2023

PALGHAR: At least four Bangladeshi nationals were arrested for allegedly cheating people under the pretext of selling foreign currencies at a discount in the city. They handed them blank papers resembling banknotes, police said on Wednesday. The accused, including two women, are found to be living in India without valid documents, senior police inspector (crime branch) Pramod Badakh said. !(function(f,...

KOLKATA: The Indian embassy in Israel assured Indians in the war-torn country of their "safety and security" even as youngsters from Bengal studying there looked for ways to return home at the earliest. The assurance from the ministry of external affairs seemed to have little effect on the students and research scholars, who were worried over uncertain flights from Tel Aviv to Delhi. The X handle of Air...

TRICHY: Around one lakh shops and commercial establishments remained closed in the delta districts on Wednesday following a total shutdown announced by the Cauvery Delta Protection Movement protesting against the Karnataka government's failure to adhere to the orders of the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Supreme Court to release water for irrigation in the Cauvery river.However, government and...

NEW DELHI: Expecting the city to generate around 19,500 tonnes of solid waste every day by 2041, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has requested the Union housing and urban affairs ministry requirement for at least 200 acres for the safe disposal of the remnants of waste processing.The detailed project report submitted to the ministry stated that after reclaiming the three landfills at Okhla, Bhalswa...

BAREILLY: A 17-year-old girl lost both her legs and left arm after her stalker, 19, allegedly pushed her in front of a moving train in Bareilly while she was returning from NEET coaching on Tuesday. She is currently undergoing treatment in a private hospital here and her condition is critical, said police. Dr OP Bhaskar, who had initially treated the girl, said, "She was brought to hospital with both...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court will deliver its verdict on Thursday on confirmation of the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan following his conviction in the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter case, in which decorated Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma lost his life.The decision will be delivered by a panel of judges, including Justices Siddharth Mridul and Amit Sharma. Additionally, the...

MUMBAI: Barely three days are left for garba enthusiasts to put on their dancing shoes as the nine-day festival of Sharadiya Navratra starts Sunday October 15.With Covid restrictions a thing of the past, the dancing circuit promises to be exciting. Top notch artistes not only from the city but also from Gujarat are scheduled to perform at grand events in suburban Mumbai and city outskirts.Musa Paik,...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, which has traditionally been pro-life, was split Wednesday over choosing between stopping the heart of an over 26-week-old healthy fetus and the choice of its carrier, a married woman, to terminate the pregnancy which is impermissible under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and B V Nagarathna, which on Monday had unanimously...

KOLKATA: Kolkata Metro has launched a paper-based QR Code ticketing system in an effort to modernize its ticketing process. The trial run of this system was initiated at Sealdah Metro station on the East-West Corridor. Commuters traveling within the East-West Corridor can now purchase paper-based QR code tickets exclusively from the counter at Sealdah Metro station. Developed by the Center for Railway...

BATHINDA: Punjab governor Banwari Lal Purohit addressed border area residents during his visit to Fazilka on Wednesday, urging them to report any drug-related activities to the police. He said that drug addiction is not confined to Punjab now but is spreading fast to Haryana and other states. He emphasized the need to tackle drug addiction and peddling, expanding the issue beyond Punjab's borders....