Kolkata: For foodies in Kolkata, a sharper pocket pinch is set to be compensated by Messi magic. Even as several city restaurants have raised their menu prices this week following a steep hike in commercial LPG price over the last one month, they are laying out the World Cup red carpet to beat the price…
Mumbai: A 50-year-old autorickshaw driver succumbed to his injuries at the Sion Hospital five days after he was admitted following a road-related crash. Police said Amarnath Yadav had applied the brakes on his auto while moving on New Link Road, causing the vehicle to turn turtle. The Bangur Nagar Police registered a case of rash…
New Delhi: Delhi power minister Ashish Sood said Saturday the latest fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge (PPAC) hike was necessitated by a sharp rise in global fuel prices amid the West Asia crisis, which pushed the city’s power procurement costs up by 31% in the past month.TOI had reported that electricity bills will rise…
Chennai: Two people—a petrol bunk employee and a flower vendor—were killed in separate hit-and-run accidents in Tiruvallur district on Friday.In the first incident at Arambakkam, Nagaraj, 38, a resident of Elavur village, was knocked down and run over by a speeding lorry while he was crossing the Chennai-Kolkata highway near Elavur Bazaar. He died on…
Patna: A criminal who was injured during an exchange of fire with police in Patna’s Masaurhi area around midnight on Friday died during treatment on Saturday, while two police personnel were injured during the rescue operation. Police also rescued a young man who was allegedly lured to the spot and held captive by the accused…
Hazaribag: Around 400 residents of Ara village under Ichak block in Hazaribag district are still dependent on a muddy road and a bamboo bridge built through community efforts to reach the block and district headquarters, even 78 years after Independence.Residents of Ara, under Dadha panchayat, said a tender was issued nearly two years ago for…
साउथ ईस्ट दिल्ली के गोविंदपुरी इलाके में 4 मंजिला इमारत में लगी भीषण आग ने एक ही परिवार के 3 लोगों की जान ले ली. घटना 11-12 जून की दरम्यानी रात की है, जिसने पूरे इलाके को दहला दिया. आग लगने के बाद मौके पर अफरा तफरी मच गई और स्थानीय लोग बचाव में जुटे…
Hazaribag: A police personnel posted in Hazaribag district was suspended on Saturday after a video allegedly showing him collecting money illegally from a truck while conducting patrolling in a PCR van went viral on social media. Hzaribag SP Aman Kumar ordered proceedings against havildar Paitai Sirka. The SP also ordered disciplinary action against two other…
India’s captain Shubman Gill, right, KL Rahul celebrate their victory (AP Photo) Dharamshala: It’s not easy to unnerve Shubman Gill when he is batting in ODI cricket. The moment he steps out to bat, he slips into a zone where he takes control of the innings. The runs on the board are just a byproduct…
A 46-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested in Mumbai with 203 grams of cocaine, valued at approximately Rs 2.03 crore, police said on Saturday.According to officials of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Worli police station, the accused, identified as Eze Samuel Nweze, a native of Uburu in Nigeria’s Ebonyi state, was allegedly residing illegally in…
