The accident site at Gautam Nagar, Balkum, where a contract worker died after a tin roof collapsed and a tree trunk fell on him during a tree removal operation on Thursday. Thane: A 42-year-old contract worker engaged by the Thane Municipal Corporation’s tree authority was killed while clearing a fallen tree in Balkum on Thursday…
times news networkNew Delhi: Many top sports stars came out in support of the student protests, with Sachin Tendulkar and Abhinav Bindra lending their voice to many others including Yuvraj Singh, Mohammed Kaif, Mirabai Chanu and Vinesh Phogat, among others. Former India cricket captain Tendulkar took to X to recall a lesson from his father,…
Chennai: A couple wanted in connection with an armed robbery in West Bengal was arrested by a joint team of the West Bengal Police and the Maduravoyal police while they were hiding at their relative’s house.The accused were identified as Aleem Khan, 45, and his wife, Seema Khan, 32. The West Bengal police arrested a…
Patna: The Bihar assembly on Thursday passed the first supplementary budget of over Rs 87,376 crore for 2026-27, with deputy CM-cum-finance minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav rejecting opposition claims of a financial crisis and asserting that the state’s finances remained sound.Participating in the debate on the appropriation Bill, Yadav accused opposition leaders, including RJD’s Tejashwi Prasad…
NEW DELHI: If the first four days are any indication, monsoon session of Parliament is staring at a washout, with the opposition digging in its heels over its demand for resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, rebuffing invitations from govt for a discussion, reports Subodh Ghildiyal.Amid protests, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha failed to transact…
It drizzled almost throughout Thursday in the city Kolkata: The city is expected to get spells of light to moderate rain on Friday, similar to that on Thursday. The Met office has forecast an overcast sky for one more day before the rain declined from Saturday.Alipore recorded a 24-hour rainfall of 8.1 mm till 5.30…
Mumbai: Eleven years after a 35-year-old Mankhurd resident repeatedly stabbed the fiance of the woman for whom he had one sided feelings, a sessions court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for attempt to murder. The accused, Vijay Shegokar, was also fined Rs 15,000.The defence sought leniency, saying he had…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Thursday agreed to hear a public interest litigation seeking a probe into the July 20 Sansad Chalo march over the NEET paper leak.The counsel for the petitioner mentioned the PIL before a bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia and requested that the case be listed Friday….
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s urban centres are staring at water shortage due to poor monsoon and prolonged heat. Water managers, however, said Chennai and most southern urban centres are in a relatively comfortable position for now.Chief secretary Sai Kumar and municipal administration and water supply additional chief secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi held a video conference with…
Patna: Taking cognizance of a plea seeking a fair and transparent probe into the alleged fake encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari at Bilauti village of Bhojpur district, the Patna high court on Thursday directed the state govt to file a detailed reply within three weeks.Hearing a criminal writ petition filed by Asha Devi, mother of…
