England captain Ben Stokes is handed the ball by Jofra Archer (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England captain Ben Stokes has come out in support of fast bowler Jofra Archer amid criticism over his absence from the opening Test against New Zealand. Archer will miss the first match of the series at Lord’s after recently…
NEW DELHI: A lookout circular has been issued against the owner of a hotel building in Malviya Nagar and his wife after a fire that killed 21 people in south Delhi on Wednesday.The hotel was allegedly operating at nearly four times its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance, and was functioning from a building…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt on Wednesday decided to extend the tenure of the Justice (Retd) Sandeep Shinde Committee on Maratha quota till June 30, 2027, an official release said.The decision, which came days after Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange ended his latest hunger strike after holding talks with the govt, was taken at a meeting…
B K Hariprasad (File photo) BENGALURU: The Congress appointed senior leader BK Hariprasad as the president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Wednesday, succeeding DK Shivakumar.The appointment came hours after Shivakumar was sworn in as Karnataka chief minister along with 13 ministers, marking a smooth leadership transition in the state. Siddaramaiah had resigned…
Simultaneous stroke and acute cardiac events are not common in clinical literature, but their co-occurrence is not entirely surprising given risk factors including diabetes and age Chennai: The 76-year-old woman came into the emergency room of a city hospital a month ago complaining of sudden weakness on one side of her body and slurred speech…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has ruled that tribal welfare laws do not govern the administration of religious endowments located within the Scheduled Areas.A petition was filed challenging a Nov 2024 notification issued by the endowments department, which invited applications from the general public to constitute a renovation committee for Sri Hemachala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple…
GMDA said sewer infrastructure is being executed in phases Gurgaon: Thousands of families who moved into housing societies along Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) and Dwarka Expressway continue to wait for a fully functional sewerage network.Over the past decade, sectors lining both corridors witnessed rapid expansion. High-rise condominiums and commercial complexes now come up across sectors…
Leopards were sighted at Sukhna wildlife sanctuary Mohali: A man was injured in a suspected leopard attack near Parch village in Mullanpur late Tuesday night, though forest and wildlife teams found no signs to confirm the presence of a big cat.The victim, Ashok Kumar, a resident of Parch village, said he was returning home on…
Guwahati: Swimming, diving, or any other activity in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing through Kamrup district has been prohibited by the district administration until further orders, in view of the rising water levels. The move aims to prevent drowning and other river‑related accidents during the monsoon season.During the monsoon last year, six deaths due…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. LUCKNOW: For many families in Lakhimpur Kheri, the month of May ended with relief, reunions and emotional homecomings as Kheri Police traced and safely recovered 144 kidnapped women, girls and missing persons during a special district-wide recovery campaign conducted under the supervision of senior superintendent of police (SSP) Khyati…
