New Delhi: In northwest Delhi’s Samaypur Badli, a man allegedly plotted a robbery targeting his own brother-in-law, believing he was carrying a bag full of cash, only to later find it was empty.The incident took place on May 21 when Sharad Kumar Thakur, who works at an auto spare parts shop in Kashmere Gate and…
When Dapurmal village’s rainwater source dries up each summer, women and girls trek 8km through steep terrain to collect their pots of water Shahapur: The hilltop village of Dapurmal — a remote adivasi hamlet of around 325 people perched above Upper Vaitarna dam in Thane district’s Shahapur taluka, around 120km from Mumbai — will finally…
Bengaluru: Barring a last-minute surprise, chief minister Siddaramaiah is set to resign Thursday, ending a political journey that saw him serve more than eight years and 12 days as Karnataka chief minister across two terms, surpassing the record of his mentor and backward class champion D Devaraj Urs. A senior official at Karnataka Lok Bhavan…
Chennai: An elderly couple suffered severe burn injuries after a domestic LPG gas cylinder caught fire inside their house in Pulianthope on Tuesday night.The victims — Devaraj, 74, a retired Chennai Corporation sanitary worker, and his wife Muniyammal, 70, a domestic helper — were admitted to KMC Hospital for treatment.Police said the couple lived alone…
Hyderabad: In an era where students are no longer limiting themselves to engineering and medicine, choosing a career has become both exciting and overwhelming. From artificial intelligence (AI) and business analytics to psychology, sustainability and fintech, students today are exposed to an ever-expanding universe of opportunities — but with that abundance comes confusion, anxiety and…
The deceased, identified as Somvati alias Sonam, was found dead at her in-laws’ residence in Jaidev Colony Part 2, Pataudi Jatoli Mandi Gurgaon: A 25-year-old woman died allegedly by suicide at her matrimonial home in Pataudi on Tuesday. Police have registered a dowry death case against her husband and four others based on a complaint…
Swarupnagar: The queue of Bangladeshis looking to return to their homeland has been steadily increasing at the Bithari-Hakimpur border checkpost in North 24 Parganas, with dozens adding to the numbers even on Wednesday. Such has been the rush that three holding centres have been set up in Swarupnagar’s Tetulia, Charghat and Media, said sources. Many…
Noida: The city e-bus service will begin operations from June 15, the same day the first commercial flights will take off from Noida International Airport. The announcement was made on Wednesday during a review meeting by Noida Authority and UPSRTC.In a separate meeting in Lucknow, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to ensure the…
Colva/Mapusa: With the tourism season drawing to a close, over 353 govt-allocated beach shacks across Goa are set to shut operations by May 31, ending the annual shack season that began in Sep. The closure, enforced since the 1970s, is a precautionary measure ahead of the monsoon.Shack owners across both South and North Goa described…
Varanasi: Mugalsarai police of Chandauli district on Wednesday arrested four individuals aged between 19 and 21 years, accused of allegedly looting a man of Rs 1.34 lakh on May 21 near Chaurhat.The police identified the accused as Aryan Shrivastava, Shivang Pandey, Mohammad Tariq Ansari, and Dev Sarkar alias Dayal.According to police, the accused looted Mehtab…
