NEW DELHI: At least nine people were killed after a massive blaze broke out in a residential building in Shahdara in the early hours of Sunday. According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a call regarding the fire was received at 3.27 am, following which 14 fire tenders and over 80 fire personnel were rushed…
Chennai: After more than 3.22 lakh travelled in metro trains daily in March, ridership dropped to around 3 lakh in April.Chennai Metro Rail Limited, in a release on Saturday, said that 90.18 lakh passengers travelled in metro trains last month. In March, 1.01 crore people travelled, averaging 3.22 lakh daily. Feb saw a total of…
Patna: A 30-year-old man, Mohammad Nawaz Alam, was brutally murdered after a minor allegedly sat on his chest and slit his throat with a knife inside his rented accommodation in Lalbagh area of Ashok Rajpath in the state capital on Saturday morning. The incident is suspected to be linked to a love affair involving a…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Google LLC to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with its health department to modernise the state’s hospitals, medical colleges, and rural health centres to ensure high-quality care reaches every citizen, regardless of their location.The initiative aims to transition Jharkhand’s healthcare system into a…
Dhanbad: At least four workers were allegedly buried alive under coal slurry at the Munidih coal washery operated by Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in the district on Saturday, sources said.Sources said that the incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded onto trucks by workers. Several other workers are suspected to be trapped…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party and Election Commission after fresh polling was announced in the Falta assembly constituency following reports of “severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process” during the second phase of polling on April 29.Reacting to BJP leader Amit Malviya’s social…
Kolkata: Booth-level officers finally got a breather from their “out of syllabus” work, after slogging for 176 days ever since the SIR exercise was rolled out. But BLOs pointed out that they were yet to receive their ‘release order’ from the EC though their assignments ended with the conclusion of the two-phase Assembly elections. “Now…
MUMBAI: The trial in the attempted murder of actor Salman Khan commenced recently before the special MCOCA court, with the testimony of a private security guard who submitted that the “firing was an attempt to kill the actor.”The witness who served as the actor’s personal bodyguard for eight years provided a detailed account of the…
New Delhi: Critically ill patients in ICUs may no longer need to be shifted for brain scans, with AIIMS Delhi introducing India’s first portable MRI system, enabling bedside imaging.The ultra-low-field MRI device can be wheeled directly to patients, eliminating the need for transport to conventional MRI suites—a process that is often risky for those on…
Chennai: A sessions court in Chennai has sentenced a 32-year-old man to imprisonment for life, after finding him guilty of murdering his 70-year-old grandmother. He had hit her with a hammer and slashed her with a shaving blade because she demanded he return her 5 sovereigns of gold jewellery that was pledged by his mother.On…
