Marina Beach under watch as Chennai police ramp up security CHENNAI: Police tightened security around the Marina Beach in Chennai on Thursday and blocked key entry and exit points amid apprehensions that supporters of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam could gather there to stage protests over the govt formation issue in the state.Police deployed at least 50…
Hyderabad: The state govt on Wednesday issued orders approving the appointment of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons to 17 caste and cooperative corporations and federations, with their tenure fixed at two years from the date of assumption of charge.This is the first time these nominated posts to various castes and other corporations were filled after the Congress…
Court calls bank’s explanation ‘not tenable’ Gurgaon: A civil court reprimanded an HDFC Bank branch for refusing to attach a DHBVN account despite a warrant. The Sector 14 branch said the bank said it could not act because the account was held at Hisar’s Jindal Chowk branch.The case arose from an execution petition filed by…
The BJP MLA urged the police to function “openly, impartially and fairly” and demanded strict action against those involved in the killing. KOLKATA: With Chandranath Rath’s bullet-riddled body lying outside the hospital and grieving BJP workers erupting in anger and disbelief, senior BJP leader and newly-elected Kharagpur MLA Dilip Ghosh launched a blistering attack on…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has declared the Class 10 results, with Ahmedabad city and rural areas showing nearly unchanged performance from last year. Ahmedabad city recorded a pass percentage of 79.99, slightly up from 79.95 per cent last year. Of the 47,483 students who registered, 46,667 appeared for the exam.Among…
Panchkula: Days after arresting Mohammad Akram, an alleged active henchman of the Bambiha gang, Panchkula police have arrested Suleiman, who allegedly supplied him with weapons.Acting on a tip-off, police had earlier apprehended Akram, a resident of Islamnagar in Pinjore, and seized a .32-bore revolver along with five live cartridges from his possession. Akram, police said,…
Pune: A team of Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police recovered Rs 56 lakh after a Bhosari-based valve manufacturing firm lost it to an email spoofing fraud on April 6.The cybercrooks had hacked the email address of a China-based firm, which was a vendor for the firm that had been duped. The crooks created a new email…
Lucknow: For nearly nine months, a teenage boy has been lying in the hospital bed at King George’s Medical University (KGMU), far from home and without a familiar face by his side, his identity still unknown and his family untraceable.The boy, estimated to be around 16, has been undergoing treatment since Aug 7, 2025, when…
JAIPUR: Rajasthan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested former state minister Mahesh Joshi from his Jaipur residence in connection with the alleged Rs 900-crore Jal Jeevan Mission scam, officials said.The arrest was carried out by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) early in the morning around 5 am at his home in San Colony, near Jaipur…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday targeted the government over the handling and aftermath of Operation Sindoor, claiming that despite India’s diplomatic outreach after the military action, Pakistan was not isolated globally as it had been after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.Taking to X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh also launched a sharp critique…
