Bengalureans continued to gather at Freedom Park Tuesday to oppose SIR and condemn the detention of activists in the country Bengaluru: The protesters detained Monday while attempting to march to the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office to submit a memorandum opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka have submitted the memorandum…
Hyderabad: Residents of Vatvarlapally village in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve staged a blockade of the Hyderabad-Srisailam highway on Tuesday, accusing forest officials of stalling govt-approved development works and pressuring them to relocate from the village.Raising slogans of “No relocation, we want development,” the protesters demanded that they be allowed to continue living in their native…
Gurgaon: A 10-year-old boy and a 45-year-old scrap shop worker were killed after an unidentified vehicle allegedly hit their two-wheeler near Sector 99 under Dwarka Expressway early Tuesday.The boy, Amjad, son of scrap dealer Ghulamuddin, was from Bareilly, UP. The other victim, Shahadat, also from UP, worked at Ghulamuddin’s scrap shop beneath Dwarka Expressway.According to…
Kone global president and CEO Philippe Delorme Kolkata: Kone Elevator India plans to double its connected elevators in India from 50,000 to 1 lakh within a year to minimise downtime and prevent passengers from being trapped in non-functional lifts. Currently, 30% of its India portfolio — around 50,000 lifts — are connected and remotely controlled.Kone…
Ghaziabad: A special Pocso court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000, pronouncing him guilty of raping his minor stepdaughter.While declaring the quantum of the sentence for the offence under Section 5(i)/6 Pocso Act for causing aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a minor, additional sessions…
Ponda: Vendors of Palika Bazaar refused to shift to a temporary location arranged by the Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) and insisted they be accommodated in and around the market complex.At least 50 vendors, including Gharu Sawant, Shambhu Naik and Sandesh Naik met Bhimnath Khorjuvekar, chief officer of Ponda municipality, with their request.Vendors said some vendors…
Varanasi: With the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections on the horizon, the BJP is set to kickstart its organisational preparations with a two-day joint training camp for 266 assembly in-charges and vistaraks from the Kashi and Gorakhpur regions in Varanasi from Wednesday. BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, national general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in…
Ahmedabad: Navratri celebrations across the world are bringing together Gujaratis, professionals, students and Indian families, with some participants even travelling for hours to enjoy fun-filled nights of garba and raas. Temples and cultural organisations are hosting programmes for all nine nights, while popular artistes are drawing larger crowds during weekend events. From New Jersey and…
Karan SharmaLudhiana: For years, Aishwin Kaur dreamt of standing on an international podium with the Tricolour flying high above her. In Malaysia this week, that dream came true.The 20-year-old table tennis player from Ludhiana returned from the Asia Pacific Deaf Multi-Sport Championship 2026 with an impressive haul of four medals, including two gold and two…
Chandigarh: Observing “complete red-tapism and inaction”, the Punjab and Haryana high court has proposed imposing costs of Rs 10 lakh each on the offices of the Director General, Department of Town and Country Planning, and the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), to be deposited with the Poor Patient Welfare Fund at the Postgraduate Institute of…
