New Delhi: A housewife was allegedly beaten to death with a hammer by her husband following a domestic dispute in northeast Delhi’s Gautampuri in the early hours of Thursday. The husband has been arrested.The accused, identified as Daud Ishaq Khan, a 36-year-old autorickshaw driver, reportedly called a friend after committing the crime to say that…
Chennai: Several areas will face a 24-hour disruption in piped drinking water supply for two days as Metrowater undertakes a major pipeline interconnection project.The disruption will affect areas including Kolathur, Jawahar Nagar, Sembium, Ayanavaram, Perambur, Korattur, Anna Nagar West Extension, Villivakkam and Anna Nagar West that fall within three zones—Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Ambattur and…
Patna: Five people were killed and nine others injured after lightning struck at two locations in Khagaria district on Thursday morning, officials said.The incidents occurred around 8am. In Beldaur block, lightning killed Kush Kumar, 17, and Jawahar Sharma, 35. In Gogri block, three residents of Baltara village — Vidyanand Yadav, 73, Ashutosh Yadav, 30, and…
Vehicles caught in the rain and gusty winds near Ranchi railway station on Thursday Ranchi: After sweltering heat for the past several days, residents rejoiced as a nearly two-hour downpour brought relief on Thursday.The city recorded 40.6 mm of rainfall coupled with strong winds and thunderstorms ahead of the monsoon’s expected arrival this weekend.The showers…
Aspirants outside an examination centre earlier this year Ranchi: The district administration is gearing up for the re-examination of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, which will be held in 21 centres across the state capital on June 21. On Thursday, prohibitory orders were issued for a 200-metre-radius of the centres.“The order will be in…
NEW DELHI: Three merchant ships with Indian crew members have come under attack from the US Navy off the Oman coast in the last four days, resulting in the death of three Indians, said govt, which lodged a strong protest with US and asserted attacks should stop. The number of Indian seafarers killed has increased…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress descended into deeper crisis on Thursday after its Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the party and Upper House, making him the third to do so since Monday.With its Lok Sabha MPs Saayoni Ghosh and Mala Ray also leaning towards the rebel camp, there was, however, a breather of sorts:…
Navi Mumbai: Pen police in Raigad have detected the murder case of a 35-year-old tribal woman by arresting two accused men within 24 hours of registering an FIR. The duo accused have claimed that they demanded sexual favours from her and as she refused, they smothered her. However, the police are awaiting the victim’s post-mortem…
New Delhi: Delhi govt’s Hindi Academy has named several of its literary awards after nationalists and freedom fighters, including Veer Savarkar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Madan Mohan Malaviya. A new Atal Bihari Vajpayee Award for promotion of Indian culture and knowledge traditions has also been instituted. A Hindi service award has been named after…
Chennai: Chennai recorded an all-time high electricity demand of 5,014 megawatts on Wednesday — surpassing the 5,000 MW mark for the first time — even as large parts of the city continued to reel under power cuts.According to TNPDCL, the peak demand was logged at 10.30 pm, breaching the previous record of 4,809 MW set…
