BEIJING: Chinese fighter jets and warships simulated strikes on Taiwan Sunday as they encircled the island during a second straight day of military drills that were launched in response to its president meeting the US House speaker.The exercises sparked condemnation from Taipei and calls for restraint from Washington, which said it was "monitoring Beijing's actions closely".Dubbed "Joint Sword", the...

BHIWANDI: A fire broke out on the 9th floor of a multi-storey building here on Saturday, officials said. No casualties were reported. Twenty-two residents were rescued by firefighters. A fire official said it was reported at 2.25pm in an electric wire duct in the 12-storeyed Aryan City Building at Temghar Pada. The residents on an upper floor were trapped due to heavy smoke. Seeing the smoke spread,...

KOLKATA: The drive against retreaded tyres and manipulated fitness certificates of buses and minibuses in the past seven days showed the biggest violators were buses to and from Howrah, all of them touching the city centre - Esplanade, BBD Bag and Sealdah -revealed Lalbazar on Saturday.At the very Mayo Road-Dufferin Road crossing in Esplanade, where a minibus had keeled over a week ago, killing two...

CHENNAI: Even as 70% of the work on the wi-fi-enabled hi-tech Kuthambakkam terminus is completed, the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (Cumta) has suggested Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) to extend connectivity till the upcoming bus terminus in the western suburbs. Residents of Kuthambakkam point out that if CMRL is extended till the terminus, just one stop from the proposed metro...

NOIDA: A US-based businessman was allegedly confined to his rented flat in Pari Chowk for over a year and cheated of Rs 2.7 crore by a group of four persons who promised to treat his heart ailment using “supernatural powers”.It was in March last year that Sanjay Sharma came from California to treat his heart blockage. He took a flat on rent in NRI City in Pari Chowk and started staying there alone....

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 09, 2023, 13:36:17 ISTDaily Mumbai Live Updates Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, along with fellow Shiv Sena MPs and MLAs, arrived in Ayodhya on Sunday. This is Shinde's first visit to the temple town since being sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister in June last year. Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis also left for Ayodhya from Mumbai on Sunday. Shinde and other...

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Institutional investment in real estate increased 37 per cent to USD 1.65 billion during January-March, driven by higher inflow in office and housing properties, according to Colliers. The residential segment's share was 22 per cent.(Representative image) Inflows stood at USD 1.2 billion in the same period last year, it added. Read here: Real estate among top 3 micro-markets in Delhi-NCR;...

On Saturday, Ajinkya Rahane showed that class is permanent. Making his debut for the Chennai Super Kings, Rahane smashed the fastest fifty of this IPL season off just 19 balls, which sealed CSK's win over Mumbai Indians. Rahane smashed 61 runs off just 27 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, which helped CSK race past MI's 157/8 for a seven-wicket win."I always enjoy playing at Wankhede. I have...

THANE: Nineteen years after a homemaker was raped, a rickshaw driver has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) by the district court in Thane. Additional Sessions Judge Dr Rachna R Tehra convicted the accused Ramashankar Shukla, 52, and imposed a fine of Rs 5,500. Prosecutor EB Dhamal, informed the court that the victim lived in Nerul in Navi Mumbai and the accused also resided in...