Manhattan high-rise evacuated as officials warn of potential collapse A high-rise under construction in Manhattan was evacuated on Tuesday after structural columns buckled and bricks fell onto the street, prompting officials to warn that the building remains unstable and at risk of a localized collapse. The 37-storey former Pfizer headquarters, currently being converted into luxury…
Long before he became one of Hindi cinema’s most celebrated filmmakers, Mahesh Bhatt went through a deeply transformative spiritual phase as a follower of godman Rajneesh, popularly known as Osho. His association with the Pune-based guru eventually came to an abrupt end, triggering a bitter fallout that his daughter, Pooja Bhatt, still vividly remembers.Pooja recalled…
Egypt’s Yasser Ibrahim (2) celebrates scoring his side’s opening opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser) Egypt defender Yasser Ibrahim gave the Pharaohs a dream start against Argentina in their FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash,…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has flagged the “gross wastage of public resources” as expensive medical equipment lies defunct and unused, and ordered an audit across all Delhi govt hospitals for an inventory of such products.The court stepped in after Delhi State Cancer Institute confirmed that PET Cyclotron equipment, used for PET scans, is inoperative…
Navi Mumbai: The Ransai Dam in Uran, operated by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), began overflowing, and the water cut for Uran township residents was withdrawn with immediate effect.The dam catered around 35 million litres per day (MLD) of water to Uran town, ONGC, defence facilities, JNPT, Nhava Sheva, and 22 gram panchayats in…
Madikeri: For 10 agonising minutes on Monday morning, Sai Charan and Ganesh Nayak stared directly at death. Stranded on a slippery rock in the middle of a roaring Mallalli falls, the two Bengaluru students could only watch as a sudden wall of water from an upstream check dam threatened to sweep them away.What began as…
2 women held in Chennai for ganja smuggling at court Chennai: Two 25-year-old women were arrested for attempting to hand over a packet of ganja to a Goondas Act detainee on the Chennai Collectorate premises on Rajaji Road. Police said the women tried to smuggle ganja to a prisoner, Manikandan, 35, who has been lodged…
The injured, identified as Aman, a resident of Kirti Nagar, and Prince, a resident of Gandhi Nagar, were admitted to a government hospital. KURUKSHETRA: An alleged arms supplier linked to the Gandhi Nagar firing case in Kurukshetra was injured in a police encounter after he allegedly attempted to escape from custody late Monday night. The…
Kolkata: Queries on Annapurna Yojana dominated the direct phone-based grievance system between citizens and the state urban development and municipal affairs minister that got underway on Tuesday. The programme, called ‘Mukho Mukhi’, allows people to call minister Agnimitra Paul directly about civic problems.However, with most Kolkatans unable to get through due to a last-minute change…
Jaipur: The health department’s food safety team Tuesday seized 53,256 cans of Red Bull Energy Drink from a warehouse of Adarsh Associate in the VKI Road No 1 area.Food Safety and Drug Control commissioner Dr T Shubhamangala said officials collected samples of the caffeinated beverage under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act during the…
