a suspected short circuit triggered a blaze on the second-floor terrace of the Air Traffic Management complex at Kolkata airport in the early hours of Tuesday Kolkata: Evacuating a building is standard protocol in the event of a fire. But when a suspected short circuit triggered a blaze on the second-floor terrace of the Air…
The Bombay Bar Association condemned the Bar Council of India chairman’s action. MUMBAI: The Bombay Bar Association (BBA) has condemned the recent action of Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra against NALSAR University students, describing his August 13 communication as an “abuse of power” and saying a large section of students were…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and BCI chief Manan Kumar Mishra NEW DELHI: A protest has been called against Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra over the council’s now-withdrawn directive concerning students of NALSAR University of Law, with the All India Young Advocates Association (AIYAA) set to stage a demonstration…
Chennai: A 32-year-old electrician was hacked to death in full public view near a private school at Red Hills on Wednesday morning. Police arrested three men, including two brothers of the victim’s wife. Police said a family dispute over his extramarital relationship led to the murder.R Rathinavel Pandian of Mondiamman Nagar was riding his two-wheeler…
Patna: Three police personnel and an alleged middleman were arrested and sent to judicial custody in Gopalganj district on Wednesday in connection with allegations of illegal detention, corruption and extortion. The accused allegedly kept several people in custody for around 36 hours without following due legal procedure, threatened them with false cases and demanded money…
NEW DELHI: Centre informed Delhi high court Wednesday that a retest is being conducted for three subjects of UGC-NET June-2026 examination, including Sociology, following complaints of errors in the question papers.Taking note of the submission by solicitor general Tushar Mehta, Justice Jasmeet Singh disposed of a plea filed by a candidate who appeared for the…
Kolkata: All the deaths in the blaze that broke out in a commercial building at 15G, Mirza Ghalib Street occurred on the ill-fated second floor, which investigators said had been altered extensively and housed multiple establishments in cramped conditions.Police said the deaths were the result of gross negligence and that fire and building safety rules…
Maharashtra FDA suspended five licenses and seized banned products worth twenty-five lakh rupees. MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of five hotels and restaurants and seized banned products and other food items worth around Rs 25 lakh during a statewide inspection drive, officials said on Wednesday.The action was taken…
The blast damaged the refuelling equipment as well NEW DELHI: Three people were killed and three critically injured after a truck’s CNG cylinder exploded while it was being refilled at a gas station in Outer Delhi’s Tikri on Wednesday.All the dead were workers at the gas station located near Tikri Metro Station. CNG station blast…
Chennai: More than 133 hectares of land associated with the city’s Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) will revert to the Tamil Nadu govt as part of the transfer of the system from Southern Railway. This includes govt-owned and privately acquired parcels used for different phases of MRTS, including stations, parking lots, booking offices and other…
