Chennai: TVK’s sweep of 14 of the city’s 16 core constituencies was by margins much larger than in the previous election. The narrowest victory margin this time was about 7,000 votes, secured by DMK’s Udhayanidhi Stalin in Chepauk-Triplicane. In 2021, the lowest margin was 137 votes by which DMK won T Nagar. The next lowest…
Hyderabad: Star Health and Allied Insurance on Tuesday said it settled claims worth ₹1,254 crore across 1.8 lakh cases in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in FY26, a 24% increase from ₹1,014 crore in FY25.The insurer said claim volumes in the two states rose 13% year-on-year, from 1.6 lakh to 1.8 lakh. Gross written premium in…
Police said preliminary inquiry suggests the accused may have followed the victim from his warehouse, located about 800 metres from his residence Police said preliminary inquiry suggests the accused may have followed the victim from his warehouse, located about 800 metres from his residence Police said preliminary inquiry suggests the accused may have followed the…
Bikes can be seen locked and abandoned at the stations A locked e-cycle docking station in Film City Bikes can be seen locked and abandoned at the stations A locked e-cycle docking station in Film City Bikes can be seen locked and abandoned at the stations Noida: Noida Authority has decided to revive its e-cycle…
Varanasi: An accused in a case of religious conversion who managed to escape from Kotwali police station during interrogation on Apr 25, Aftab Alam was arrested by police from ring road underpass on Jansa-Lohta road on Monday midnight.ACP (Kotwali), Vijay Pratap on Tuesday said that on the complaint of a woman that after marrying her…
Ahmedabad: A sessions court on Tuesday denied bail to 67-year-old Dashrath Patel, owner of Popular Builders, in a 2022 land fraud case. Patel, currently lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail, is accused of conspiring to forge land records for a 1983 sale deed in Godhavi village.Patel’s counsel argued that the dispute was essentially civil in nature….
Ludhiana: Punjab’s industrial hub has become the third city in the state to launch an Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS), part of a high-tech policing surge designed to halve emergency response times.Director general of police Gaurav Yadav inaugurated the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) at the Ludhiana Police Lines on Tuesday. The facility integrates…
Chandigarh: Following cases of gastrointestinal illnesses and a reported death allegedly linked to watermelon consumption in Mumbai, the UT food safety department released preliminary findings from a citywide investigation.While initial microbial and chemical tests returned negative, health officials remain on high alert as they await final confirmation from state laboratories.The food safety department initiated a…
Pune: Ravet police are searching for a woman from Chinchwad who duped two acquaintances of Rs 7.50 lakh by promising to secure govt jobs for them.A woman from Kiwale has lodged a complaint with the police. The Ravet police have registered a case under Sections 318 (cheating) and 316 (criminal breach of trust) of the…
Guwahati: Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNP&TR) has recorded an unprecedented surge in tourist footfall, with visitor numbers quadrupling during the recently concluded financial year at the Unesco heritage site.Park director Sonali Ghosh said records from 2016-17 to 2025-26 indicate sustained growth in tourism. “The total visitors have increased more than three times in…
