New Delhi: Even local faults in one phase of the electricity distribution network often lead to blackouts across an entire neighbourhood, affecting all phases and thousands of consumers. However, this situation has changed in parts of the city due to the introduction of hotline maintenance — an advanced live-line repair practice being adopted in the…
Mumbai: Eleven days and 54 tests later, forensic laboratories in Kalina have found that rat poison in the watermelon killed four members of the Dokadia family in Bhendi Bazaar’s Pydhonie area.Senior forensic officials from state forensic labs (FSL) said that zinc phosphide (rat poison) was found within the fruit as well as the viscera (internal…
Bengaluru: The final edition of Happy Streets by The Times of India in Nandini Layout is set to take place this Sunday, marking the close of a spirited run that has brought residents together over the past weeks. The stretch near Oxford Secondary School will once again transform into a lively, vehicle-free zone, inviting the…
Chennai: A 31-year-old man was arrested for secretly filming a woman inside a restroom with his mobile phone at a house in Guindy on Wednesday.The victim, a 23-year-old woman from Coimbatore, was working at a private firm in Chennai, and staying with friends in Guindy.On Wednesday morning the woman entered the bathroom and saw the…
Spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace HYDERABAD: Skyroot Aerospace, which is gearing up to launch India’s first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 into space, has become India’s first spacetech unicorn with its latest funding round of around $60 million (Rs 568 crore) for a valuation of $1.1 billion.With its second pre-series C funding round, Skyroot also becomes Hyderabad’s…
The development comes at a time when Gurgaon continues to remain one of the country’s most active real estate markets Gurgaon: Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (H-Rera) has approved 35 real estate projects worth nearly ₹27,000 crore between Jan and April 2026, reaffirming the city’s position as a leading real-estate market.According to the Authority, the…
Kolkata: “Didi, you have not lost,” said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee while visiting her Kalighat residence on Thursday and accused BJP and the Election Commission of orchestrating a “multi-layered mafia-style” electoral manipulation in Bengal, alleging that the “Uttar Pradesh model” of rigging had been replicated in the state assembly…
Akasa and Air India Express are expected to open bookings soon Noida: Ticket sales opened for Noida International Airport (IATA code DXN) on Thursday, with IndiGo the first carrier to start bookings. IndiGo will operate 16 routes from the airport, five of which will begin in June and the rest in July.On June 15, when…
Margao: The removal of hazardous waste from the Cuncolim industrial estate, which began on May 2, has hit a roadblock as residents of Curchorem have begun stopping trucks transporting waste through populated areas of the town. The reasons cited were overloading, absence of required permits, and risk of spillage. Locals have warned of launching an…
Ahmedabad: Two textile traders have been accused of duping a fabric company from Ahmedabad of over Rs 71 lakh. The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the city crime branch registered a complaint of cheating and breach of trust against the two on Thursday.According to the complaint filed by an accounts assistant of a private textile…
