CHENNAI: Four people were killed in electrocutions in different parts of Chennai as Cyclone Fengal (pronounced Feinjal) brought 9cm to 13cm of rain across different parts of the city since Saturday morning. In its 7pm bulletin, IMD said the forward sector of spiral bands associated with the cyclone entered the land, and the system might…
KOLKATA: At least two daily flights between Kolkata and Dhaka and one between Kolkata and Chittagong have been cancelled by airlines operating between the two countries as passenger count continues to nosedive in the wake of continued unrest in Bangladesh, attacks on minorities and curbs on travel due to Indian visa restrictions.Bangladesh’s flag bearer, Biman…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday announced that the new Mahayuti govt will be sworn in on Dec 5 in what is being seen as a signal to Eknath Shinde to make up his mind fast about joining the govt led by Devendra Fadnavis.State BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said in a post on X that the…
Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage (Picture credit: X) Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video on Saturday featuring Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli-American hostage, pleading for intervention from US President-elect Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure his release. Speaking in Hebrew and English, Alexander urged Israelis to pressure their government…
In his first public reaction to indictment by US prosecutors, Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani said Saturday that “every attack” makes the group stronger and affirmed its “absolute commitment to world-class regulatory compliance“.“This is not the first time we have faced such challenges… despite a lot of the vested reporting, no one from the Adani…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality continued to remain in ‘very poor’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 346 on Saturday as compared to 331 a day earlier. No improvement in air quality is expected over the next few days.Central Pollution Control Board‘s data shows that the air quality of the city stayed in…
NAGPUR: Justice Yanshivraj Khobragade’s rise from the dusty fields of Vidarbha to hallowed courtrooms of Bombay HC reflects power of resilience and making the best of available opportunity. Born on May 9, 1966 in Rengepar, a tribal village in Maharashtra’s Bhandara, his journey spells overcoming systemic barriers through grit, education, and acts of kindness.Rengepar had…
DEHRADUN: Real and unreal. Snake or rope? Ancient Indian philosophers had agonised over it through the centuries. Police in Uttarakhand and UP are dealing with it now. The story of a missing man miraculously reunited with his family – first in Dehradun and then in Ghaziabad – after years in oblivion has tied them up…
NEW DELHI: A desperate man’s bid for freedom ended in tragedy. A 27-year-old man was taken into custody after attacking his parents and uncle with a knife and when he attempted to escape the police by leaping over a wall at the Mayapuri police station in west Delhi, he fell and sustained a fatal head…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s crime branch on Saturday arrested AAP MLA Naresh Balyan on charges of extortion. It has been alleged that he is operating with gangster Kapil Sangwan, who is behind many extortion and firing cases in the city.Sangwan, who is in alliance with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is currently in the UK and has…
