Ahmedabad: For ten days, a handwritten note warning of a bomb blast and invoking underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba kept Ahmedabad’s security agencies on the edge. Police examined foreign guests, analysed CCTV footage, scanned digital records and deployed bomb squads — only to discover that the alleged terror threat had originated from…
CHANDIGARH: A gym owner was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants in Haryana’s Hansi on Thursday, police said.The incident occurred near Fawwara Chowk while the victim was conducting an outdoor workout session with a group of young men and women, according to news agency PTI.According to police, the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and opened…
Pune: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday said they will expand their protests to Lucknow, Amritsar, Jaipur and Bengaluru if Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign.After leading a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar last week, Dipke will participate in the CJP’s second protest in Pune on Thursday. They have police clearance for…
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday directed the Lucknow police commissioner to submit a detailed progress report on 34 minor girls who remain untraced, while noting that 227 girls have been recovered over the past six months in the city.The direction came during the hearing of a habeas corpus petition…
State forest minister Sanjay Sharma Jaipur: The state forest department has set up inquiry committees to scrutinise payments for development works carried out in Alwar, Ajmer and Bikaner forest divisions over the past 20 years.The committees were constituted following directions issued on May 19 by state forest minister Sanjay Sharma ordering a probe into payments…
I observe a cluttered laboratory workbench laden with smart meters and accreditation certificates, hinting at compromised oversight. LUCKNOW: The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has clarified in writing that the Hi-Tech Test Laboratory of Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (MVVNL), Lucknow, does not have accreditation or approved scope for testing smart…
Malcolm X (Image: Wikipedia) There is a photograph of Malcolm X that often circulates in books and archives; him mid-speech, eyes sharp, body angled forward slightly as if the words are pulling him ahead of himself. It is not a posture of calm reflection. It is urgency captured in stillness.That sense of urgency runs through…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday struck an unexpectedly upbeat note on inflation, saying that he “loves” it. The response came after fresh data showed that consumer prices in the United States had risen at their fastest annual pace in more than three years. Responding to a reporter’s question about the latest inflation figures released…
The mortal remains of legendary filmmaker Bharathiraja were brought to his hometown of Theni on Thursday morning. Family members, friends, industry colleagues and admirers gathered to pay their final respects to the iconic director.Arrangements have been made for residents from Theni and surrounding regions to offer their condolences before the final rites. The funeral is…
American digital real estate company Opendoor has begun shutting down its India operations, affecting employees who worked for the company in the country.The announcement was made by Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian, who shared an internal note sent to employees. In the message, he said the company had started saying goodbye to its colleagues in India…
