The electric wires from the Bescom electric pole close to the building which resulted in the boy’s electrocution Bengaluru: An 11-year-old boy came into contact with a live wire allegedly left dangling dangerously close to a building at Devarachikkanahalli, south Bengaluru, and the electric shock left him with 30% burns.Darshan, a class 6 student, underwent…
Coimbatore/Tiruvannamalai: A TVK union secretary was booked on charges of sexually harassing a woman functionary of TVK in Coimbatore on Friday. Meanwhile in Tiruvannamalai, women cadres of TVK protested against a functionary of their party, accusing him of sexually harassing them. They locked the TVK office in Arni.In the Coimbatore incident, police filed a case…
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Friday directed the Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) to submit a report on the recruitment of teaching staff in state universities, student safety and campus event management, among other issues.Shukla, who reviewed recent developments involving educational institutions, indicated that a meeting with the vice-chancellors of state universities…
Kolkata: Police have registered a case against a man and his father for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs 62 lakh and sexually exploiting her on the false promise of marriage.According to the FIR, the man met the woman through a matrimonial portal in 2025 and allegedly entered into a physical relationship with her after…
Panaji: Around 7,000 delegates have registered for the 57th International Film Festival of India (Iffi), with the expenditure for this year’s festival estimated at approximately Rs 30 crore.Festival director Ashutosh Gowariker, while speaking at the curtain-raiser of the event, said, “Organising the festival comes at a significant cost, and the expenditure is increasing. We currently…
Varanasi: The cybercrime cell of commissionerate Varanasi and the Sarnath police on Friday busted an interstate gang allegedly involved in duping people of crores of rupees through banned online ludo betting.Police arrested three accused identified as Sagar Seth, Mangal Kumar and Sudeep Kashyap, all residents of Shiv Vihar Colony in Aktha, Sarnath. Four mobile phones…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) recorded its highest-ever single-day ticket bookings on Nov 11, with 1,46,875 seats booked across its services for Bhai Beej. Of these, 99,402 seats were booked through its mobile application alone, govt said on Friday.The corporation also generated Rs 3.5 crore in revenue on the day, including Rs 2.2…
Chandigarh: Police have arrested the husband of a 32-year-old woman who was bludgeoned to death inside a park in Sector 10, one of the city’s most upscale areas, sometime after midnight on Thursday. Her body was found on Friday morning, with her head and face smashed beyond recognition.The deceased has been identified as Shikha, a…
Citizen activists had been following up with the state govt to notify the rules following several lift accidents Pune: The state govt has notified new lift safety rules for housing societies, nine years after enacting Maharashtra Lifts, Escalators and Moving Walks Act in 2017. Effective Nov 1, Maharashtra Lifts, Escalators and Moving Walks Rules, 2026,…
Aizawl: Tribal Research Institute, under Mizoram Art and Culture Department, organised Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas (Tribal Pride Day) at Circular Lawn, Lok Bhavan, Aizawl, on Friday to mark the 151st birth anniversary of tribal leader Bhagwan Birsa Munda, who played a pivotal role in India’s freedom struggle.Adviser to the CM Lalmuanpuia Punte, the chief guest at…
