General:You’ve got courage in your pocket today, and you’ll be tempted to test your limits. Good. Just don’t mistake boldness for invincibility.Mars gives you nerve, and the Moon adds movement, so short journeys, errands, quick visits, and unusual tasks may fill the day. You might try something outside your comfort zone, whether that’s speaking up,…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted interim maintenance to a widow engaged in a legal dispute with her father-in-law over her deceased husband’s assets, holding that her immediate financial needs could not be deferred until a separate civil suit over the money was decided.Family court judge Naresh Kumar Laka held that the woman had…
Mumbai: Even as data from the recently updated National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) point to rising obesity levels in India, the experience of a Mumbai hospital highlights the growing concern among children and teenagers.Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children in Parel has recorded nearly 300 cases of childhood obesity over the past three years, averaging…
Bengaluru: With notices and hearings nearing completion, booth-level officers (BLOs) have shifted their focus to processing applications for voter addition, deletion and correction submitted before the Sept 23 deadline through Forms 6, 7 and 8. The electoral machinery has until Oct 22 to dispose of pending claims and objections.Form 6 is used to apply for…
Hyderabad: A 28-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband at their residence in Balapur on Monday night following a domestic dispute. Police arrested the accused on Tuesday.The victim, Ajmeera Begum, worked as a daily wage labourer at function halls in New Baba Nagar and Jalpally under the Balapur police station limits.Police said…
Haryana has 27 functional dengue testing laboratories, with at least one in every district Gurgaon: Panchkula has overtaken the city even as Haryana’s dengue tally touched 614 cases by Oct 12 — rising by 22.1% in seven days. Panchkula has become the worst-affected district, topping the list with 77 cases, followed by the city with…
Kolkata: As some of Kolkata’s prominent Durga Puja organisers publicly distance themselves from the sale of VIP passes, questions have emerged over whether the practice is disappearing or merely shifting to other channels. While clubs have taken to social media to warn people against buying passes in their name, online advertisements continue to offer privileged…
Union minister of textiles Giriraj Singh at the inauguration of the 62nd Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair on Tuesday Noida: Union textiles minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday inaugurated the 62nd Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. The fair runs till Oct 17. Singh said exports…
Three electric scooters were destroyed in fire at a service centre in Sanquelim on Monday night Bicholim: An Ola e-scooter service centre at Vithalapur, Sanquelim, caught fire around 11pm on Monday, causing an estimated loss of Rs 10 lakh.A firefighter from the Bicholim fire station said teams battled the blaze for nearly 1.5 hours before…
Bridge Wait for a safe pedestrian crossing for commuters of Byappanahalli Metro station will soon be over as the foot overbridge (FOB) over the accident-prone Old Madras Road is nearing completion. Byappanahalli, one of the busiest Metro stations is operational since 2011. TOI carried a report titled ‘At Majestic & Byappanahalli, walkers risk life to…
