New Delhi: Three separate fire incidents were reported from different parts of the city on Saturday, damaging property and leaving several families distressed. No casualties were reported in any of the incidents.The first and most severe blaze gutted nearly 100 jhuggis in a JJ cluster at Shakur Basti in west Delhi. Police said a call…
Chennai: The lack of regular maintenance of the electricity distribution network has begun to show on the ground, with several neighbourhoods facing repeated interruptions in power supply.Incidents of transformers bursting, fires in pillar boxes and tripping of feeders have increased, resulting in frequent and prolonged power cuts and an unreliable supply, after the Tamil Nadu…
Biharsharif: The state vigilance bureau on Saturday caught a police sub-inspector posted at Rajgir police station in Nalanda district red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs90,000. The accused, identified as Devkant Kumar, was taken into custody following a planned trap operation, triggering unease within the police department.According to vigilance officials, the sub-inspector had allegedly…
Jamshedpur: West Singhbhum deputy commissioner (DC) Manish Kumar on Friday ordered a probe into the case of alleged unauthorised withdrawal of around Rs 45 lakh from police department salary accounts.Earlier, similar cases surfaced from Bokaro and Hazaribag districts.A police constable of the district has been detained for interrogation after suspicious transactions were allegedly found linked…
अमेरिका की राजधानी वॉशिंगटन में स्थित वॉशिंगटन हिल्टन होटल एक बार फिर चर्चा में है. वजह भी वही पुरानी, डरावनी है. ठीक 45 साल पहले यहां अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति रहे रोनाल्ड रीगन पर हमला हुआ था, और अब फिर इसी होटल में गोलियों की आवाज गूंजी, जब राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप एक बड़े कार्यक्रम में शामिल…
Ranchi: At least nine working women’s hostels will be set up by state govt over the next two years to bolster accommodation support for the female workforce. The govt has allocated a budget of Rs 175 crore for the project, with individual facility cost ranging from Rs 10.25 crore to Rs 23.5 crore depending on…
Is MS Dhoni playing today? (Image: X) As Chennai Super Kings prepare to host Gujarat Titans at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium, the biggest talking point isn’t just the clash, it’s the continued suspense around MS Dhoni’s return.CSK head into this encounter on the back of a dominant performance against the Mumbai Indians. In what…
NEW DELHI: Six passengers onboard SWISS Delhi-Zurich flight LX 147 of Sunday morning have been hospitalised after everyone on the aircraft had to be evacuated on the runway at IGIA using emergency slides. The Airbus A330 was on take off roll at about 1.08 am when its engine number one fails and then had a…
KOLKATA: A last-minute scramble to “secure” their votes has sent air and train fares to Kolkata from other metros soaring as SIR-spooked voters rush home ahead of Wednesday’s second phase.Between Sunday and Tuesday, one-way flight tickets from Delhi to Kolkata are selling for anything between Rs 13,000 and Rs 20,000, two-three times more than the…
Navi Mumbai: The general assembly of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) approved the implementation of an amnesty scheme to recover long-pending water tax dues and encourage citizens to clear their outstanding bills. According to the decision taken in the meeting, the city currently has water tax arrears of around Rs 64 crore. Of this total,…
