BENGALURU: A late-night drive in a Mercedes-Benz SUV ended in tragedy near Hoskote after the vehicle crashed into a divider on the Satellite Town Ring Road shortly after Friday midnight, killing two occupants.Car dealer Rizwan, 30, who was driving the SUV, was thrown out of the vehicle and fell into a water-filled area below the…
Hyderabad: Fraudsters posing as Mumbai Crime Branch police have extorted ₹59 lakh from a 76-year-old retired employee by threatening to arrest him in a money-laundering case.The complainant received a phone call on April 22 from an unknown number. The caller identified himself as Praveen Kumar, a Crime Branch officer from Mumbai. Praveen claimed that the…
Kolkata: The city remained warm and humid a day after monsoon onset even as the Met office predicted scanty rain in and around Kolkata during the next one week. While maximum temperature reached 35.3°C in Kolkata on Saturday, the minimum was around 28.6°C. Conditions remain favourable for further advancement of southwest monsoon into the remaining…
Panaji: With the monsoon persisting in a weak mode and the rainfall deficit mounting to 45%, the rise in mercury is causing much discomfort, as it appears to be an extension of the summer.On Saturday morning, India meteorological department (IMD), Panaji, recorded a minimum temperature 4°C above normal at 28.5°C. The maximum temperature recorded on…
Ahmedabad: Computer and IT engineering branches remained the top earners for students during the recently concluded placements at LD College of Engineering (LDCE), one of Gujarat’s premier govt-run institutes. The highest package of Rs 25.9 lakh was offered to a student from the IT engineering stream, officials said. For computer engineering, the top offer stood…
Amritsar: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) staged its first rally in Amritsar on Saturday, where supporters renewed their demand for Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.After arriving at Amritsar airport, the party’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, paid obeisance at the Golden Temple before heading for Golden Gate, where supporters had gathered for the demonstration.Addressing the media, Dipke…
Hunger strike agitation by NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar in Pandharpur for unconditonal farm loan waiver enters second day on Saturday Pune: The state govt on Saturday expressed willingness to hold talks with NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar, who has been on a hunger strike in Pandharpur since Friday demanding an unconditional loan waiver for…
Guwahati: The advent of the monsoon has sparked a Japanese Encephalitis (JE) surge in Assam, with four JE deaths confirmed at the GMCH so far this month. GMCH officials on Saturday confirmed that the latest victim was a youth from Panikhaiti, near Guwahati, who died on Saturday due to JE.The 30-year-old Narbahadur Chetry from Panikhaiti…
A 21-year-old man, Aryan Verma, posing as a Brigadier with fake military insignia and commandos, was apprehended in Shahjahanpur. LUCKNOW: A man dressed as a Brigadier, travelling in an SUV adorned with military insignia and flanked by self-styled commandos, may have looked every bit the senior army officer he claimed to be. But a carefully…
In a small step towards promoting sports participation among children, 100 Medals Targeted Foundation holds a sports equipment donation drive in Chitrakoot Jaipur: In a small yet meaningful step towards promoting sports participation among children, 100 Medals Targeted Foundation conducted a sports equipment donation drive in Chitrakoot on June 11, 2026.As part of the initiative,…
