Mumbai: A magistrate’s court on Thursday sent Salim Ismail Dola, an alleged drug smuggler and operative of the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate, to police custody until May 8. Dola was brought to India from Istanbul in the intervening night of April 27–28, after being detained in a joint operation by Turkish intelligence and local police. Additional…
Bengaluru: Terming the wall collapse tragedy that claimed seven lives at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital (rechristened as Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hospital) as a fallout of “maladministration”, Karnataka Lokayukta Justice BS Patil Thursday announced that action would be taken against those responsible.Accompanied by Upa Lokayuktas Justice B Veerappa and Justice KN Phaneendra, Justice Patil…
Hyderabad: Students in Telangana delivered near-perfect results in the ICSE and ISC examinations, with Class 10 recording a pass percentage of 99.80% and Class 12 achieving 99.14%.According to results declared by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), 5,590 out of 5,601 students passed the ICSE (Class 10) exam in the state. Girls…
Panaji: A Pocso court has sentenced Digkson Lobo to three years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl while she was travelling home from school on a bus in Dec 2024.When his lawyer sought his release on only a fine minus jail sentence, public prosecutor S Navgenkar told the court that this may be perhaps…
Ahmedabad: Real estate developers’ body Credai Ahmedabad has urged the Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (GujRERA) to grant a six-month extension for ongoing housing projects under the force majeure provision of the RERA Act, citing rising construction costs, supply disruptions and labour shortages.In a representation to the regulator, the association said the ongoing conflict in…
CHANDIGARH: The Anglican Church of India, Amritsar, has moved the Punjab and Haryana high court, challenging the constitutional validity of Punjab’s recent anti-sacrilege law, Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026.The petitioner alleged that the law created a religion-specific and discriminatory penal framework and violated the foundational principles of secularism.The matter came…
Maharashtra’s boys matched girls’ 99.93% pass rate in ICSE exams this year, a significant shift. While girls maintained their lead in ISC results, the state’s overall performance exceeded national averages. Top scores saw a broader distribution, indicating a strong academic foundation and growing competitiveness across the region. PUNE: The CICSE examination for (Std X, ICSE)…
Dibrugarh: Lakhimpur district commissioner Aditya Vikram Yadav on Thursday visited the erosion-affected areas along the Subansiri river, inspecting the villages of Achera Kata, Gowalbari, Baligaon and Balibheta to assess the current situation and take stock of the damage caused by ongoing erosion along the left bank.DC Yadav conducted a part of the inspection by boat,…
The exemption would be effective till May 13 as the 594-km long eway connecting Meerut to Prayagraj was thrown open on April 29. LUCKNOW: In a public-interest initiative, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced that vehicle owners commuting via Ganga Expressway will not have to pay any user charges for the first 15…
JCTSL employees’ protest continues on the seventh day Jaipur: The indefinite hunger strike by Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd (JCTSL) employees Thursday entered its seventh day, with workers alleging that the decisions agreed upon earlier are yet to be implemented. The employees have been protesting at Shaheed Smarak for a week, saying there has been…
