MUMBAI: A Malad-based doctor found a portion of a human finger inside an ice cream that he had ordered online on Wednesday. Malad police sent the finger for a forensic examination and filed an FIR against the managerial staff for the ice cream brand, Yummo, on Thursday.Brendan Ferrao, the 26-year-old complainant, told police that he…
BENGALURU: A fast-track court in Bengaluru Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against veteran BJP leader and former CM BS Yediyurappa in a Pocso case registered against him by Sadashivnagar police on March 14.Yediyurappa has approached the high court, seeking quashing of the Pocso case against him and anticipatory bail. Both petitions will come up for…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi is likely to meet US President Joe Biden Friday on the margins of the G7 summit in southern Italy’s Puglia region. With Biden headed to Italy, White House said aboard Air Force One there’s an “encounter” likely between the 2 leaders as the president expects to see the Indian PM…
LONDON: In a recent YouGov poll conducted for the Times newspaper, Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK Party surpassed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s Conservative Party for the first time, just weeks before Britain’s upcoming election on July 4. The survey, which involved 2,211 participants and was carried out from June 12-13, revealed that Reform UK garnered 19%…
LUCKNOW: ‘Lal’, ‘Mursan’ and ‘Hilsa’. These are the names given to three craters on the surface of Mars recently discovered by Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), that hint at the red planet’s wet past. Lal has been named after legendary cosmic ray physicist from Varanasi, the late Professor Devendra Lal. The other two have been…
JAMMU: Security teams assisted by drone crews and military dogs are scouring deep forests and high-altitude terrain in Jammu division to catch or kill suspected Pakistani terrorists responsible for four attacks on June 9, 11, and 12 in three districts of the region.Authorities have detained 50 local people for questioning regarding the June 9 ambush…
BENGALURU: Weather permitting, Isro will attempt to achieve another milestone in the development of reusable launch vehicle (RLV) technology this month, may be as early as next week in Karnataka’s Challakere, while “issues” with chopper (Chinook) is delaying the integrated air-drop test (IADT) of simulated Gaganyaan crew modules at the spaceport in Sriharikota.Isro, which had…
NEW DELHI: Veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to form with an impressive half-century and leg-spinner Rishad Hossain delivered crucial strikes as Bangladesh moved closer to the Super 8s, securing a 25-run victory over the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup in Kingstown on Thursday.Chasing a target of 160, the Netherlands were stopped at 134…
NEW DELHI: N Chandrababu Naidu, who took oath as Andhra Pradesh chief minister yesterday, started his new innings on Thursday as he moved fast to fulfil some of the key promises his Telugu Desam Party had made during the campaign trail. The chief minister put his signature on five files as soon as he assumed…
AHMEDABAD: Adani Group-owned Ambuja Cement on Thursday announced a landmark acquisition of Penna Cement Industries Limited (PCIL) at an enterprise value of Rs 10,422 crore. This strategic acquisition was fully funded through internal accruals, the company said. This way, Ambuja will acquire 100 per cent of PCIL’s shares from its current promoter P Pratap Reddy.Ajay…
