Alwar: Four people, including three children, died and seven others were injured after an Eeco van carrying women and children overturned and fell into a water-filled roadside pit in Phoolpur village under Maniyan police station area of Dholpur district Saturday.The victims were travelling from Sainpau subdivision area to Phoolpur for darshan at Jaharveer temple when…
CBI has filed an FIR against Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra NEW DELHI: CBI has filed an FIR against Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra and some other individuals for allegedly defrauding LICHFL (LIC Housing Finance Ltd) of Rs 1,322 crore between 2018 and 2026. LICHFL alleged that Chandra had submitted a ‘net worth certificate’ of…
File phot: A chimpanzee formerly used in research receives a comprehensive health check at a retirement sanctuary for chimpanzees, in Bapakwali, Liberia. Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments have undergone comprehensive health checks at a sanctuary in Liberia as part of long-term care aimed at giving the animals a chance to live out…
General:Luck seems willing to sit on your side today, and you should make use of it. The day has a positive tone, with Jupiter supporting gain and reputation, while the Moon keeps your mind active, maybe too active at times. So yes, progress is there, but peace of mind may take extra effort.You may hear…
New Delhi: “Aapko kab pata chala ki aap mar gaye hain?” a Jan Sarokar representative asked 51-year-old Kanta Prasad after he found “dead” written beside his name on the city’s draft electoral roll.It was a surreal moment of a “dead man” walking among those marked “shifted” or “absent”, as Mangolpuri residents gathered at a Jan…
Mumbai: With the official Bhoomi Pujan of the proposed Coastal Road gardens expected to be held later this month in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister, residents of Breach Candy and neighbouring areas are raising concerns over the impact of the planned attractions on the locality’s traffic, parking and pedestrian movement.A community meeting off over…
AI Illustation on bike taxis Bengaluru: At a time when the state transport department is cracking down on bike-taxi operations by seizing vehicles apart from threatening to suspend driving licences and registration certificates, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has once again shown support for the service. The minister, while suggesting state…
TVK resorting to diversionary tactics: Stalin Chennai: Former chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday condemned the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) searches at the properties of DMK principal secretary K N Nehru, calling them politically motivated. DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi also accused the TVK govt of indulging in political…
Hyderabad: AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday condemned the demolition of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh, questioning whether the constitutional right to freedom of religion applies to Muslims. Alleging that the BJP govt acted in haste, Owaisi claimed the mosque in Saharanpur had existed since at least 1911 and was demolished before…
An audio visual presentation, directed by Sandip Ray, was screened at Sisir Mancha on Saturday. Produced by the Ray Society, this presentation used a voiceover of Satyajit Ray, who had paid a glowing tribute to Uttam Kumar after the actor’s death, declaring there was no one like him and no one who could ever replace…
