New Delhi: Anguish turned to outrage at the site of the tragedy as grieving families, students and locals alleged vital delays and a slow rescue effort cost precious lives.They claimed that rescuers arrived late, lacked several vital pieces of equipment like cutters, and ignored specific pointers to where victims lay trapped. The grieving families also…
Mumbai: Weeks after Asha Bhosle passed away April 12, India lost another stalwart singer Suman Kalyanpur at age 89 on Sunday. Her voice bore such striking similarity to that of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar that common listeners sometimes mistook one for the other.Born Suman Hemmady on January 28, 1937, in Dhaka (undivided India), she went…
JP Nagar bid an enthusiastic farewell to Happy Streets as residents celebrated the final edition with music, dance, art, and wellness activities Sunday JP Nagar bid an enthusiastic farewell to Happy Streets as residents celebrated the final edition with music, dance, art, and wellness activities Sunday JP Nagar bid an enthusiastic farewell to Happy Streets…
Chennai: India’s battery electric vehicle (EV) market accelerated in May, with registrations increasing both year-on-year and month-on-month amid higher fuel prices announced during the last week of the month. The uptick comes after April defied the usual post-March slowdown, underscoring sustained demand across segments. Electric two-wheelers (e2Ws) are set to reach a key milestone, with…
Hyderabad: The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has set a record by providing free accident insurance benefits to its employees, with Rs 41 crore already distributed to the families over the past two years.Under the scheme, each eligible family receives an insurance payout of Rs 1 crore. As part of employee welfare initiatives, the SCCL…
Gurgaon: In a push to strengthen higher education, directorate of higher education has approved a fresh expansion of courses and seats in govt colleges across Haryana for the academic session 2026-27, with the city emerging as a key focus district.Some new courses at Gurgaon colleges include: electronics, biotechnology and remote sensing and geographical information systems….
Ponda: Stating that rising inflation has already broken the backbone of common people, Kavlem villagers compelled the village panchayat to reduce the hiked house tax rates by 50%.The Kavlem gram sabha on Sunday unanimously passed a resolution, by a show of hands, to reduce the house tax hike by half.The proposal received overwhelming support from…
Gorakhpur: The district is in for a new tourist destination as chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurates the tourism development and beautification project at Chiluatal on Jun 2. The project has been completed at a cost of Rs 20.39 crore and more features are being added to the site.After transformation of Ramgarhtal into one of the…
Ahmedabad: A 20-year-old worker at a perfume shop in the city lost Rs 1.34 lakh after downloading a fraudulent application while trying to track a parcel sent to Kashmir via India Post.According to a complaint lodged with Dariapur police on Saturday, Fiyyan Shaikh, a resident of Dhalgarwad, was assisting his employer in tracking a perfume…
Representational image of a burglary Ludhiana: Daytime break-ins now account for nearly one in four burglaries in this city. Newly released National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data triggers public concern over the industrial hub’s daytime security systems.The 2024 annual report reveals that bold daylight offenses comprised nearly 23% of all burglaries recorded across the industrial…
