Ahmedabad: It was of deja vu for a Vejalpur family on Friday after a 20-year-old college student died in a road accident nearly a decade after her father was killed in a similar manner.Kavya Pandya, a BSc IT student at Rai University, was crushed to death by a speeding dumper truck near Azadnagar bus stop…
Chandigarh: With outstanding arrears of Rs 8,200 crores, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam are pressing the case for fuel surcharge adjustments on electricity consumers across the state.Notably, in a bid to recover a total of over Rs 2,500 crore, the companies have proposed a FSA of 47 paisa per…
Pune: The IITM, in collaboration with the IMD among others, has developed an artificial intelligence-powered forecast system that can predict the onset of monsoon at the local-level up to four weeks in advance.The Local Monsoon Onset Forecasting System — launched recently — has been designed as a probabilistic forecast platform. It combines artificial intelligence, weather…
Agartala: The Tripura high court has ordered the formation of an SIT to probe allegations of assault, corruption, misconduct, and biased investigation involving police personnel at the East Agartala Police Station, after finding apparent lapses in the initial investigation.The order came in response to a writ petition filed by Ratna Roy, a resident of Dhaleswar,…
Rajkot: Three men have been arrested and a fourth is absconding after an unidentified man was beaten to death in Khokhari village of Paddhari taluka in rural Rajkot, allegedly over false suspicions that he was part of a ‘child-lifting’ gang.Paddhari police arrested Bhikhu Jadeja, Jigar Jadeja and Raghu Sitapara, while a search is on for…
Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot Jaipur: Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Friday criticised the BJP-led central govt over rising petrol and diesel prices, calling its policies “anti-poor and anti-middle class.” He claimed that, despite lower international crude oil prices, the govt failed to alleviate the financial burden on citizens.Gehlot noted that while the BJP…
SC’s Ayodhya verdict reveals ‘deeply majoritarian politics has penetrated legal validation”, says Jamiat report (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Noting that the Madhya Pradesh High Court order declaring the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar district a temple only validates the fears and concerns that they have raised all along since the 2019 Ayodhya verdict, the…
Donald Trump departing from China (Image/AP) US staff and members of the travelling press accompanying President Donald Trump reportedly dumped all materials handed out by Chinese officials before boarding Air Force One on Friday.The move came as Trump concluded his high-profile two-day visit to Beijing after meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.According to the White…
MUMBAI: Rapido, which rivals Uber and Ola in India’s ride-hailing market, has raised a fresh $240 million in funding led by Dutch technology investor Prosus at a valuation of $3 billion, higher than its last valuation of $2.3 billion it attained when Swiggy sold its stake in the startup in a secondary transaction in September…
Celina Jaitly shared a heartfelt note for her close friend Preity Zinta after joining her in Dharamsala to cheer for Punjab Kings. The emotional post comes at a difficult time for Celina, days after Mumbai Police registered an FIR against her husband Peter Haag following her domestic violence allegations.Sharing photos from the match night, Celina…
