, with streets and pavements free of encroachment after nearly two decades. Shoppers at New Market were pleasantly surprised by the dramatic turnaround, but shopkeepers at New Market are keeping their fingers crossed.While the KMC carried out a hawker eviction…
