CHENNAI: IMD has issued the onset of the southwest monsoon, while the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast heavy rainfall in several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next few days due to prevailing weather systems over the Bay of Bengal. After several parts of the state received summer showers on Saturday, bringing…
Ara: A 22-year-old pregnant woman allegedly ended her life by consuming poison after her husband refused to give her his smartphone to watch videos and reels, exposing how deeply phone addiction has spread across society. The woman, mother of two children, died in Ara on Saturday, police said.The deceased, Parvati Devi, wife of Govind Mahto,…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court granted Saturday pre-arrest bail to businessman Robert Vadra in a money laundering case tied to a land deal in Haryana, ruling that his “detention in judicial custody is neither necessary nor warranted” after ED chose not to arrest him during its investigation. Special judge Sushant Changotra of Rouse Avenue Courts…
Kolkata: Bengal has sped up barbed-wire fencing along vulnerable parts of the India-Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas to curb illegal infiltration. This comes after CM Suvendu Adhikari announced expedited hand over of land to the Border Security Force (BSF). Around 51 km of the nearly 150-km stretch from Bongaon to Hingalganj-Samsernagar remains unfenced, administrative…
MUMBAI: A group of residents in Juhu has launched its own civic platform that functions as an “issue collector”, allowing citizens to flag and document local problems in real time.Residents who are part of the volunteer network can upload complaints ranging from garbage and sanitation issues to illegal pavement encroachments, political hoardings, water leakages, tree…
CNG prices in Delhi-NCR have seen another increase, rising by Re 1 per kg to ₹80.09, following a Rs 2 hike just two days prior. NEW DELHI: Residents across Delhi-NCR are facing another fuel price hike as compressed natural gas (CNG) prices were increased again on Sunday, marking the second hike in just two days.With…
Chennai: Women admitted to intensive care units (ICU) across India receive significantly less aggressive interventions than men—including life support from ventilators, dialysis and cardiovascular drugs—yet their rate of survival is nearly identical, according to a landmark study published in the peer-reviewed US journal Critical Care Medicine. The research has left intensive care specialists wondering, are…
Image used for representation Patna: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted five persons, including absconding mastermind Anand Kumar Singh alias Munna Singh from Bihar, in a human trafficking and cyber slavery case linked to Cambodia.The chargesheet was filed before the NIA Special Court in Patna on Friday under relevant sections of the Indian Penal…
Shashi Ranjan, state project director of Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) speaks to Shikha Yadav on the govt’s roadmap for improving education outcomes in state schools. Excerpts:Q. Where exactly do you think the gap persists despite improvements in enrolment and retention?A. Jharkhand’s enrolment and retention story has been genuinely encouraging over the last decade. The…
Ranchi: The body of a second-year MBBS student of Rims was found hanging in his hostel room, police said on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Akshit Kujur, was a native of Simdega district, but his parents are currently in Punjab, the police added.During investigation, Dr Shiv Priya, dean, students welfare, said Kujur’s body was discovered…
