Kolkata: The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Thursday directed the West Bengal Bar Council to furnish details on former chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s status as a lawyer before May 16, after she appeared as an advocate to argue a PIL in Calcutta high court on ThursdayIn a letter undersigned by BCI principal secretary Srimanto…
Colva/Panaji: Vegetable prices continue to soar, with traders across Goa blaming the intense summer heat, delayed crop cycles, lower arrivals of produce from neighbouring states and rising transportation costs.Prices of several staples have surged in recent weeks. Onions, which were retailing at around Rs 20 per kg a few weeks ago, are now selling at…
Ahmedabad: Sola Civil Hospital’s medical superintendent, in a May 13 notification, has appealed to staff to take steps to conserve fuel and energy. The appeal calls for using public transport to reach the hospital, use of bicycles by those living close to the hospital, promoting vehicle pooling by those commuting on the same routes.“Staff should…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday held a meeting with Western Command Army commander Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh and discussed the need to strengthen coordination on border management, internal security, disaster response and operational preparedness.The discussion also focused on expediting ongoing projects in border areas and evolving a coordinated framework to tackle emerging…
Pune: In a reminder that high-risk pregnancies may not always show warning signs, the routine check-up of a 46-year-old woman who had conceived through IVF became risky after doctors detected a symptomless pregnancy complication, pushing them to perform an emergency C-section at 32 weeks.The procedure highlights the importance of regular monitoring and timely medical intervention.On…
Guwahati: Long before austerity measures adopted by the govt following the West Asia conflict and PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to save fuel, BJP MLA from Khumtai assembly constituency, Mrinal Saikia, had quietly made it a way of life.Cycling since his childhood and encouraging others to adopt it as a mode of transport for short distances,…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Thursday directed Central govt to take a decision within three weeks on a plea by Karnataka-based BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir, who has been in the spotlight for filing petitions against Rahul Gandhi, seeking Z+ security cover.A division bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice…
A man walks through a rain-soaked Jaipur road as evening showers and strong winds bring respite from scorching heat Thursday Jaipur: Rajasthan remained in the grip of intense heatwave conditions Thursday, with Phalodi recording the state’s highest maximum temperature at 45.2°C. However, several districts witnessed dust storms and light rainfall in the evening, bringing temporary…
NEW DELHI: The death toll in the explosion at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district has risen to five after two more injured workers died during treatment, officials said on Thursday. Another 23 people are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dewas and Indore.Dewas Additional District Magistrate Sanjeev Jain said the two workers,…
The internet moved fast this week after rumors suddenly began spreading that controversial online personality Empath Chan had died from a drug overdose. Within hours, screenshots flooded X, users started reposting the claim, and confusion took over several online communities familiar with her content.What made the rumor even stranger was how casually it started. A…
