Mumbai: The Byculla police have arrested a 39-year-old Pune resident after they caught him distributing capsules mixed with zinc phosphide, a highly toxic acute rodenticide to control rats and mice, to devotees participating in a Moharram procession at Byculla late on Friday.Police recovered 1,400 capsules from Faiyyaz Premji, 39, a resident of Viman Nagar in…
A vendor and a customer can be seen arguing while other customers wait. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment, 12 years after he shot dead a sweets vendor for refusing to serve him ‘jalebis’ ahead of other customers waiting in a queue.The incident…
Film buffs mourn the passing of the second ‘RAJA’ this month. the exemplary filmmaker was known for writing stories of the middle class peppered with action, emotion, and humourBhagyaraj is undoubtedly the king of screenplay, but here’s a list of memorable title cards, using euphemisms, partly revealing the theme of a movieOru Oorula Oru RajakumariThe…
Patna: AIIMS-Patna has developed an ultra-lightweight brain retraction device, the Saraj Retractor, marking a significant breakthrough in indigenous neurosurgical innovation. Conceived by additional professor, department of neurosurgery, Dr Saraj Kumar Singh, the device has received design registration from the Centre and trademark protection under AIIMS-Patna.Brain retractors are used during neurosurgery to gently hold brain tissue…
Indian assistance reaches earthquake-hit Venezuela NEW DELHI: Indian aid reached earthquake-hit Venezuela under ‘Operation Amistad’ on Sunday, with New Delhi deploying a field hospital, relief supplies, medicines and advanced medical equipment to support ongoing rescue and relief efforts.“Indian assistance reaches Venezuela. Confident that the Field Hospital Unit, relief supplies, medicines & medical equipment, will bolster…
Kolkata: Bengal has added another feather to its cap in the field of Geographical Indication (GI) recognition, with 23 more traditional products from the state receiving GI tags.The newly GI-tagged products include ‘jalbhora’ sandesh from Chandernagore, ‘monohara’ from Janai, Santiniketan batik and Santiniketan ektara from Birbhum, ‘mecha’ sandesh from Beliatore in Bankura, Banglar ‘nolen gur’,…
Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday hit out at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray after he flew on the same plane as chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday evening. Shinde said honesty is more important than travelling on a plane. Shinde said Fadnavis knows how dangerous a…
NEW DELHI: The IMD has forecast rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds across several parts of the states on Monday, with varying intensity from light showers in Delhi to heavy rainfall in hill and northeastern regions. While Delhi is expected to see light rain and thunderstorms, several states including Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of…
43,051 booths to administer polio drops across TN today Chennai: More than 52.9 lakh children below the age of five across Tamil Nadu will be administered oral polio vaccine on Sunday as the state health department launches the National Pulse Polio Immunisation drive at 43,051 booths across the state. Health officials have urged parents to…
B K MishraPatna: Taking strong exception to the inordinate delay in the distribution of degrees to successful students, governor-cum-chancellor Syed Ata Hasnain on Saturday directed universities to launch a special drive in mission mode to clear all pending applications related to the award of degrees. He also asked universities to set up a degree monitoring…
