Chennai: Election flying squad officials seized 2 lakh in cash and a voters’ list from an AIADMK functionary and 21,000 from a BJP functionary during vehicle checks in Kodambakkam. Cases were registered against the functionaries for violation of election norms.The seizures were made during a vehicle check held at the Trustpuram traffic junction in Kodambakkam…
Hyderabad: Fraudsters posing as Mumbai police allegedly duped a 66-year-old retired railway employee of 4 lakh. According to police officials, the victim, a resident of Peerzadiguda, received a call on April 7 from an individual who introduced himself as Rahul Sharma from the Data Protection Board of India. Claiming that a SIM card issued on…
Nandigram: Crude bombs were allegedly hurled at BJP neta Abbas Beg’s house in Nandigram late Thursday, hours after he filed a police complaint against TMC neta Sheikh Sufiyan.Beg, BJP Tamluk minority cell general secretary, said the attack in Nayana was meant to silence him. “It was a clear attempt to eliminate me for speaking out…
Panaji: A Mapusa court on Friday granted bail to Birch by Romeo Lane corporate manager Rajiv Modak and operations manager Bijay Kumar Singh in connection with the Dec 6 fire incident.They are the last of the accused to be released on bail in the fire case where 25 people lost their lives, triggering widespread concern…
Varanasi: The headmaster of PM Shri Prathamik Vidyalaya (Pratham) in Azamgarh’s Ajmatgarh area has been suspended for making students do cleaning and personal chores. He has been attached to the Block Education Officer’s office in Ajmatgarh.District Basic Education Officer Rajeev Pathak said that headmaster, Awadhesh Yadav, has been suspended with immediate effect.According to reports, the…
Ahmedabad: Perched atop a hill in Kutch’s Anjar, the historic bungalow of Captain James MacMurdo — the first British Resident of Kutch — stands as a crumbling testament to a forgotten era. Once a sanctuary for the rare Kamangari wall paintings, this place, which is today listed as a state-protected monument, is now a derelict…
Chandigarh: The UT administration, in a compliance report submitted with the National Green Tribunal (NGT), claimed that all waste water discharge points into local choes have been intercepted, with routine inspections and repairs being carried out to maintain compliance.So far, 17 discharge points into Sukhna Choe, 19 into N-Choe and six into Patiala Ki Rao…
Pune: The Sahakarnagar police on Thursday registered a case against four paediatricians and two nurses of Chinmay Nursing Home in Navi Peth for causing death by negligence and cheating in connection with the demise of an 11-month-old female infant, last year.The infant was admitted to the nursing home on May 22, 2025, after bouts of…
Alwar: A couple died during treatment due to severe burn injuries, after a fire broke out in their room in Nagla Mana village under Udyog Nagar police station area in the Bharatpur district Friday.The victims identified as Pushpendra (32) and his wife Madhu (28), who were asleep at the time of the incident.According to police,…
NEW DELHI: After notifying April 16, 2026, as the date from which the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 — providing one-third seats in the House of the People and legislative assemblies of all states and UT of Delhi to be reserved for women — shall come into effect, the govt Friday notified…
