Bengaluru: The hotter summer this year, and the forecast of a below-normal monsoon in Karnataka, has led Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to revive its push for use of treated water.In April 2024, BWSSB signed a pact with Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF) to promote reuse and sale of treated water. There was no…
Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested three persons, including an assistant manager of a well-known bank, in an ongoing investigation into a 1.6 crore digital arrest harassment case, following Supreme Court directions.CBI officials said searches were done in five different locations in Telangana and AP. The case pertains to a senior…
Gurgaon: Two men died in separate hit-and-run accidents late on Thursday night and early Friday — one while riding home from work on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, the other while out for a walk in Palam Vihar. In both cases, the vehicles that struck them fled, leaving police to piece together the final moments and trace the…
Kolkata/Kharagpur: A third-year IIT Kharagpur student died after reportedly falling from the eighth-floor terrace of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall of Residence on Saturday. Preliminary findings hinted at suicide, police said. Jayveersinh Dodiya (21) is the eighth Kharagpur campus student to die in the past 15 months.The Nehru Hall of Residence boarder from Ahmedabad was a…
Aditya with his grandmother after their recovery Noida: When his friends were busy with last-minute revisions, 19-year-old Aditya Raj made a choice few at his age would be asked to. The Class 12 student from Bihar’s Hajipur put his boards — and even his first shot at NEET on hold to save his grandmother’s life,…
Margao: A 10-month-old Viraj Vadar drowned in a bucket of water at his house in Gudi, Paroda, on Saturday evening. The tragedy occurred in the brief moments his mother stepped away. Quepem PI Prashal Dessai said the family stays in a rented room, with the father employed at a stone crusher unit. On Saturday, the…
Ahmedabad: Over 200 students of St Xavier’s College were barred from taking their semester examinations due to attendance shortfall, triggering protests on the campus. The college administration enforced its attendance policy during the final exams for the second, fourth and sixth semesters, which began on Saturday.According to college rules, students must maintain at least 75%…
Hisar: Six individuals arrested in connection with the violent INSO protest at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology were granted bail by a Hisar court on Saturday. According to police, eight persons were named in the case registered at City Police Station, including JJP youth leader Digvijay Singh Chautala and INSO state president Deepak…
Agartala: More than 1,000 BJP leaders and supporters have reportedly fled their homes in parts of Khowai and West Tripura following violence after the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) election results, with many taking shelter in safer locations since Friday evening.The unrest has been linked to alleged attacks by TIPRA Motha activists celebrating…
NEW DELHI: Amid firing by Iranian gunboats that caused two Indian-flagged tankers to turn back from Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the tenth Indian-flagged vessel crossed the strait. Desh Garima, carrying crude oil, was on its way to Mumbai port. Iran had been sporadically allowing Indian vessels to sail through since it decided to block…
