Preparations for the Prophet’s birthday celebrations at Mohammed Ali Rd Tushar Gandhi, activist and great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has globe-trotted, visiting monuments, museums, mausoleums and places of worship. But his visit to the iconic Juma Masjid near Crawford Market this past week, he says, was different. Getting a guided tour of the 250-year-old mosque built…
Chennai: A 37-year-old contract worker was buried alive when one side of a 10ft-deep pit caved in during sewage work at Gramam Street in Thiruvottiyur early Saturday.The deceased, Bhoominathan of Tiruvannamalai district, was among four workers digging a sewage tank meant for four houses in the locality.Around 4am, Bhoominathan was inside the pit, removing soil…
Hyderabad: Chief Justice of Telangana high court Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh on Saturday said adjudicatory bodies must strike a balance between regulatory autonomy, specialised expertise and judicial accountability, while ensuring that neither adjudication substitutes regulation nor regulatory decisions escape effective judicial scrutiny.Addressing a seminar on ‘Mechanisms for resolution of disputes in airport tariffs, telecom, broadcasting…
Coffins being put in an ambulance Kolkata: Coffins containing bodies of six of the seven Bangladeshi nationals killed in the Free School Street lodge fire crossed the border and reached the neighbouring country on Saturday evening.The bodies of five victims — Babu Ahmed (37), a cosmetics trader from Savar; and four others from a same…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has directed that the first wife of a deceased govt employee and his child begotten from his second wife be entitled to 50 per cent each of his family pension. The HC directed that pension under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 be paid in proportion of 50 per…
Varanasi: Three people died while one got critically ill after inhaling toxic gas in Kidhira village of Chandauli district on Saturday. The incident took place when they entered a well to retrieve a submersible pump for repair.Villagers said that four people entered a well after a submersible pump installed inside the well got dysfunctional. However,…
Clash between children leads to confrontation between parents Ahmedabad: A minor quarrel between two children in a society in Tragad escalated when one spat on the other, prompting a confrontation between their parents and a complaint at the Sabarmati police station. A 47-year-old man, a software engineer, alleged in his complaint that a child’s mother…
Mohali: A husband and wife died after allegedly consuming a poisonous substance at their paying guest accommodation in Zirakpur on Friday night. A seven-page suicide note recovered from the spot allegedly accuses a travel agent of cheating them of Rs 36 lakh on the pretext of sending them abroad.The deceased have been identified as Gagandeep…
A pothole-ridden road in Chakan Pune: As many as 152 commuters, mostly employees travelling to and from the Chakan industrial belt, have died in fatal road accidents since 2024, according to an internal report prepared by the traffic department of the Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate.The highest number of fatal crashes have been reported on the…
Shillong: Army and Rapid Action Force (RAF) conducted a flag march in Shillong on Saturday to build confidence among residents after violence and vandalism in the Meghalaya capital.Security measures have been stepped up in the hill city following violence during a bike rally organised by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Aug 19 to press…
