CHENNAI: TVK MLA JCD Prabhakar was elected as the speaker of the 17th Tamil Nadu legislative assembly on Tuesday. He was accompanied by TVK founder and chief minister C Joseph Vijay.As no other nominations were filed for the post, Prabhakar was elected unopposed.Prabhakar, who represents the Thousand Lights constituency in Chennai, submitted his nomination papers…
HYDERABAD: Telangana is witnessing a worrying rise in suicides linked to mental illness, with the latest NCRB 2024 data showing that nearly two people die by suicide every day in the state due to mental healthrelated causes — roughly one death every nine hours.The state recorded 951 suicides linked to mental illness, including 573 men,…
The new state govt is set to take up one of the state’s most politically sensitive employee issues next week, with chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announcing that the cabinet will discuss DA arrears and the implementation of the 7th pay commission at its May 18 meeting. Adhikari said the govt’s second cabinet meeting…
Ahmedabad: More than six weeks after a bomb threat email triggered panic at Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Ltd (GujSAIL) and prompted intensive security checks at Ahmedabad airport premises, the Cyber Crime Branch has arrested a 40-year-old Hansol businessman for allegedly sending the threatening message, officers said on Monday.The accused, Bhavesh Patel, a resident of…
Chief Electoral Officer Prerna Puri chairs a review meeting with election officials to assess preparedness for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Chandigarh. Chandigarh: Nearly 70% of electors in Chandigarh have already been mapped during the pre-revision phase of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials said.Chief electoral officer Prerna…
Pune: Parvati police have arrested two men for damaging two tempos and setting a house ablaze in the Taware Colony area of Aranyeshwar around 2am on Monday after picking a quarrel with local residents.Senior inspector Rajendra Sahane of Parvati police told TOI, “We have arrested Rupesh Khade (24) and Mubarak Wasim Khan (25), both residents…
According to police, Shoaib Akhtar, is a native of Gonda district and runs a barber’s shop at Chhathamil Crossing on Raitha Road.According to the complaint lodged by the 15-year-old girl on Sunday, the accused contacted her on Instagram about two years ago, introducing himself as “Saurabh Singh.” Police said he gradually gained her trust and…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against Samajwadi Party MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi at Kotwali Nagar police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district on Tuesday, over derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.According to news agency PTI, the case was filed on the complaint of BJP leader Satyendra Pratap Gupta following controversial comments made…
Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose lifelong quest for the rare and the beautiful ended in a global health emergency, has been identified as patient zero in the deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, according to Argentine authorities.Authorities believe the 70-year-old and his wife, Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, contracted…
The United States and the United Kingdom on Monday announced seperate sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on Iran by targeting individuals, companies and networks accused of facilitating oil sales, financial transactions and “hostile activities”.The US measures focus on disrupting Iran’s oil exports to China and cutting off funding linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,…
