Guwahati: The annual four-day Ambubachi Mela will begin at the Kamakhya temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, on June 22, with the Kamrup (Metro) district administration and the temple management committee finalising preparations.Kabindra Prasad Sarma, bor doloi (head priest) at Kamakhya Temple, said the sanctum sanctorum will remain closed from “9.08 pm on June…
LUCKNOW: Seventeen passengers were injured, two of them critically, after a Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus collided head-on with a truck on the Bahraich-Sitapur route in the early hours of Wednesday. The accident took place near Gadamaar village under the Hardi police station area, triggering a major rescue operation by police and emergency services. According to…
NEW DELHI: A day after Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha was rejected, the Congress is set to file a petition on the Election Commission’s portal on Wednesday.In the event of no response from the poll panel, the party is preparing to move the Supreme Court challenging the decision, news agency ANI reported, citing…
An Indian-origin financier is accused of running a $100 million bank fraud scheme in California. He lived a double life of luxury, intimidation and blackmail, including hosting parties with sex workers and later using those events to pressure attendees, reports the New York Post.44-year-old Mahender Makhijani was arrested on Wednesday after armed federal agents raided…
Several film personalities have been meeting Chief Minister Vijay ever since he assumed office, and the latest to join the list are the actor couple Sneha and Prasanna. The visit quickly grabbed the attention especially because Sneha shares a long association with Vijay on screen. Accompanied by her family, the actress met the Chief Minister…
NEW DELHI: For years, football fans have tried all sorts of ways to predict World Cup winners. Some trusted expert opinions, others believed in superstitions, and many still remember Paul the Octopus, who became famous for correctly predicting match results during the 2010 World Cup.Now, a group of statisticians has used artificial intelligence to make…
The Aqua Line is now witnessing a revival in mobile connectivity, following a breakthrough agreement between the MMRC and telecom companies. MUMBAI: Mobile connectivity has started returning on Mumbai Metro 3’s underground Aqua Line, marking the first visible sign of a breakthrough in the long-running impasse between the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) and telecom…
Bengaluru: A routine night shift turned into a terrifying ordeal for a cab driver after four unidentified men forced their way into his vehicle, robbed him of his mobile phones and drove away with his car on June 1. Cops later traced the vehicle using its GPS location.According to a complaint filed by S Manu,…
Residents gathered outside the Maduravoyal Electricity Board office late into the night following a four-hour power outage, while wiremen inspected distribution boxes and worked to restore electricity supply. Chennai: From lack of sleep to difficulty in cooking, frequent, unannounced and prolonged power cuts over the past 20 days have disrupted the daily routine of residents…
Hyderabad: Ten days after a 36-year-old woman was brutally murdered in IDA Bollaram, police arrested her husband and one of the hired killers, uncovering what they described as a carefully planned conspiracy involving a gang from Bihar.According to IDA Bollaram police, the prime accused, Anil Kumar, allegedly orchestrated the murder of his wife, Mina Devi,…
