The day asks for restraint, the way monsoon clouds ask you to carry an umbrella even if it hasn’t rained yet. Expenditure looks higher than income. The Moon pulls your emotions into your wallet, and that’s risky. You may spend to feel better, or to keep peace at home, but it won’t solve the deeper…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday framed charges against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in a 2021 case concerning an alleged crime syndicate involved in extortion and kidnapping. The case will now proceed to trial.Justice Prashant Sharma noted that the “organised crime syndicate” was run by Sandeep, also…
Thane: The Nagpur-based Mahametro has appointed a general consultant for the execution of the 29km-long Thane Integral Ring Metro project, officials informed on Tuesday.An infrastructure firm, AECOM, bagged the contract to work as the general consultant for the ambitious project following a bidding process, said officials. “The consultant will be responsible for design review, project…
Bengaluru: Grappling with a sharp escalation in water scarcity across several neighbourhoods as borewells run dry, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has witnessed a steep rise in demand for its ‘Sanchari Cauvery’ tanker service.The initiative, originally launched to curb the influence of private tanker operators, is now emerging as a critical lifeline for…
Vijayawada: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai is likely to get a Rajya Sabha seat from Andhra Pradesh. Out of the four Rajya Sabha positions going vacant in June, the NDA partners are said to have chalked out a seat-sharing formula. TDP president and AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu agreed to give one…
Santiniketan: In Santiniketan, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has done more than alter the electoral roll. It has threatened the identity of indigenous people of the land living here for generations, possibly even before Visva-Bharati was founded. Ashramiks have not been spared either.The deletions have been severe in tribal hamlets surrounding Rabindranath Tagore’s “abode of…
Panaji: Justice Valmiki Menezes of the Bombay high court underscored the vital role of citizens in safeguarding democratic values, stating that the nation is currently “in a state of flux” and requires a strong civil society to navigate challenging times.“Our nation is going through trying times. We are in a state of flux. It’s a…
Ahmedabad: A 77-year-old retired resident of Paldi filed a police complaint alleging he was cheated of Rs 85 lakh on the pretext of a land deal in Dholka. According to the complaint, the man sold his poultry farm near Sanand in 2020. He was later approached by a property broker who suggested he invest the…
Ludhiana: Five men are in hospital after a gang — armed with knives and a newly licensed pistol — turned a hospital car park into a shooting gallery over a petty social snub, of being dropped from a pilgrimage.That grudge sparked a wee-hour chain of violence that started on Tuesday at a wedding and ended…
CHANDIGARH: An operation cell team of Chandigarh Police arrested a wanted criminal after a brief encounter from Sector 25, Chandigarh, in the early hours of Wednesday. The accused sustained bullet injuries in his leg and was admitted at GMSH-16 for treatment.Vikash Sheokand, DSP, Operation Cell, Chandigarh Police, said the accused has been identified as Mukesh…
