Vasai: A 7-year-old boy drowned in a Virar resort on Sunday afternoon. The lifeguards present there tried to save him and took him to the hospital, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival. The Arnala coastal police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) and are investigating further.Police confirmed that a Mumbai resident—70-year-old Ramlal…
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a house in west Delhi’s Subhash Nagar on Monday, allegedly after flames from a lamp burning inside a temple area spread through the residence.Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the blaze. Firefighters managed to bring the situation under control and no injuries were reported…
Chennai: A 35-year-old man was run over by a speeding train near Chengalpet on Sunday.The victim was identified as Mutharasan, from Kundrathur. He was crossing the railway track between Tambaram and Chengalpet railway stations when the accident occurred.Tambaram railway police received information and rushed to the scene. The body was recovered and sent to Tambaram…
Bhagalpur: The sighting of endangered Indian Skimmer birds along a 60-km stretch of the Ganga between Sultanganj and Kahalgaon under the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (VGDS) in Bhagalpur district after nearly 20 years has highlighted significant improvement in the river’s ecological health.Known for their distinctive elongated lower beaks and low-flight fishing technique, Indian Skimmers (Rynchops…
Ranchi: A 22-year-old medicine shop salesman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Lower Bazar on Monday.The deceased, Anish Kumar, a native of Patratu, had been staying at his employer’s residence.Police said he was found hanging from a ceiling fan after his employer alerted them when he did not open the door. “Prima facie the…
Hazaribag: Two months after the Municipal Council was formed, Hazaribag corporation has stepped up development works, civic services and administrative reforms across the city.Addressing a press conference on Sunday, deputy mayor Avinash Yadav said the corporation was working for the city’s overall development, stronger civic amenities and a transparent administrative system.Yadav said Rs 10 crore…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday expressed solidarity with the global Tamil diaspora on the occasion of Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day, pledging his administration’s continued support for their rights.In a social media post on ‘X’, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief wrote: “Let us hold the memories of Mullivaikkal in our hearts….
Kolkata: It felt hotter in Kolkata than Jaisalmer in the Rajasthan desert on Monday afternoon, where the real-feel temperature was significantly lower than Kolkata. While real feel — a measure of how the heat feels on the skin — shot up to 52°C in Kolkata, it hovered between 37°C and 43°C in Jaisalmer, though it…
The duo cheated a Powai man Mumbai: After a 51-year-old Gujarat man, arrested in the country’s biggest digital arrest scam involving the siphoning of over Rs 58 crore from a retired pharma executive, spent almost eight months in jail, a sessions court on Monday granted him bail after finding merit in the argument that no…
New Delhi: Amid growing concerns over the rising incidence of myopia among children, the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) has released a national consensus guideline on the Prevention and Management of Childhood Myopia during World Myopia Week 2026, stressing the need for early detection and preventive measures.Experts warned that myopia is fast emerging as a…
