New Delhi: The Sept 6 building collapse in Satya Niketan that claimed seven lives, including those of students, was not an “ordinary mishap” but a result of “criminal conduct”, Delhi high court said Wednesday.A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said these students came from small towns to the capital with…
As many as 20,703 idols were immersed across Thane city, including nearly 9,600 clay idols Thane: Thane’s first day of Ganpati idol immersion was marked by deafening processions on Tuesday, with noise levels touching 100 decibels (dB) at key immersion points late night, anti-noise activist Mahesh Bedekar said.Bedekar, who recorded the noise levels across several…
On weekend mornings, small circles are forming across Bengaluru, where strangers gather to say the things that are usually left unsaid: the weight of family expectations, the ache of feeling left behind, the fear of ageing and the vulnerability of intimacy. Some truths are easier to share with someone who doesn’t already know your story.Sharing…
Chennai: City police arrested Nakheeran reporter Damodaran Prakash, 58, on Wednesday following a complaint from a 38-year-old woman YouTube host over a video that contained derogatory remarks and personal allegations against her. Police said the video had been uploaded in Jan 2026.According to the complaint, the video used the woman’s photograph and made false claims…
Hyderabad: A US-based investor who was accused of derailing a Hyderabad-based company’s bid for the FIFA World Cup 2026 media rights in the Indian subcontinent by allegedly submitting forged financial documents claimed that the allegations against him were false.TOI’s July 10 report said that the Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) police had registered an FIR…
GMDA is planning works worth nearly Rs 20 crore to strengthen stretches and improve connectivity Gurgaon: Two key master roads in new sectors along Dwarka Expressway are set for an upgrade.GMDA is planning works worth nearly Rs 20 crore to strengthen stretches and improve connectivity.The first project covers the master road in sectors 110A and…
Surendranath Law College attendance dispute Kolkata: Surendranath Law College on Wednesday issued a notice, offering students an option for online classes to make up for their attendance shortfall.Students are required to have a minimum 65% attendance to be allowed to appear for their semester exams. At Surendranath Law College, 700 out of 900 students were…
Panaji: The Sangeet Natak Akademi has proposed that the Goa govt establish a tiatr-related academic centre in Delhi to promote research and help take tiatr closer to Unesco recognition.Sangeet Natak Akademi deputy secretary (Drama) Suman Kumar said tiatr’s inclusion as the 56th element in India’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage should be used as…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said encephalitis, which once claimed lives of thousands of children in eastern Uttar Pradesh, had been brought under control the same way the govt ended the mafia.Inaugurating a charitable blood bank set up by the Indian Medical Association’s Gorakhpur unit, he said, “Like the mafia, encephalitis too has…
Ahmedabad: More than 500 seats in govt and grant-in-aid pharmacy colleges in Gujarat have fallen vacant following cancellation of admissions by students who secured seats in medical and dental courses through NEET. To fill the vacant seats, the admission committee will conduct a special online admission round from Sept 17.The committee has already completed three…
