Pune: Tender coconut prices have climbed sharply across the city this summer owing to lesser availability and higher demand. Vendors expect the prices to increase further owing to the recent hike in diesel prices.“Coconuts available in the market are expensive and the quality is not so great. The vendor who delivers to my house charges…
Murder accused carrying Rs 10,000 reward nabbed Surat: In a breakthrough in a 17-year-old murder-robbery case, the Surat prevention of crime branch (PCB) arrested a 37-year-old man from Ahmedabad, who allegedly spent years moving from state to state to evade capture. The accused had been absconding since 2009, prompting the Bhavnagar district superintendent of police…
Dimapur: Nagaland governor Nand Kishore Yadav on Monday reviewed the current status of school education in the state, including governance structures, student enrolment trends, teacher strength and key initiatives aimed at improving learning outcomes and strengthening the education system.Chairing a high-level review meeting on the progress and performance of the school education department at the…
Lucknow: Police in Rae Bareli, Unnao, Hardoi and Lakhimpur Kheri conducted coordinated crackdowns on hardened criminals, leading to multiple arrests after separate encounters.Senior officers said local police, Special Operations Groups (SOG), SWAT teams and surveillance units carried out joint operations. Illegal firearms, live cartridges, looted jewellery, motorcycles, mobile phones and cash linked to robbery and…
Large-scale tree felling had been going on for three to four weeks Rajkot: A major case of illegal tree felling has come to light in Bhavnagar district, raising serious concerns about wildlife habitat destruction. Around 1,700 trees were allegedly felled and taken away from the Rajasthali vidi (forest grassland reserve) over several weeks.Forest department officials…
Jaipur: Two separate late-night road accidents in Jaipur Sunday claimed the lives of a woman lecturer and a hotel operator, raising concerns over overspeeding in the city.In the first incident, Bhawna Vashisht, 40, a lecturer, was killed in a hit-and-run case while she was out on a post-dinner walk with her husband in Jagatpura area.According…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court seems split on the issue of bail and right to liberty, enshrined as a fundamental right. An SC bench Monday expressed “serious reservations” on the court’s verdict denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, saying it didn’t follow a larger bench judgment — which is “law of the land” and…
An active shooter was reported at a mosque in San Diego (Photo: Fox News) An active shooter was reported at the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday as helicopter footage revealed that at least one person in a tactical vest appeared to have been shot. Hundreds of police vehicles lined up outside the center only…
Bharti Airtel has overtaken HDFC Bank to become India’s second most valuable listed company by market capitalisation, underlining the sharp re-rating in telecom stocks and changing investor preferences on Dalal Street, according to an ET report.Bharti Airtel shares rose more than 2 per cent to Rs 1,943 on the BSE, pushing the company’s market capitalisation…
Tom Kane, best known for voicing Professor Utonium in the beloved animated series The Powerpuff Girls, has passed away at the age of 64. The veteran voice actor’s death was confirmed by TMZ through his representative.According to his representative, Zach McGinnis, Tom Kane died due to complications arising from the stroke he suffered in 2020….
