Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday reserved its order on two PILs alleging 397 crore corruption in the procurement of transformers for Tangedco when V Senthilbalaji was the state electricity minister. Concluding the final hearing, the first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan reserved its orders.The case pertains to…
Hyderabad: The case involving five boxes of jewellery of Nawab Zaheer Yar Jung, which came to light following a recent police complaint by a Hyderabad businessman, continues to be the longest-fought legal battle involving the former nobility of Hyderabad. Zaheer Yar Jung was the last Amir or head of the Asman Jahi Paigah nobility.The legal…
Kolkata: Days before polls, Smriti Irani handed out ‘Matri Shakti Bhorosa Cards’—linked to BJP’s Rs 3,000-a-month promise for women—to five party workers, prompting Trinamool to question the timing.Explaining why she was distributing these cards before the elections, Irani said: “It was a symbolic handover. The card is a template. The idea is that with the…
Calangute: Calangute police on Tuesday evening launched a special drive against touts in Calangute and Baga, arresting 13 individuals, each fined Rs 5,000 under the Tourist Trade (Prevention of Unlawful Activities) Act. The crackdown follows two viral videos that surfaced showing drugs being sold openly on the Calangute beach promenade and a Russian woman soliciting…
A 71-year-old woman, Radhika Devi, underwent a partial surgery for spinal tumour due to patient misidentification at BHU trauma centre VARANASI: In a case of gross medical negligence, a 71-year-old woman, who had to undergo surgery for spinal tumour was instead partially operated upon by orthopaedic doctors of BHU trauma centre following misidentification of patients….
Ahmedabad: The Centre notified a special economic zone (SEZ) for Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited at Dholera, marking a key policy push to anchor India’s semiconductor ambitions in Gujarat.The SEZ, spread across 66.16 hectares, will cater exclusively to electronic hardware and software, including IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS). The notification, issued by the department of…
Chandigarh: Medical experts from PGI, currently monitoring patients involved in the illegal kidney transplant racket, have raised serious alarms after reviewing their clinical status. The doctors suspect that the surgery was conducted, bypassing stringent transplant protocols that require specialised blood bank facilities, high-end imaging infrastructure and sterile post-operative care units. “There are clear signs that…
Pune: The process to approve and disburse assistance from the Chief Minister Relief Fund is set to become significantly faster with the decision that applications will now be approved within eight working hours of submission and a new online system to facilitate the procedure will be launched soon.It is expected to expedite financial aid for…
Surat: Acting on a tip-off, officers of the directorate of revenue intelligence seized 2,017g of the banned synthetic psychoactive drug MDMA (colloquially called ecstasy) — worth over Rs 2 crore — in the possession of a Nigerian woman at Surat railway station on Wednesday.The woman, Emmanuella Gold Ikhanoba, was intercepted while travelling on Train 12954,…
A psychological survey conducted by Saurashtra University has revealed troubling insights into driving behaviour, suggesting that traffic problems here stem more from mindset than infrastructure. Based on responses from 1,456 participants in Rajkot, the study found that 72.4% believe breaking traffic rules is now seen as a sign of “smartness” or “swag”.The study was conducted…
