Thane: Two persons were killed after their motorcycle crashed into a dumper truck on the Mumbai-Vadodara Highway in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Saturday.The accident occurred near the Mohili-Dugad stretch of the highway, where construction activity was underway on Friday, an official said.The victims, Jishan Ansari (20) and Imran Ansari (25), were wallpaper installers…
Bengaluru: In a bid to address the growing issue of bulky waste being dumped along roadsides and public spaces, Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has launched a new mobile application, ‘DClutter’, allowing citizens to schedule doorstep pickup of large household waste items.The initiative comes as Bengaluru continues to grapple with the improper disposal of…
Chennai: Women admitted to intensive care units (ICU) across India receive significantly less aggressive interventions than men—including life support from ventilators, dialysis and cardiovascular drugs—yet their rate of survival is nearly identical, according to a landmark study published in the peer-reviewed US journal Critical Care Medicine. The research has left intensive care specialists wondering, are…
Hyderabad: City police commissioner VC Sajjanar has warned cricket fans against a surge in fake ticket booking apps and websites ahead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) match scheduled on May 22 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal.In a social media post on Saturday, the commissioner said cybercriminals are…
Kolkata: Bengal has sped up barbed-wire fencing along vulnerable parts of the India-Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas to curb illegal infiltration. This comes after CM Suvendu Adhikari announced expedited hand over of land to the Border Security Force (BSF). Around 51 km of the nearly 150-km stretch from Bongaon to Hingalganj-Samsernagar remains unfenced, administrative…
Panaji: Amid a bitter feud between St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar and party president Manoj Parab, party functionaries on Saturday said that RG could wind down its presence in the state. Borkar refused to comment on this development, but said that the party “needs to continue” for the sake of the people.Party insiders claim that…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the flourishing sports culture across the nation, saying that Ahmedabad hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games, and India bidding for the 2036 Olympics, can work wonders to boost the morale of homegrown talent.The chief minister was speaking after laying the foundation for the…
Farzana was 25 when she came to Ahmedabad from a small town with ambitions to make it big in Bollywood Vatva, Ahmedabad: The ‘ghost’ who waited 34 yrsShamsuddin Khedawala, an elderly taxi driver from Vatva, had been telling clerics for months that he was being haunted. He spoke of sights, voices and sleepless nights. He…
Mayor Saurabh Joshi and MC chief Amit Kumar during a workshop on the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules in Chandigarh on Saturday Chandigarh: The municipal corporation Saturday organised a sensitisation workshop on implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, and promotion of waste segregation at source.It was decided that ward-level awareness camps…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Open Schooling (MSBOS) is set for an expansion, with plans to introduce certification for classes X and XII. Currently, the board offers schooling only for classes V and VIII, with a modest enrollment of around 150 students.With this expansion, officials have set an ambitious target of enrolling one lakh…
