Mumbai: Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) chairman Pratap Sarnaik said a proposal for a fare hike was under consideration due to rising diesel costs.Sources said there is an additional fuel cost burden of Rs 124 crore on MSRTC due to the recent Rs 3-per-litre hike in diesel prices. The state bus corporation requires an…
New Delhi: A fire broke out in a five-storey residential building at Mansarovar Park in east Delhi’s Shahdara early on Sunday. Firemen rescued nine trapped residents, including women and children, by placing ladders against their balconies on different floors.All nine suffered breathing-related problems due to smoke inhalation and were admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB)…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt on Monday carried out a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy, transferring and appointing several senior officers across crucial departments, including municipal administration, energy, transport, water resources and Greater Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA).According to a govt order, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, who was serving as additional chief secretary…
Image used for representation Patna: Ankit Kumar Singh (26), an accused in Jamapur gold shop robbery case, was shot in the leg by police during a chase on Monday morning. Ankit, a resident of Chandpur Ghurghat village under Siswan police station area, was allegedly involved in robbery of gold worth around Rs20 lakh from a…
Chatra: An alleged drugs peddler was arrested with around 4 kg of opium, valued around Rs 25 lakh, police said.The accused was identified as Ramcharan Dangi alias Ramchandra Dangi of Japua village.Chatra SP Animesh Naithany said, “Acting on inputs that a resident of Japua village under Gidhaur police station was waiting on the Chatra-Hazaribag Main…
Ramgarh: Two schoolboys, aged between 12 and 13 years, drowned while bathing in the Damodar river in Ramgarh town on Sunday. Their third friend was rescued, police said.Anurag Kumar Tiwari, sub-divisional officer (SDO), Ramgarh, identified the rescued boy as Ayush Kumar Tiwari (13). The two deceased boys were identified as Prince Kumar (13), and Vaibhav…
Dharmendra Pradhan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Already facing calls to resign over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan may now have to face privilege proceedings in the Rajya Sabha after a notice was submitted against him for allegedly lowering the dignity of Parliament through remarks made at a press conference following…
Kolkata: A senior doctor attached to a prominent south Kolkata hospital was defrauded of nearly Rs 7.8 lakh in a banking scam. He alleged that several colleagues have been defrauded too, the total amounting close to Rs 14 lakh.According to the FIR, the crooks apparently blocked the victim’s mobile banking alerts before executing the crime….
A polished silver spice box with multiple compartments and a fitted lid, photographed in close-up to highlight its reflective metal finish and traditional kitchen design. A tiny silver spice box. Miniature cooking vessels blackened with age. A grandmother’s rangoli patterns recreated from memory. In a new exhibition at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), the…
NEW DELHI: Panic unfolded near the Rajghat traffic signal in central Delhi after the brakes of a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus allegedly failed, forcing the driver to take a split-second decision and deliberately ram the vehicle into a road divider to avert a possible tragedy. According to police, a PCR call reporting an accident…
