AHMEDABAD: A 42-year-old man, Navalsinh Chavda, arrested by Gujarat police for attempted murder of a businessman, died in police custody Sunday reportedly due to sudden illness. Soon after his death, cops said Chavda, a ‘witch doctor’, had confessed to having killed 12 people, including his grandmother, mother, & an uncle. Police had secured his remand…
CHANDIGARH: Haryana govt can enact rules to regulate installation and operation of mobile towers and impose fees as well, ordered a full bench of Punjab and Haryana high court. Telegraph Act does not override state govt’s legislative competence to enact or promulgate legislation and rules, court added.Justices Lisa Gill, Sudhir Singh, and Suvir Sehgal passed…
GUWAHATI: The current unrest in Manipur has significantly hit campus placements at NIT-Manipur, with recruitments dropping to 50% so far for the 2025 UG batch, compared to 85% two years ago for the 2023 batch. However, IIIT Manipur continues to successfully conduct IT sector recruitment through virtual means.NIT-Manipur director DVLN Somayajulu Sunday told TOI several…
PITHORAGARH/DEHRADUN: A 32-year-old woman from the endangered Van Raji community was allegedly raped and found grievously injured near a ravine along the Jauljibi-Dharchula road in Pithoragarh on Nov 23, and succumbed to her injuries two days later. The attack is believed to have occurred during the Jauljibi fair, but her reclusive community, fearing harassment from…
NEW DELHI: Every year, on a specific day, some hospitals affiliated with medical colleges admit healthy individuals as patients. This trick is employed to deceive inspection teams that come to assess the facilities for granting approval to establish a new medical college or to increase the number of MBBS seats in an existing one. In…
Amit Shah address (PTI photo) JODHPUR: Highlighting that the menace of drone intrusions from across the border is set to grow, home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a “laser-equipped, anti-drone, gun-mount system”, jointly developed by the border guarding forces, ministry of defence, DRDO and other govt R&D departments, at the testing stage, enabled the…
A wildlife expert stressed the need to address habitat challenges and human-wildlife conflicts to ensure the long-term survival of India’s tigers NAGPUR: An analysis by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has revealed a 37% decline in tiger mortalities in India, with 115 deaths reported so far in 2024 compared to 182 in 2023. Poaching…
Representative AI image via Lexica MUMBAI: The wealth of Indian billionaires surged 42% to over $905 billion during the last financial year, positioning it as the third largest base behind the US and China, a report by Swiss bank UBS said. In contrast, in China, where the Xi Jinping regime has gone after businesses, billionaires…
Syria’s ousted president (File photo) Syria’s deposed president Bashar al-Assad and his family have been given asylum in Moscow, following their departure from Syria as Islamist-led opposition forces advanced into Damascus, according to reports from Russian News agencies on Sunday evening.“Assad and members of his family have arrived in Moscow,” a Kremlin source informed TASS…
Bucks vs Nets will take place at Brooklyn (Image via NBA) The Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets game will take place at Barclays Center, Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. The Bucks have Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Damian Lillard on their roster tonight. So, things are looking good for the Bucks. The Nets will have to be…
