GURGAON: A 29-year-old software engineer with Cognizant died in the early hours of Saturday after his car crashed into a crane allegedly parked on the road without warning signs near Sikanderpur metro station.Abhishek Kumar, who was from Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, was returning to his rented accommodation in DLF Phase-3 when the accident occurred around 1.05am…
KOLKATA: Cops on Saturday recovered the body of South Dum Dum Municipality Trinamool councillor Sanjay Das (49) from his home, with preliminary probe pointing to suicide.It was not immediately known whether the death was in any way linked to the ongoing probes into civic corruption and extortion allegations and the arrests of several Trinamool councillors…
Panaji: At seven infant deaths per thousand live births, Goa, along with Sikkim, has the lowest infant mortality rate (IMR) among all states in India, according to the sample registration system (SRS) data released by the office of the Registrar General of India. The rate is more than three times lower than the national average…
The petition stated that the stepfather’s name was entered in official records without any formal adoption process or legal procedure Ahmedabad: For years, a 20-year-old woman’s school records carried the name of the man who raised her after her mother remarried. But the documents, she told the Gujarat high court, no longer reflect her identity…
According to the complainant, the accused initially confessed to the poisoning when confronted directly, which led the activists to approach law enforcement. Ludhiana: The Salem Tabri police have booked a man from Husainpura village for allegedly poisoning three stray dogs—a female and its two puppies. The accused, identified as Sukhwinder Singh, faces criminal charges under…
Party members said they would continue to raise the issue of fuel prices and inflation Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Congress Saturday held a protest in Maloya against the recent increase in petrol and diesel prices, the third such hike in a short span.Party workers raised slogans and expressed concern over the impact of rising fuel prices…
The March assessment offers an early snapshot of groundwater conditions before the peak summer demand fully sets in Pune: Seven talukas in Maharashtra had already slipped into mild and moderate groundwater stress categories in March this year, well before the onset of peak summer months, a recent assessment by the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency…
Dhubri: Former two-time MLA from Bilasipara (West) in Assam, Ali Akbar Mian, was arrested on Saturday over an alleged social media post on ‘qurbani’ (cow slaughter) and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.Sources said Mian allegedly wrote that if police came or interfered during ‘qurbani’, they would be slaughtered. Sources said he allegedly used indecent words against…
Lucknow: An awareness programme ‘Healing Hearts, Saving Lives’ for suicide prevention among youth in various girls’ and boys’ hostels of the university was organised by Lucknow University’s Institute of Women and Gender Studies on May 21 and 23. The programme was held under the guidance of Lucknow University Vice Chancellor Prof J P Saini and…
Ajmer: The state govt is ready to conduct local and panchayat raj elections, but the decision has to be taken by the election commission, said minister of state for urban development and UDH and self-governance Jhabar Singh Kharra Saturday.“The direction that the Rajasthan High Court has given is to be implemented by the state election…
