NEW DELHI: The death toll in the Malviya Nagar bed and breakfast fire tragedy rose to 23 on Wednesday night after a Bangladeshi national succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital.The fire broke out at the Flourish Inn hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area on June 3, killing 21 people and injuring…
Representative image created using AI MUMBAI: The Vakola police have registered a case against the supervisor of a construction firm after a labourer died from injuries sustained when an iron rod fell on his head.The complainant, a constable attached to Vakola police station, said that on June 3, while on duty, he received an MLC…
Bengaluru: Familiar woes, but a different address. For thousands of commuters, dodging potholes, skidding on slushy stretches and navigating overflowing sewage on Haralur Main Road are part of daily extreme sports, also called city commuting.The key arterial road, linking Sarjapur Road and Hosur Road in Bengaluru’s bustling tech corridor, continues to pose serious safety risks…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) mayor R Priya on Tuesday directed officials and contractors to expedite a series of civic infrastructure projects in the Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar zone.The mayor visited Mudhalvar Padaipagamon Krishnadas Main Road in Mangalapuram and on Subburayan Street, where she interacted with users and reviewed the available facilities. Following requests from visitors, she…
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court on Wednesday sought responses to a petition filed against Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) for allegedly setting up commercial stalls under and near the metro stations, encroaching on public property, roads and footpaths. The petitioner, B Akhil, a regular metro commuter, alleged that authorities have been active in removing footpath encroachment…
Kolkata: Calling the Messi fiasco at the Salt Lake stadium a “blot” on the city’s image, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday slammed former state sports minister Aroop Biswas’s “close proximity” to football great Lionel Messi. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya did order no coercive action against Biswas till Ag17, in a case filed by event organiser…
VALSAD: A Domino’s Pizza delivery worker allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the 13th floor of the Daman Ganga Building in the New Gujarat Housing Board colony area of Valsad on Sunday.Preliminary information suggests that the man, identified as Manav, was under severe financial distress. Sources told TOI, mounting debts may have contributed to…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Act East” policy, saying it has reshaped the state’s identity “from a mere border area to a strategic gateway and civilisational frontier of India”.In a letter to the Prime Minister on behalf of the people of Arunachal Pradesh, Khandu congratulated Modi on…
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment on Wednesday arrested former Congress MLA from Payagpur in Bahraich, Mukesh Srivastava alias Gyanendra Pratap Srivastava, who is alleged to be the kingpin of the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.The arrest was made by the Vigilance Establishment’s Intelligence/CI Sector team in…
The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday condemned the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman and said efforts were underway to trace three missing Indian crew members.The ministry said 21 of the 24 Indian nationals on board had been rescued, while the Indian Embassy in Muscat was coordinating with Omani…
