New Delhi: In recent months, Delhi’s roads seem to be witnessing a surge in vehicles plying with either blank plates, “fancy” stylised lettering that defies legibility, or plates featuring random words, caste names and aggressive slogans instead of the mandatory registration numbers. The trend is visible at many intersections across the city.From high-end luxury sedans…
Chennai: A day after a TOI report exposed the poor state of patient care and crumbling basic facilities at the Rajiv Gandhi Govt General Hospital, senior health department officials, led by health secretary Dr Darez Ahamed, conducted an inspection of the premises on Saturday and directed authorities to take immediate corrective measures.The inspection followed complaints…
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police on Saturday carried out simultaneous raids at multiple premises linked to Gopal Kumar, executive engineer of the rural works department in Jhajha, Jamui district, following allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.The raids were conducted at his flat in Jyotipuram at Magistrate…
Targeting commercial shipping, impeding navigation in Strait of Hormuz unacceptable: India’s Permenant Representative at UN NEW DELHI: India has raised concerns at the United Nations over attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with its Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, calling the targeting of civilian shipping and crews “unacceptable” amid escalating…
Bulldozers roll outside Howrah station in midnight anti-encroachment drive KOLKATA: A massive anti-encroachment drive was carried out outside Howrah railway station past midnight, with bulldozers demolishing rows of makeshift shops and illegal structures along the stretch from the Ganga ghat to the station premises, officials said on Sunday.The operation was jointly conducted by the Railway…
MUMBAI: Aarika Sumit Srivastava, 14,, who was injured in the tree crash incident on May 10, was declared dead on Sunday morning, doctors at P D Hinduja Hospital said. The other injured girl, Harshita Kumar, who was travelling with her in the same autorickshaw, remains critical and is admitted to the ICU of the same…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Sunday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) 14 days’ custody of accused Manisha Gurunath Mandhare in connection with the NEET-UG exam paper leak case for further interrogation. The CBI produced Manisha Mandhare before the Rouse Avenue Court.The accused, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a senior Botany teacher from Pune,…
Chennai: Twelve years after the crime, a Chennai court on Friday convicted a 63-year-old man under Section 10 of the Pocso Act for repeatedly sexually assaulting his relative when she was a child.The incident dates back to Dec 2015 and occurred inside a three-storey house in Chennai. The girl’s family lived on the first floor….
Patna: Amid rising cases of high blood pressure among younger people, cardiologists in Patna on Saturday urged the public to undergo regular health check-ups, reduce stress and adopt healthier lifestyles, warning that hypertension continues to remain a major but often unnoticed health threat.The appeal was made at a press conference organised by the Cardiological Society…
AI-generated representational image LOHARDAGA: A mentally unstable man was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his elderly mother and wife to death in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Dhanamuji village under the Bhandra police station area on Saturday evening. The deceased were identified as Rupi Oraon (62) and Somri Oraon…
