Police quickly apprehended the accused, Magar, who has been placed in custody MUMBAI: A 24-year-old woman died after allegedly consuming a soft drink laced with poison, which police suspect was given to her by her boyfriend over suspicion that she was in a relationship with another man.The incident occurred at RCF village in Chembur. Police…
Hyderabad: Police and district authorities have stepped up security and logistical arrangements ahead of the NEET-PG examination on Sunday. The exam will be held in a single shift from 9 am to 12.30 pm, with over 2.73 lakh candidates appearing at 1,300 centres across 340 cities nationwide. In Hyderabad, around 990 candidates are expected at…
Ahmedabad: Every property, road, and utility line in Ahmedabad could soon be on a single integrated digital map. The civic body is planning a city-wide GIS project nearly 10 years after its previous mapping exercise. The plan includes geo-coding around 25 lakh properties through a door-to-door survey and assigning a ‘digital door ID’ to help…
Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi CHANDIGARH: An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, was shot dead by four armed assailants in Punjab’s Mamdot, police said on Sunday.According to news agency PTI, the 45-year-old was travelling in a car with another man, identified as Harpreet alias Happy, 22, when the attackers opened fire on…
Traffic on Pune-Mumbai expressway Pune: The proposed 10-laning work of the Pune-Mumbai expressway is unlikely to begin this year because of the cabinet infrastructure committee’s directive to the MSRDC to conduct additional surveys related to its expansion.The fresh exercise is expected to take at least a month. “It will delay the finalisation of the plan,”…
IAS officer Divya Mittal, a 2013-batch officer (File Photo) LUCKNOW: IAS officer Divya Mittal, a 2013-batch officer, announced her resignation from the service in a social media post about an hour ago, bringing an end to her “unforgettable” 13-year journey.In a deeply personal and poetic note, Mittal said that while her official position had ended,…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un shakes up military; names Kim Song Gi as the new defence minister North Korea has dismissed its defence minister No Kwang Chol in a reshuffle of the country’s top military leadership, state media reported Sunday, with leader Kim Jong Un approving the changes at a meeting on Saturday.The Korean Central…
Canara Bank, Union Bank challenge NCLT’s approval of Subhash Chandra’s repayment plan offering creditors just 0.03% recovery. MUMBAI: Canara Bank and Union Bank of India are challenging NCLT’s approval of Zee group founder Subhash Chandra’s repayment plan, under which creditors would recover 0.03% of their admitted claims relating to his liabilities as a personal guarantor,…
Allu Arjun and ‘Jawan’ fame Atlee joined hands for the upcoming epic sci-fi action drama, ‘Raaka’. Apart from Deepika Padukone as the female lead, the film also features Rashmika Mandanna reuniting with her ‘Pushpa’ co-star. Latest reports include new details about the film, suggesting Allu Arjun plays three different characters, with Rashmika Mandanna’s role appearing…
Aarav Dengla is India’s 93rd Grandmaster (GM) For a centuries-old game that has witnessed and survived the rise and fall of empires, kings and kingmakers, chess has developed a vocabulary of its own. This vocabulary is a veritable tour of the people and places that have had major influence on the game.To an ordinary person,…
