Chennai: A man died while trying to rescue his brother’s family from electrocution at their residence in Gummidipoondi SIPCOT, near Chennai, on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as R Nagarajan (37), a native of Gorimedu. Police said Nagarajan and his elder brother, R Sekar (40), were construction workers and lived with their families in adjacent…
ED launches laundering probe into ₹1,500cr hydroponic ganja racket Hyderabad: Enforcement Directorate has stepped into the battle against organised drug trafficking, launching a money laundering investigation into major narcotics cases, including an international hydroponic ganja syndicate that allegedly smuggled drugs worth nearly ₹1,500 crore into India over the past three years.The agency has registered an…
Kolkata: A complaint has been filed at Rabindranagar PS in South 24 Parganas against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and 10 others. Complainant Malati Biswas claims “improper treatment” at a Sebaashray camp led to the loss of her left leg.According to the complaint, the woman, suffering from osteoarthritis, had gone to a Sebaashray camp in Maheshtala…
Pune: A Khelo India badminton gold medallist, an outstanding medical student and now an officer in the Indian Air Force, Flying Officer Ananya Phadke has seamlessly combined sporting excellence, academic achievement and dream to serve for the nation.She emerged as the best all-round graduate of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) and was awarded the…
Dibrugarh: Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) signed an MoU with Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL) on Thursday.Signed at BCPL’s Lepetkata premises, the agreement enables IGGL to share the Right of Use (RoU) of BCPL’s pipeline for the proposed Duliajan Feeder Pipeline, supporting faster and more efficient gas infrastructure development.The MoU was signed by Sitangshu…
A Maharajganj court has sentenced Ram Prasad Prajapati to a rigorous life term after determining his guilt in the murder of a Dalit youth dating back six years MAHARAJGANJ: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district has sentenced a 60-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering a Dalit youth in 2019 over an alleged…
Excerpts from the interview.Q: What was the genesis of this book? Assa Doron: Alex and I have been working in India for around two decades and we’ve done collaborative research before on different aspects of health and public health in India. I did a book with professor Robin Jeffrey called ‘Waste of a Nation’. I…
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani buys one of the most expensive real estates in Europe One of Europe’s most famous private estates has entered a new chapter after being bought by one of Qatar’s wealthiest royal figures. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the billionaire former Prime Minister of Qatar,…
Rajpal Yadav shares first Instagram post featuring Akshay Kumar after Delhi High Court upholds conviction in cheque bounce case Rajpal Yadav has shared his first Instagram post after the Delhi High Court upheld his conviction in a cheque bounce case, sentencing him to three months’ imprisonment. Interestingly, the actor’s latest social media update is a…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Portugal have appointed experienced coach Jorge Jesus as their new national team manager after their disappointing FIFA World Cup campaign ended with a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the Round of 16. The 71-year-old replaces Roberto Martinez, who parted ways with the Portuguese Football Federation just two days…
