NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old man allegedly murdered his tenant in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area on Tuesday evening, suspecting an illicit relationship between the victim and his wife, police said.The accused, identified as Virender, a resident of Indira Colony, later walked into the police station in blood stained clothes and confessed to the crime, leading…
AG Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. (TOI file photo) CHENNAI: Expressing shock over the enrolment of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, in the Bar Council of TN and Puducherry, Congress MP R Sudha has written to President Droupadi Murmu urging cancellation of his…
Patna: The 108-year-old Patna University (PU) is witnessing a marked rise in research output, driven by a growing research-friendly environment on campus and the induction of young faculty members from across the country. The shift has brought a steady increase in research projects under the university’s domain.PU academics said nearly one-fourth of the faculty is…
Colombia has authorised the lethal removal of 80 hippos from the Magdalena River basin, where the animals are classified as an invasive species. Authorities say the population, descended from hippos introduced in the 1980s, threatens biodiversity, damages ecosystems and poses risks to local communities. AAnant Ambani, founder of Vantara in Jamnagar, has urged Colombia to…
KOLKATA: Bengal’s SIR tribunals have cleared 1,468 citizens to vote in the second phase of the assembly elections, taking the total number of cleared voters to 1,607 across the two polling phases in the state (139 people had their voting right restored in the first phase).The number of deletions by the tribunals in the second…
MUMBAI: A 45-year-old man was arrested by the Malwani Police for sexually abusing a dog on a pavement at Malad West recently. The incident occurred outside a veterinarian’s clinic and the clinic staff alerted the police.According to the statement of an animal handler at the clinic, the incident occurred late on April 26. The clinic…
Odissi dancer Vrinda Chadha at Young Dancers Festival The 19th edition of the World Dance Day Celebrations 2026, curated by Bharatanatyam exponent Geeta Chandran, concluded successfully on April 26 at the India International Centre (IIC). Presented by Team Natya Vriksha and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, the two-day festival brought together…
Chennai: Chennai-based real estate developer DRA has deployed an AI-based construction intelligence platform, using AI across project management, quality inspection, site monitoring, procurement optimisation, workforce productivity, safety analytics, delay prediction and decision-making.Ranjeeth Rathod, managing director of DRA, said this is their attempt to exploit AI-based efficiency in the physical sector, as AI models are rapidly…
Madhubani district has topped Bihar in the “Gyan Bharatam Mission” for manuscript digitization, verifying and approving an outstanding 3,96,487 manuscripts. This significant achievement, far surpassing Gaya’s second-place tally, highlights collaborative efforts from the administration, departments, academics, and citizens. District Magistrate Anand Sharma urged continued public involvement in preserving this vital cultural heritage for posterity. Madhubani:…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday alleged irregularities during the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, claiming that its party symbol had been taped over on electronic voting machines (EVMs) at several polling booths in Falta under the Diamond Harbour constituency.West Bengal assembly polls — Follow live updatesLeader of opposition and BJP candidate…
