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KOLKATA: The southwest monsoon is very likely to withdraw from Bengal on Friday, making it the earliest date of withdrawal in at least five years. Despite the three-day delay from the normal date of October 10, the monsoon withdrawal this year is to be a week earlier than last year. In contrast to the current absence of weather systems in the Bay of Bengal this year, frequent development of cyclonic...

CHENNAI: A history-sheeter, who attempted to hoodwink escorting policemen and tried to escape, was shot at and nabbed by the Chengalpet police on Thursday. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday near Mamandur in Kancheepuram district. The history-sheeter and A-Plus category rowdy, P Thanikachalam, 36, of Mariyamman Koil Street in Tiruvallur district, suffered injuries on his right knee and...

NEW DELHI: Two cash collection agents of a private firm, who were carrying around Rs 50 lakh, were robbed in central Delhi after two men posing as traffic policemen stopped them for checking. While the imposters asked the employees to open the car's boot, two others came and fled with the bag containing cash.The police received a complaint around 5pm on Wednesday that two employees of a private firm,...

MUMBAI: Road crash-related fatalities in the city reduced by 35% with 176 deaths reported between January and September as compared to 272 in the same period last year.Traffic police have attributed the drop to strict enforcement and improved infrastructure around 'black spots' or accident-prone locations. But with high-speed corridors like the Mumbai Coastal Road and Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link to be...

NEW DELHI: Retail inflation eased to a three-month low in September as food prices moderated, bringing much-needed relief from surging price pressures, while industrial output growth rose to a 14-month high in August led by a robust manufacturing sector.Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%: Shaktikanta DasData released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has reiterated its demand for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to reconsider its recent decision to permit passengers to carry two liquor bottles each on Metro trains. The Excise department of the government sent a letter to the DMRC on October 6, urging them to take action regarding this matter, as confirmed by a senior Delhi government official. A similar request...

MUMBAI: An official reported that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted a raid on a gold melting facility and a jewelry shop in Mumbai, leading to the seizure of smuggled gold valued at Rs 3.62 crore, along with Rs 2.95 crore in cash and 2.1 kilograms of gold. This operation took place on Thursday.According to a release from the DRI, eight individuals have been apprehended in...

THANE: The close-knit Jewish community staying in Maharashtra's Thane has started special prayer sessions at their respective homes for peace and safety of the war-struck Israel, members said Thursday.A few community members who assembled at the Shaar Hashamaim — Gate of Heaven synagogue located in the dense Tembhi naka area of the city — on Thursday afternoon said they preferred to abstain from...

CHENNAI: When there is a debate on whether the dalit converted Christians should be included in scheduled castes or should be treated as OBCs, the Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam on Thursday demanded that the Tamil Nadu government not extend the scholarship meant for dalit students to dalit converted Christians.President of the Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam Ilamurugu Muthu submitted a petition to adi dravidar welfare...

NOIDA: A 76-year-old woman died after being struck by a car while crossing the road in Noida Sector-78 on Wednesday. Krishna Narang, resided in the Mahagun Moderne Society with her family. The accident occurred within the society's premises. The car's driver promptly took her to a nearby hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries while receiving treatment.DCP Harish Chander reported that the incident...