New Delhi: Delhi Police swooped down on shooters of the Gogi and Tillu Tajpuria gangs, arresting nine of them and seizing arms and ammunition in a preventive crackdown which averted a gangwar in the capital.According to special CP (law and order) Ravindra Singh Yadav, the intelligence-led raids, comprising 430 personnel from three districts, targeted 28…
Mumbai: Dongri police have arrested four persons, including a minor boy, for allegedly assaulting a religious leader, Maulana Khalid Ashraf, and his two sons with sticks and chairs on Sunday. The assault took place after a local boy hit the scooter of the Maulana’s son Moiz in Pala galli.Police have registered a case of attempt…
Bengaluru: After witnessing a surplus-rainfall year in 2025, Karnataka now appears to be heading towards a potential drought, with India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a below-normal southwest monsoon for 2026, raising serious concerns over the state’s water security. Following months of relentless heat and rapidly depleting reservoirs, IMD’s latest long-range forecast for the June-Sept period…
Chennai: A prank turned fatal for a 19-year-old guest worker who succumbed to injuries after his co-worker pumped high-pressure air from an air compressor through his rectum in Gummidipoondi. The deceased, identified as Chandra Sekar of Bihar, was employed at an industrial unit in Gummidipoondi Sipcot and lived at Paapankuppam village.Police said another guest worker,…
Hyderabad: Students from Telangana delivered yet another impressive performance in the CBSE class 10 exams with and the state emerging among the top performers in the country, as per results announced on Wednesday.While Tamil Nadu topped the list with a pass percentage of 99.9%, Telangana was a close second — along with Kerala — with…
Gurgaon: A 20-year-old delivery executive died after his motorcycle was hit from behind by a speeding SUV in Sector 49 on Monday afternoon.The deceased, Praveen Kumar, a resident of Sector 71, worked as a delivery boy at a Domino’s outlet in Sector 49.In their complaint to the police, the family stated that he was returning…
Kolkata: Manchester-based lecturer Mehebub Sahana desperately wanted to vote in this assembly election and booked tickets for himself, his wife and their 18-month daughter. But he cancelled his trip after his name got deleted from the electoral roll.Sahana is a voter of Khandaghosh constituency under East Burdwan. Not only Sahana, the names of his father,…
Employees in the Phase 2 area gradually start returning to work Police personnel conduct a route march in the aftermath of the workers’ protest in Noida Phase 2 on Wednesday Employees in the Phase 2 area gradually start returning to work Police personnel conduct a route march in the aftermath of the workers’ protest in…
Vasco: The proposed removal of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue at Headland-Sada junction in Mormugao is likely to be deferred due to the need for adequate deployment of armed police and arrangements to handle a possible law and order situation.Mormugao Port Authority had planned to remove the statue on April 16 following directions of the…
Ahmedabad: India’s gem and jewellery exports stood at $27.72 billion (Rs 2.44 lakh crore approx) in FY 2025-26, a 3.32% decline, amid global headwinds and tariff uncertainties, according to the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).The performance comes amid a year marked by geopolitical uncertainties, evolving US tariff regimes, and emerging tensions in West…
