Thane: A car driver had a lucky escape after his four-wheeler suddenly caught fire on the busy Retirbunder road near Kharegaon Toll Naka, Sunday at 3 pm, reducing the vehicle to a charred shell within minutes. Traffic movement on the stretch connecting the new Mumbai-Nashik highway and the old Mumbai-Pune highway was briefly affected during…
Chennai: After years of watching neighbouring constituencies such as RK Nagar and Kolathur produce chief ministers and reap the political attention that followed, Perambur has now become North Chennai’s new seat of power with actor-turned-politician Vijay taking over as chief minister.While the actual Perambur neighbourhood falls under Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency, the areas that…
KOLKATA: A multi-state manhunt is underway as a special investigation team (SIT) claimed to have made a technical breakthrough that shifted the needle of the probe to Jharkhand, even as cops are questioning three men in UP’s Badaun with regard to the murder of Chandranath Rath. A close aide of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, Rath…
Ahmedabad: A dispute over parking a scooter outside a house in Nikol allegedly turned violent on Saturday night when three neighbours attacked a 40-year-old embroidery worker and his teenage nephew, leaving the man with a head injury that needed stitches.According to a complaint filed with Nikol police, Jitendra Vadher, a resident of Diamond Park Society…
Ludhiana: A former aide to Aam Aadmi Party legislator Ashok Parashar Pappi has accused the lawmaker and his son of extorting money for jobs and laundering funds through overseas transfers, claims which the MLA has denied.The development comes just as central agencies arrested a Punjab minister in a related graft investigation. Nikhil Sabharwal, who described…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: An electrician was found dead in the forest area of Sector 38 on Sunday morning. He had been missing since Saturday noon. Police have not found any suicide note at the crime scene and they suspect that he overdosed on drugs. The exact cause of death will be revealed after the postmortem.The…
Pune: Wanowrie police arrested nine men for allegedly attempting to steal underground copper cables worth Rs40 lakh belonging to a telecom company from the Hadapsar Industrial Area in the early hours of Saturday. Police said the gang used a crane, truck and motorcycle to pull cables from an underground duct along a road around 3am….
Guwahati: Altogether 15 cadets of Sainik School Imphal have brought honour to the institution by clearing the prestigious NDA/NA Examination (II), Course No. 157/119, conducted by the UPSC. The achievement reflects the school’s continued commitment to preparing young boys and girls for careers as officers in the armed forces, officials said.“The achievement was accomplished under…
Lucknow: A fire broke out in the kitchen area of a restaurant near Atal Chowk in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area on Sunday evening, said fire officials.According to fire department, control room at Hazratganj fire station received information at 6:58 pm that a blaze had erupted on ground floor of the restaurant.“The restaurant is owned by Prafull…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s solar industry is bracing for a turbulent transition after the Centre made it mandatory for solar project developers to procure Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) modules manufactured using Indian-made solar cells from June 1.Currently, a large share of solar cells is imported, making India dependent on other countries and limiting the economic benefits of…
