Mumbai: A Saturday night feast turned tragic when four members of a family – two sisters and their parents – died within hours of eating a watermelon. While five other relatives had shared biryani-pulao with them at 10.30pm, and reported no symptoms, the fruit was consumed only by the four around 1am Sunday, said police….
Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) recorded 5,075 residential property registrations in March 2026, a 10% year-on-year decline from 5,609 units in March 2025, according to Knight Frank India.The dip was largely attributed to a high base effect, as March 2025 saw exceptionally strong performance. Despite the annual slide, March 2026 emerged as the second-highest…
MUMBAI: An assistant municipal commissioner was Monday arrested on charges of rape for maintaining physical relations with an architect by falsely promising marriage. Nitin Chandrapratap Shukla (37), BMC ward officer of K-East (covering Andheri East & Vile Parle East), was taken into custody after he attended a meeting on the upcoming census.Shukla had met the…
New Delhi: An incident of custodial violence in Tihar jail is under judicial scrutiny after CCTV footage played before a Delhi court showed some jail officials “pulling a group of undertrial prisoners out of their cell and beating them with dandas” on March 24.The footage, produced in court by the jail superintendent, prompted additional sessions…
Chennai: Motorists heading towards Tidel Park on OMR need to be watchful while turning right near the Indira Nagar MRTS station as several vehicles take a wrong-side U-turn at the spot, leading to risk of collision with incoming vehicles.Soon after the L-shaped Madhya Kailash flyover was opened, traffic police installed a signal near the MRTS…
Patna: In a major step towards expanding the Patna metro rail network, the chief commissioner of metro railway safety, Nilebhra Sengupta, along with his team, conducted a detailed inspection on Monday of the elevated stretch from Bhoothnath to Malahi Pakri on the Blue Line, part of Corridor II.The inspection was carried out using a trolley…
अमेरिकी सेना द्वारा कथित तौर पर ईरानी तेल ले जा रहे दो टैंकरों को जब्त करने के बाद ईरान ने अमेरिका की कड़ी निंदा की है. ईरान ने इस कार्रवाई को समुद्र में सशस्त्र डकैती और अंतरराष्ट्रीय कानून का उल्लंघन बताया है. और पढ़ें ईरान के विदेश मंत्रालय के प्रवक्ता इस्माइल बघाई ने वाशिंगटन पर…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It was a night to remember for Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who etched his name alongside Jasprit Bumrah in the IPL record books during a sensational spell against Delhi Capitals on Monday.The veteran seamer picked up figures of 3 for 5, registering his 20th three-wicket haul…
Indian and Chinese national flags New Delhi: India and China remain in touch to strengthen cooperation under Brics mechanism, with Beijing endorsing India’s ongoing presidency of group and Indian govt appreciating China’s support for activities hosted by India under the mechanism. Chinese special envoy Zhai Jun, who was here last week for the West Asia…
Kolkata: Apologising for any personal attack or lack of decency by a BJP neta, the party’s state president Samik Bhattacharya said on Monday: “If anyone was hurt by any BJP neta’s words during the campaign, I apologise to him. I apologise if there was any statement which was not decent, or below the belt.”At a…
