Navi Mumbai: Amid environmentalists’ concerns that India’s fast-growing AI-driven data-centre sector could guzzle up to 37.5 billion litres of water annually, the Centre said the country has begun tapping high-tech cooling systems to reduce water usage. The consumption is equivalent to the annual needs of about 7-8 lakh people, or enough to supply a city…
NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man allegedly smothered his two young sons before dying by suicide in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in Alakere village under Kunigal police limits, where Shivanna and his sons, aged six and eleven, were found dead at their home.Police said Shivanna, who worked at a private…
CHENNAI: Rain lashed Thiruthangal, a neighbourhood in Sivakasi, all of Friday night. The power had been cut since six in the evening, plunging the area into darkness. But inside one of the modest houses, an eight-year-old boy, with just a candle flickering beside him and a mobile torch lighting up his laptop screen, was logged…
Hyderabad: The state govt has begun preparations for Haj 2026, with chief minister A Revanth Reddy directing officials to ensure comprehensive arrangements for pilgrims departing from Hyderabad.Officials said all departments concerned have been asked to avoid any shortcomings in facilities at the Haj camp and during travel.Addressing a press conference at Haj House on Saturday,…
Kolkata: A man was run over by a private bus on Prince Anwar Shah Road near a mall on Friday around 11 am. The pedestrian, Amar Kumar Ghosh (65), a resident of Pratapaditya Road at Tollygunge, sustained multiple injuries, and he was declared brought dead at a nearby private hospital. Cops from Lake police station…
Naocha Singh scored the winner for Sporting Clube at Bambolim Panaji: Naocha Singh’s late volley breathed life into Sporting Clube de Goa’s campaign as they edged past MYJ-GMSC 2-1 in I-League 2 at Atal Stadium, Bambolim, on Saturday.Joyson Gaoncar’s early strike gave Sporting a good start in their hunt for three points, which were a…
Ahmedabad: A 15-year-old girl, who lives with her mother, was allegedly kidnapped and repeatedly raped by a former neighbour. The suspect, a resident of Ghodasar, reportedly took the minor from her current residence to a hotel room where the assault occurred, said police. Locals claim the suspect is a known anti-social element with a criminal…
Chandigarh: For some 18 agonising hours, relatives of a 28-year-old man desperately squeezed a rubber bag – a manual resuscitator – while travelling across 110km, looking for a ventilator. A healthcare system that has run out of breath left the man hanging between life and death.“Our ordeal began at 6:30pm on May 1 when my…
Pune: A police inspector was arrested, along with her accomplice, for accepting a bribe of Rs28 lakh on Saturday afternoon — just two days after she got a promotion.An Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team headed by deputy superintendents of police Nita Misal and Satish Walke trapped the police inspector, Vaishali Totewar (49), and her accomplice, Sambhaji…
TNNLucknow: Following videos related to the death of a 60-year-old patient and the alleged denial of a bed to a head-injury patient at the Trauma Centre of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) that surfaced on social media, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak has ordered an inquiry.Pathak, who is also the health minister, has sought a…
