Multiple media outlets and social media handles quoted these witnesses as saying that many people were injured in the alleged 6am rerun of Wednesday’s Akhara Marg stampede, triggered by waves of pilgrims running towards the ghats just when batches that had just bathed at Sangam were making their way back. Some reports alleged “six to…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh Friday asked chartered accountants to become strategic advisers, ethical guardians & innovators to stay relevant in today’s dynamic & technology-driven times.Addressing a gathering of CAs at the ‘World Forum of Accountants’, Singh said it requires “new set of skills, including critical thinking, emotional intelligence and adaptability” in today’s environment…
GADAG: The district court in Gadag in Karnataka sentenced on Friday four people to death in connection with a so-called “honour killing” in 2019.All four accused – Parashuram Rathod, Shivappa Rathod, Ravi Rathod, and Ramesh Rathod – were relatives of Gangamma Rathod, 23, who, along with her husband Ramesh Madar, 29, were murdered two years…
MUMBAI: The Guillain-Barre Syndrome outbreak in Pune that has affected 140 people, with 18 needing ventilator support, could have been controlled in four days had adequate public health measures been adopted, but health officials let it spin out of control, says Dr T Jacob John, a leading virologist and former professor at Christian Medical College…
BATHINDA: Another protesting farmer died at Shambhu border early Friday, bringing the toll to 36 in nearly a year since the protest started at Shambhu and Khanauri borders on Feb 13, 2024, to press for their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price as per the C2+50% formula.The deceased farmer, Pargat Singh (65),…
MUMBAI: Sixty-two-year-old Dinesh Nandwana, the chairman emeritus of Vakrangee technology firm, died on Friday while ED was conducting a search at his residence in Andheri (East), reports VijayV Singh. The police said the cause of the death will be known only after the postmortem examination. Sources stated that during the search process, he suffered an…
R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s chess prodigy and youngest-ever World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju has ascended to World No. 3 after a solid draw against defending champion Wei Yi of China at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 in Wijk aan Zee. Meanwhile, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa pocketed a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday took a jibe at opposition and said it was perhaps the first time in many years that no attempt had been made from abroad to “spark a fire” in the country ahead of Parliament session, in what was seen as a reference to short-seller Hindenburg Research downing its…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trudeau should speak to Trump before making outlandish comments. Amid reports that Donald Trump may delay the proposed tariff on Canada and Mexico and may defer it to March 1, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the tariffs are coming tomorrow, February 1, as announced earlier….
NEW DELHI: Every man is duty bound under law to provide maintenance to his wife even if he is unemployed but what about in cases where the wife is employed and earning handsomely? Can she claim maintenance from her estranged husband? Supreme Court on Friday decided to adjudicate the issue, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.While hearing…
