MUMBAI: Raigad police apprehended absconding accused Ayush Vicky Sahitya (24), a resident of Ulhasnagar, while he was allegedly fleeing to Goa with two friends in a car on Friday night. The Vanrai police had alerted Raigad police after receiving information that Sahitya was escaping via the Mumbai-Goa highway. Acting on the tip-off, a Poladpur police…
Bengaluru: The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the preventive detention of Kannada actor Ranya Rao, daughter of suspended senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao, and her associate Sahil Sakariya Jain, a Ballari-based gold trader, under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (Cofeposa) Act.According to sources, Ranya’s detention under the Act ends midnight on…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao demanded that the state govt release 1 crore compensation to each victim of the Sigachi explosion without linking it to other benefits such as provident fund (PF). He alleged that the state govt had failed to support the families of the Sigachi Industries fire accident victims, in which 54…
UP eyes solar pushGorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh is accelerating its push to become a hub for clean energy investment, with solar adoption gaining momentum across districts. A pre-event awareness programme for the Uttar Pradesh Energy Expo (UPEX) 2026 was held at Vikas Bhawan in Gorakhpur on Friday.Organised by the UP State Chapter of the PHD Chamber…
Patiala: Patiala Police have arrested a 20-year-old student accused of attempting to murder a fellow student at Punjabi University, and recovered a .32 bore pistol along with live cartridges believed to have been used in the crime. Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Varun Sharma said that the case was traced by a team led…
Pune: The Chandannagar police on Friday arrested a lawyer, his wife and daughter on the charge of bludgeoning the lawyer’s secretary to death.The wife had suspected that the lawyer was in an illicit relationship with his secretary. When the secretary did not return home and her number was not reachable, her husband began searching for…
Lucknow: Students of Lucknow University have raised concerns over the quality of drinking water after videos showing high total dissolved solids (TDS) levels in a few water coolers kept at the campus went viral on social media.Student leaders who recorded the readings using a TDS water tool found levels ranging between 364-588 ppm, which they…
JAISALMER: Candidates from the desert border districts of Barmer and Jaisalmer secured the top two positions in Rajasthan in the RAS Exam-2024 results released by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) on Saturday. Dinesh Vishnoi from Barmer district secured 1st rank, while Veerendra Charan from Jaisalmer district secured 2nd rank. Celebrations were reported in both…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Coimbatore to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party candidates ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, while alleging there is “confusion” between the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Indian National Congress in the state.Speaking to reporters in Udhagamandalam in…
The government has approved a Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a sovereign guarantee fund of Rs 12,980 crore to support maritime insurance amid disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Saturday.The scheme aims to address rising insurance premiums and tighter approvals for shipping cover, which are currently being granted…
