New Delhi: For the family which lost its loved ones in the Tughlaqabad building fire, the finding that the blaze was not an accident, but an alleged act of revenge, has only deepened the grief.“Why us?” one of them asked, struggling to understand how innocent people with no connection to a dispute ended up dying.Bam…
The threat was delivered to the London residence of Justice Gautam Patel’s daughter Mumbai: Days after going public about a threat letter from unidentified persons being delivered to his daughter’s London residence, retired Bombay high court judge Gautam Patel on Sunday lodged a complaint with Gamdevi police in south Mumbai over it.A senior police officer…
Bengaluru: Two minors, including a girl, drowned in an agricultural pond in Doddaballapur Rural, police said.The tragedy took place when Daksha M, 11, and her neighbour, Dhanush P, 4, who were returning home with their cows Friday, waded into the pond. Noticing their long absence, their parents started searching for them late in the evening…
Chennai: A woman inspector attached to the Greater Chennai Police has been suspended after being booked by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with an alleged ₹20-crore gold coin investment scam.Police said inspector Sheela Mary, attached to the Royapuram All Women Police Station, was named in an FIR along with the scheme’s promoter, Prabhumani,…
Hyderabad: Former minister and BRS deputy floor leader Harish Rao on Sunday expressed concern over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, alleging that the exercise was being misused in some parts of the country to remove voters’ names.Speaking at a meeting with party functionaries on Sunday, he said reports from different states indicated large-scale deletion…
s Calcutta University (CU) has raised concerns over academic quality following its decision to allow students to progress into the fourth year of their degree programme after securing a minimum of just 30% marks in all papers across the first six semesters. Previously, a minimum of 40% was required to earn an honours degree, failing…
Gujarat man urges state not to deport Bangladeshi-born wife (Representative Image) ANAND: A man from Gujarat’s Anand district has urged the state government not to deport his Bangladeshi-born wife, claiming that she had embraced Hinduism and that her life could be at risk if she is sent back to her native country. The case has…
Kullu: A special CAG audit ordered by the Himachal Pradesh high court has uncovered a series of alleged irregularities in land acquisition and compensation disbursement for the Kiratpur-Nerchowk four-lane highway project. These include irregular payment of Rs 8.29 crore to 52 encroachers for structures built on govt land, alongside other compensation discrepancies exceeding Rs 14…
An autorickshaw on Shankarsheth Road ferries students to school Pune: Caught between soaring fuel costs and parents of students unwilling to pay more, autorickshaw drivers ferrying schoolchildren across the city said they are in a difficult position ahead of the new academic year.Ayaz Shaikh, a Kondhwa-based auto driver who transports four schoolchildren daily, said he…
Agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika holds a review meeting Guwahati: Agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika on Sunday warned seed and fertiliser suppliers of criminal action and license cancellation over delay in supply.The minister, during a review meeting of the agriculture department on Sunday in Guwahati, emphasised that seed and fertiliser distribution must be transparent, ordering that high-quality…
