New Delhi: At Delhi’s Women Helpline 181, distress comes in many forms. A woman calls after being assaulted by her husband. Another says her in-laws forced her out of the house. A college student reports online blackmail. Increasingly, women are dialling the helpline not during moments of violence alone, but when relationships, homes and mental…
Mumbai: The Central govt has told the Bombay high court that Agniveers are not similarly placed as regular soldiers and hence cannot be given posthumous pensionary benefits.The Centre’s affidavit in reply was filed to a petition by Jyothibai Naik, mother of Agniveer Murali Naik, who was killed on May 9, 2025, during Operation Sindoor. She…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Integrated Rail Infrastructure Development Enterprises Ltd (Bi-RIDE) issued a work order to Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, for supply of 153 air-conditioned broad-gauge Metro-type coaches for Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP). Bi-RIDE is a subsidiary of K-RIDE (Rail Infrastructure Development Company Karnataka Ltd).The coaches directly procured from ICF Chennai will be deployed for…
Kolkata: New CM Suvendu Adhikari may stay in one of the quarters on the Lok Bhavan premises, amid heightened security considerations, sources in the administration said. This is in addition to the Soujanya complex in Alipore, which is also under consideration for the CM’s residence.“The CM currently stays in a flat in Chinar Park but…
An official from the district administration said the demands raised by the activists would be examined Noida: Social activist Chaudhary Praveen Bhartiya on Monday began an indefinite hunger strike outside the collectorate in Surajpur, demanding immediate steps to protect the environment and curb indiscriminate groundwater extraction.About 40 people gathered to protest as part of the…
Hosts China trounced India 3-0 at the Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium, Suzhou, on Monday Panaji: Four India teams made it to the continental championships, providing fans with hope that at least one of them could break the jinx and become the first to qualify for the World Cup on sporting merit. In the end, it…
A file image of the Jagannath rath yatra in Ahmedabad’s Dhal ni Pol. The AMC has issued notices to owners and tenants of old and delapidated buildings along the route that can pose a hazard for people gathering on them to watch the procession Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has initiated action concerning dangerous…
Chandigarh: A special PMLA court in Panchkula on Monday remanded former bank employees Rishav Rishi and Abhay Kumar — alleged prime accused in the Rs 590 crore bank scam involving govt funds — in 10-day Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody.Rishav and Abhay were brought to court on production warrants. While seeking custody, ED prosecutor informed the…
Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Monday flagged off the first batch of 144 Mizoram youths selected for the 166 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army (Home & Hearth), Assam.The batch includes 135 males and nine females, and will leave for Shillong on May 15 for training-related formalities ahead of the start of training next month.Addressing the event,…
People rest under shadow of trees at Ramniwas Bagh in Jaipur Monday Jaipur: Heatwave conditions intensified across Rajasthan Monday, particularly in the western districts, with Barmer emerging as the hottest place in the country with a scorching maximum temperature of 47.3°C. Jaipur recorded a maximum temperature of 39.9°C.The national heat bulletin of the India Meteorological…
