Mumbai: Two passengers were injured — one of them critically — after flying debris and a 3m-long iron rod from ongoing railway work struck a moving Kasara-bound local on Wednesday afternoon, in a shocking incident that has exposed serious lapses in safety practices by the engineering wing of Central Railway.Following the incident, three staffers from…
Bengaluru: From big cities to small towns, Karnataka’s seven SSLC toppers share a common thread — discipline, consistency, and strong family and teacher support. Their stories, spanning diverse backgrounds, underline how focus, clear goals, and steady effort can overcome constraints and turn ambition into exceptional academic success.Dhanush Sudhir Mysore, Poorna Prajna Education Centre (Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru)Consistent…
Chennai: A space industry body has urged the government to provide policy support and financial incentives to nurture the nascent orbital servicing ecosystem in the country. A report by the Indian Space Association (ISpA) and OrbitAID Aerospace, a startup working on extending satellite life, has called for a production-linked incentive programme, procurement commitments from strategic…
Hyderabad: Donald Trump on Thursday found himself at the receiving end of some sharp satire — all the way from Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, home to the local Iranian consulate. Taking an acidic swipe at the US President for his recent post on the social media platform Truth Social, the consulate set off a full…
Six injections from the seized batch were supplied to a dealer in Hyderabad Gurgaon: The drugs control department has widened its probe into distribution of fake Mounjaro injections after confirming that some of them had already been sent out of NCR before the seizure last week.According to officials, six injections from the batch were supplied…
Kolkata: Calcutta University has urged colleges to hold online classes until the election results are declared, as many affiliated colleges have been occupied by central forces or are being used for poll preparations.The notice, signed by Diptendu Chatterjee, acting inspector of colleges, said, “All undergraduate classes in colleges and institutes specially occupied by central forces…
The fire broke out at a 20th-floor flat in Ajnara Gen-X on Tuesday Ghaziabad: The fire department has marked 42 buildings, including residences, hospitals and hotels, ‘unsafe’ after they were found not complying with fire safety norms.In verification drives from 2017 to 2026, the department had found around 51 buildings were flouting safety norms. It…
FC Goa are on a high after winning two games in a row, including one against unbeaten Mumbai City Panaji: Manolo Marquez remains uncomfortable with numbers and what it broadly conveys, so when a question cropped up about FC Goa’s two wins in a row and NorthEast United’s one point from last four games, the…
Varanasi: A grand religious ceremony was organised in the early morning hours at the ghat of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Lalita Ghat), in accordance with Vedic traditions and with utmost devotion and reverence on the auspicious occasion of Ganga Saptami on Thursday.The temple trust organised a formal worship and prayer of Maa Ganga as per…
Ahmedabad: Gopi Chandan, the distinct yellowish soil from Gopi Talav, a lake located about 20km from Dwarka town, has been venerated by devotees of Lord Krishna since time immemorial. Legend has it that the gopis — the milkmaids of Vrindavan — travelled to Dwarka to meet Lord Krishna and were ultimately assimilated into the very…
