Residents said modifications were made to the structure over the years Thane: A 12-year-old boy was crushed to death, while his mother and his nine-year-old brother sustained head injuries after a portion of their nearly 30-year-old one-storey tenement collapsed on them in a chawl in Thane’s Azad Nagar on Friday.The mother, Urmila Jaiswar (35), and…
Heavy rainfall is likely to persist across parts of northwest, east and northeast India over the next three to four days. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rain across large parts of the country on Sunday, with heavy to very heavy rainfall expected in parts of north, east and northeast India.Delhi-NCR,…
CHENNAI: The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department has invited applications from eligible candidates for the appointment of non-hereditary trustees to 757 temples across Tamil Nadu under its administrative control.The recruitment drive covers 673 temples governed under Section 46(1) of the HR&CE Act and 84 temples under Section 46(2). The appointments are part of…
CM Samrat Choudhary and his predecessor Nitish Kumar at the NDA meeting in Patna on Friday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Friday said he would begin visiting districts after Aug 15 to review development projects and stay overnight.Addressing an NDA meeting at ‘Nek Samvad’ in Lok Sevak Awas, Samrat said the govt had set a…
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government has constituted a nine-member expert committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to examine and finalise the draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2026.The proposed legislation is expected to be introduced during the assembly’s August session, with indigenous communities proposed to remain outside its ambit.In a…
Traffic jam on the way to Darjeeling Kolkata: Warning that unplanned tourism could damage both the environment and the economy, Bengal tourism minister Shankar Ghosh said on Friday the state will adopt a sustainable, data-driven approach to tourism development by factoring in the carrying capacity of destinations before promoting large-scale investments. Speaking at the inauguration…
MUMBAI: The ED on Friday initiated a probe under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) against a Mumbai-based film producer linked to actor Shekhar Suman over alleged violations involving undisclosed overseas assets and foreign exchange transactions.As part of the investigation, the agency carried out searches on Thursday at premises linked to Kalanee Impex Ltd. and…
NEW DELHI: A bomb threat targeting Delhi’s Red Fort was received on Friday after an unidentified caller contacted the Mumbai Police Control Room, claiming that the iconic monument would be blown up.The Mumbai Police Control Room immediately passed the information to the Delhi Police Control Room, which then alerted the North District Police for swift…
Vijay said the days after Karur tragedy were the most painful period in his life for which people have defeated DMK in the assembly election. KARUR: In his first visit to Karur after the Sept 2025 stampede, chief minister C Joseph Vijay sharpened his attack on the previous DMK regime for the tragedy, calling it…
CM Samrat Choudhary at Lok Seveak Awas in Patna on Friday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Friday transferred more than Rs 1,423 crore to the bank accounts of over 97 lakh social security pension beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer and announced that the 10th of every month would be observed as Bihar Pension Day.Addressing a…
