Mumbai: A court in Sindhudurg on Monday convicted state minister Nitesh Rane in a 2019 case of pouring mud on an NHAI engineer when he was in opposition, and sentenced him to one-month imprisonment, noting that lawmakers are not supposed to take the law into their hands. Later, the court suspended Rane’s sentence, allowing him…
Bengaluru: Four persons, including a mother-daughter duo, drowned in agricultural ponds in Tumakuru and Anekal since Sunday.In the first incident, M Suchitra (11) and her brother M Ravindra (9) drowned in the agricultural pond at Benakanahalli in Madhugiri, Tumakuru district, Sunday evening. The two were grazing sheep in a field and waded into the pond…
Chennai: City Union Bank (CUB) on Monday reported a 25% rise in net profit at Rs 360 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, against Rs 288 crore in the same quarter last year. For the full year FY26, the net profit stood at Rs 1,326 crore, an increase by 18% when compared with…
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Kolkata: Two ministers in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet are fighting contrasting political battles in two adjoining constituencies—Dum Dum and Dum Dum North—on the northern fringes of the city. In Dum Dum, three-time MLA and education minister Bratya Basu is seeking a fourth term, aiming to cement his hold over a seat he has represented since…
Noida: A man in his 30s was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside a locked SUV in the Ecotech 1 area of Greater Noida on Sunday night, in what police suspect was a suicide.A patrolling police response vehicle (PRV) spotted the Mahindra Scorpio on an isolated stretch near Gharbara village. The…
Panaji: Goa Human Rights Commission recommended that the insurance medical officer of ESI Hospital, Margao, refund Rs 4.8 lakh to retired multi-tasking staff member Teotonio Jose Maria Pereira, deducted from his gratuity after a pay fixation review.The commission directed the amount be refunded within 60 days, failing which it will attract 8% interest from the…
Varanasi: Preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Varanasi were completed on Monday with a final security briefing and fleet rehearsal. Police and paramilitary forces reviewed the plan in the presence of SPG officials.An unprecedented force of over 1,500 women personnel will stand guard at Modi’s all-woman public meeting in his parliamentary constituency….
On Monday, the city experienced the second consecutive day of heat over 44°C, as the maximum temperature touched 44.2°C, 2.6 degrees higher than normal. On Sunday, the maximum temperature rose to 44.8°C, giving Ahmedabad its third hottest April day since records began.On Monday, the city did not get any respite during night hours, either, as…
Ludhiana: Amid a rapid and sharp rise in temperatures over the past several days, cases of sunstroke among children are being reported in hospitals. On Monday, one such patient was brought to the Civil Hospital.A pediatrician at the Civil Hospital, Dr Jaspreet Singh, said the child had been exposed to the sun after going out…
