Mumbai’s water stock has significantly increased after recent heavy rainfall MUMBAI: Continuous rainfall over the past few days has sharply improved Mumbai’s water reserves, with the seven lakes supplying the city witnessing a dramatic rise in storage from less than 10% on July 4 to 41.36% on Wednesday. Tulsi Lake also became the second lake…
One of several phulkari shawls on display at the exhibition. The artisans at the foundation are also attempting to modernise phulkari, using the embroidery on tunics and dresses (Pics: Asmitaa Aggarwal) Gurmeet Kaur, 26, is dressed in a phulkari kurta she designed herself, jhumkas, clear block heels and aviator-style glasses. Just before the camera comes…
The Madras High Court granted conditional anticipatory bail to DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji and his brother. CHENNAI: Madras high court on Wednesday granted conditional anticipatory bail to DMK MLA and former minister V Senthil Balaji and his brother R V Ashok Kumar in connection with the case for alleged Rs 35 crore horse trading…
Patna: Traffic restrictions have been put in place at the Chitkohra road over bridge (ROB) in Patna for the next 15 days as repair work gets underway, prompting the traffic police to divert heavy vehicles and intensify enforcement across the city.According to the traffic superintendent of police (SP) Sagar Kumar, the movement of heavy vehicles…
Bokaro: Acting on intelligence generated through the Pratibimb app, Bokaro police busted an alleged cyber fraud module operating from Chas and arrested two men on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.“The accused have been identified as Rohit Kumar Das, 23, of Patel Nagar, and Arjun Kumar Das, 28, of Ambedkar Puri. Both confessed to…
Ranchi: The district legal services authority (DLSA) has facilitated measures for rehabilitation of a seven-year-old orphaned boy by admitting him in a school and helping provide Rs 5 lakh under the victim compensation scheme.DLSA said the boy lost his mother earlier due to ailments. His father was murdered in Morabadi area of Ranchi in Oct…
Mamata Banerjee with supporters stages a candle march to protest the alleged rape and murder of a girl at Baruipur (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that she was kept ‘under police watch’ as if she were under ‘house arrest’ ahead of a…
Prabhas Mondal was killed in a police encounter. His wife (L) stated she believed he was capable of such a crime due to past abuse. KOLKATA: The wife of Prabhas Mondal, one of the main accused in the alleged gang rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur, has claimed she suffered…
The Material Recycling Association of India seeks removal of import duty on aluminium scrap (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) MUMBAI: The Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) has urged the Prime Minister’s Office to abolish the 2.5% Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on imported aluminium scrap, arguing that the levy is raising input costs for…
The video, shared widely on social media, shows a man identified as the loco pilot walking to a shop beside the railway tracks, purchasing a packet of samosas and returning to a halted train. INDORE: A viral social media video showing a train apparently halting mid-route just so the ‘loco pilot’ could buy samosas has…
