A file photo of the fire at Shivshakti Textile Market Surat: Repeated fire incidents, many suspected to have been triggered by short circuits, have pushed Surat’s powerful textile trade into a citywide safety overhaul, with plans to survey electrical systems in 240 markets housing around 1.5 lakh shops to prevent future disasters.Surat’s textile markets have…
Dimapur: Kohima senior SP Krodi Rhetso on Tuesday said adequate police personnel have been deployed to ensure the safety of stranded drivers as a large number of heavy vehicles remain stranded along NH-2 in Kohima district due to the ongoing economic blockades imposed by both the Kukis and the Nagas in Manipur.He appealed to the…
Lucknow: Keeping in mind peak summer heat, organisers of several bhandaras across the city offered devotees and passersby cooling beverages and light meals, on the fourth Bada Mangal on Tuesday.At a bhandara near the Lete Hue Hanumanji Temple, ORS drink, lassi and shikanji were served instead of cooked meals or snacks. Organiser Riddhi Gaur said…
Rajkot: A man and his son-in-law from Bhavnagar lost a total of Rs 1.22 lakh after downloading a fake streaming app that promised free access to movies, web series and TV channels.According to a complaint filed at the cyber crime police station, 57-year-old grocery store owner Paresh Kuvarani came across an Instagram advertisement on May…
Jaipur: Concerned over sanitation and waste management in Jaipur, the Rajasthan High Court has directed municipal authorities to ensure that sanitation workers perform only the duties for which they were appointed and stressed that similar cleanliness measures should be implemented across Rajasthan.The court further asked GS Gill, additional advocate general, to finalise similar instructions for…
A masked assailant entered a supermarket in the US state of Virginia and shot dead Meghna Patel, a 47-year-old from Gujarat employed at the store, during a suspected robbery attempt.Shot at close range, Meghna succumbed to injuries before help could arrive. A native of Jantral village in Mehsana district, she had been living in the…
Five Guys CEO Jerry Murrell admitted to giving a $1.5 million bonus to workers as he did not want to get shot. Jerry Murrell, the CEO of Five Guys, a fast-food chain, gave a $1.5 million bonus to employees across the stores. But the reason was not what one might have been expecting. The CEO…
LONDON: Temperature records toppled as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe on Tuesday, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down. London recorded a rare “tropical night”, defined as one in which the temperature does not fall…
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is currently busy shooting for her much-awaited film Varanasi in Hyderabad, but the actor recently took a break from work to spend quality time with Namrata Shirodkar and daughter Sitara Ghattamaneni. The trio was spotted at AMB Cinemas, owned by superstar Mahesh Babu, and photos from their visit have now gone viral…
NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stormed into their second straight IPL final with a crushing 92-run win over Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 at Dharamsala on Tuesday.RCB captain Rajat Patidar led the charge with an unbeaten 93 off just 33 balls as Bengaluru posted a huge 254 for five after being asked…
