NEW DELHI: Israeli soldiers engaged in combat with Hamas militants a day after an unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas forces that broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and invaded nearby Israeli communities. On Sunday, Israel responded with airstrikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring that the country was at war.Hamas militants had launched a...
THANE: The Ambernath Municipal Council (AMC) has approved a tender of Rs 107 crore to beautify and restore a 11th century Shiva temple. The temple will be rebuilt akin to Kashi's Vishwanath temple. The contract for work has been given to Savani Heritage Conservation Pvt. Ltd. The AMC implemented the beautification work after it received an NOC from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The 11th...
KOLKATA: Three employees at the Indian IT office of a global telecom major were arrested on Saturday for their involvement in the alleged gang-rape of a colleague during a party at a housing complex in New Town's Action Area III on Friday night. The 28-year-old survivor, who also lives in New Town, lodged a complaint at the Techno City police station on Saturday morning. DC (New Town Zone) Manav Singla...
CHENNAI: The question foremost in the minds of cricket fans is whether rain will spoil the much-anticipated India-Australia World Cup match at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk on Sunday. While IMD has forecast light to moderate rain, private forecasters and bloggers said the rain clouds may not move towards Chepauk and the match may not get disrupted even if it rains as it may not be intense. For...
NEW DELHI: The city saw a slight drop in maximum temperature and low wind speed on Saturday. The air quality was 'poor' despite the number of stubble burning incidents dropping in Punjab.Residents found the outdoor weather unpleasant even towards the evening. Track the pollution level in your cityThe air quality is likely to remain 'poor' for the next six days. Weather analysts said the the wind...
MUMBAI: In what will come as a huge relief to women train commuters, who comprise at least 25% of those travelling by trains, Central Railway announced setting up of women's 'powder rooms', which includes four highly sanitised toilets, at seven busy stations - Ghatkopar, Kanjurmarg, Mulund, Thane, Mankhurd, Chembur and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus."...On our railway premises, it will be a hygienic and...
The town of Reading, Pennsylvania, has finally laid to rest its most enigmatic resident – a mummified man known as "Stoneman Willie. "'In recent days, crowds of curious onlookers gathered to pay their respects, capture photographs, or simply marvel at a scene that is unlikely to ever be repeated in the United States.The story of "Stoneman Willie" dates back to 1895 when an alleged thief, who had given...
NAVI MUMBAI: Police have arrested a 39-year-old man from Navi Mumabi for the alleged sexual harassment of two teenage girls, police said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Sandeep Sonawane, normally works as an autorickshaw driver but was operating a friend's taxi at the time of the alleged incident, which occurred around 12.15pm on Friday, polie said.The incident unfolded while the taxi,...
Mumbai may be one of the best addresses for sickly newborns or extremely premature babies who weigh around 1kg at birth. While 12 newborns aged one to three days were among the 24 who died in a 24-hour span in the state-run Nanded hospital last week, even the city's public hospitals - often poorly equipped as compared to private sector hospitals - boast of a survivor rate of 90%."In most civic body-run...
THANE: The Thane court on Friday convicted and sentenced a 31-year-old man to ten years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing his daughter aged-six in 2017. The minor girl testified against her father in the court that nailed him.The accused was into furniture making work and resided with his wife and daughter. According to the prosecution, Sandhya H Mhatre the accused had on December 02, 2017...
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