New Delhi: A 13-year-old boy drowned while another is missing after the two went bathing in the Yamuna river near Sur Ghat on Tuesday afternoon.Both boys, residents of the area, had parents who work as labourers, police said.According to police, they had gone to the river around 1.30pm with four friends, all under 15. They…
Customs officials apprehended a businessman and a clearing agent in Mumbai for attempting to export a controlled chemical. (Representative image) MUMBAI: The Customs arrested a businessman and a clearing agent for allegedly trying to export a chemical without a prior no objection certificate (NOC) from the Narcotics Commissioner of the Central Bureau of Narcotics.The exporter…
Bengaluru: Women with Parkinson’s disease experience a significantly higher psychosocial burden than men, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans), underscoring the need for gender-sensitive care that goes beyond treating motor symptoms.Titled ‘Differential psychosocial burden in Parkinson’s disease: A gender-based comparison,’ the study was published…
MLAs from three different parties have won in the past three elections in Velachery. It is one of three constituencies in the city where this has happened besides Virugambakkam and Maduravoyal. In 2021, the margin was less than 5,000 votes.Carved out from the Tambaram constituency after the delimitation in 2008, Velachery—which was once a village…
Hyderabad: Former Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, highlighted that structural inequalities shape access to resources and opportunities, and that environmental and developmental challenges disproportionately affect marginalised communities. Citing drought, agrarian distress and extreme climate conditions, he underscored that vulnerability is not incidental but socially produced. Justice Gavai was delivering the inaugural lecture, ‘Sustainable development…
A fire broke out at a slum dwelling in South City 2 area on Monday Gurgaon: A fire that broke out in a vacant plot behind residential houses in South City II on Monday morning spread to nearby flats, damaging stored goods, though no casualties were reported.According to fire officials, the blaze started in shanties…
Kolkata: The max temperature hit 36°C on Tuesday, breaching the normal mark after nine days. “There is about a 50% chance of rain between Thursday and Friday. If it rains, it will be due to local factors like heating and moisture content,” said H R Biswas, RMC Kolkata head. tnn Source link
Noida witnessed massive industrial worker protests over wages, escalating into widespread violence, arson, and vandalism across multiple sectors. NOIDA: A massive industrial workers’ protest over wages brought Noida to a standstill on Monday, spiralling into widespread violence, arson and vandalism across multiple sectors, even as authorities alleged the involvement of “outsiders”, flagged a possible larger…
Panaji: Within hours of facing criticism from tourism minister Rohan Khaunte over alleged inaction against touts along the coastal belt, Goa police on Tuesday said it continues to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against touting and illegal roadside activities. Police said 228 touts were booked in the first quarter of the year.Goa Police said touting, harassment…
Boatmen violating safety norms face action Varanasi: Following the Mathura boat capsize tragedy that claimed 15 lives, Varanasi police have cracked down on illegal boat operations on Ganga ghats in Dashashwamedh and Bhelupur areas on Sunday evening. Several boatmen faced the heat — six boats were seized, several challans were issued, and FIRs were lodged…
