Chennai: An elderly man was found dead with multiple injuries at a flower shop in Medavakkam on Sunday morning.The deceased has been identified as Karuppaiah, 77, a native of Aruppukottai in Virudhunagar district. Police said Karuppaiah had been working for the past two months at a flower shop located at the Medavakkam-Mambakkam Main Road junction…
Hyderabad: Investigators on Saturday did a verification check on 614 persons who were earlier involved in cyber crimes during Telangana Cyber Security Bureau’s ‘Operation Crackdown 2.0′, police said on Sunday. The operation had 300 teams deployed across the state to track and verify previously arrested cyber crime accused.The 614 accused were arrested in cyber crime…
KOLKATA: Raghu Rai’s photography immortalized a spectrum of Bengal’s genius, most notably Satyajit Ray, whom he called Dadu, not Dada, with the admiration one reserves for a guru. His portraits of Ray, alongside those of Saint Teresa, stand at the heart of his Bengal legacy that will be cherished after his demise on Sunday. In…
Panaji: Geologist and feni distiller Hansel Vaz has traced the linguistic and cultural evolution of urrak across five centuries. In a presentation at the Museum of Christian Art in Old Goa on Sunday, Vaz mapped the transformation of terms such as neero, sur, and urrak from the 16th century to the present day.“All over India,…
AHMEDABAD: Homegrown pharma major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Monday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Organon & Co in an all-cash transaction at $11.75 billion. The US-listed firm’s acquisition marks one of the largest outbound deals by an Indian drugmaker.Under the agreement, Sun Pharma will buy all outstanding shares of…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: Police arrested a resident of Karnal for allegedly raping a woman and blackmailing her. The accused, who has studied up to Class X, allegedly lured the complainant, a 22-year-old woman from Manimajra, by posing as an MBBS doctor. The complainant said she came in contact with the accused, a 30-year-old from Karnal,…
Pune: State health minister Prakash Abitkar on Sunday said the state is expanding the scope of key health schemes and improving treatment packages to ensure quality care without additional financial burden.Abitkar, while speaking at the 31st Foundation Day of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), also stressed the need to make healthcare more accessible and…
Petition Alleges Ecological Harm & Lack of Field Verification Guwahati: Gauhati high court has issued notice to central govt and state govt directing them to respond to a PIL over uncontrolled mining activities in the Beki river leading to severe bank erosion, posing a direct threat to nearby villages.The Beki river flows from Bhutan and…
Lucknow: A public outreach camp under the ‘Aapka Vidhayak Aapke Dwar’ initiative was organised in Aurangabad Khalsa, Bijnaur, in Sarojini Nagar, offering on-the-spot grievance redressal, healthcare services, and youth support. The 165th camp, led by Rajeshwar Singh, focused on accessible governance, improved health services, and youth empowerment. A total of 18 complaints related to civic…
Jaisalmer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday praised conservation efforts to save the Great Indian Bustard—locally called Godawan— in Jaisalmer’s desert region, after two breeding centres reported three new chicks last week, taking their combined total to 82.In the 133rd episode of his monthly radio address, Mann Ki Baat, Modi said the bird once symbolised the…
