Mira Bhayander: The Palghar branch of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has caught a hospital security guard red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 3,600 on April 24. The trap was laid on the first floor of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Hospital in Bhayander (West). The complainant approached the ACB after the security guard, Amit Kini, told…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to step up monsoon preparedness measures, with a focus on preventing waterlogging, strengthening drainage infrastructure and ensuring public safety across the city.The directions were issued during a high-level review meeting chaired by the chief minister, where officials assessed waterlogging-prone areas, the…
KALLAKURICHI: An elderly couple were found murdered at their home in Kalrayan Hills in Kallakurichi district on Friday. The crime came to light after the elderly couple, identified as Ramasamy, 70, and his wife R Ponammal, 65, did not come out of their house on Friday for a long time. The neighbours entered the house…
Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Saturday said the construction of Maa Janaki temple at Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi district would be completed by Dec 31, 2028.Chairing a meeting to review the construction of Punaura Dham temple and developmental works of the entire area in Sitamarhi district, Samrat also said the proposed new township near Sitamarhi…
Ranchi: The state will get some respite from the ongoing heatwave conditions in the next few days with moderate rain and thunderstorm likely at isolated places in 18 districts from Sunday, the Met office said on Saturday.On Monday, light to moderate rain and thunderstorm is likely at a few places.The weather office also issued a…
Md Sanan after scoring against Chennaiyin FC in Jamshedpur on Saturday Mohammed Sanan led a dominant display by the attackers as Jamshedpur FC routed Chennaiyin FC 4-1 in an Indian Super League (ISL) game to come back to winning ways at JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on Saturday.While Sanan (7’, 58’) headlined the day’s…
NEW DELHI: At the IIT2026 Global Conference in California, Isha founder Sadhguru said India should be viewed “not as a nation, but as a civilisation,” highlighting what he described as its long tradition of combining spiritual inquiry with intellectual and scientific pursuits.Addressing a gathering of over 2,500 attendees, including entrepreneurs and technologists, he spoke about…
Kolkata: Identity politics is re-scripting the Vijay-versus-Vijay fight in Jorasanko this time, a coincidence that brings to mind the many roles played by Amitabh Bachchan in his movies in the 1970s and 1980s.But beyond the shared name, this is a contest shaped by local history, diversities, shifting loyalties, religion-based politics and everyday concerns in a…
Mumbai: Resident doctors of BMC-run King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM) in Parel on Saturday opposed the proposed renaming of the institution and instead sought “meaningful reforms that improve patient care and doctors’ welfare”.The civic health committee on Friday passed a proposal to rename KEM Hospital to ‘Kaushalyashreshtha Ekalavya Memorial (KEM) Hospital’. The proposal will have…
New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police on Saturday claimed a 27% reduction in traffic congestion-related calls during the first three months of 2026, as compared to the corresponding period in 2025 in central Delhi.According to the data, total congestion calls declined from 1,378 in Jan–March 2025 to 1,007 in Jan–March 2026, registering an overall reduction of…
