MUMBAI: After Ashura ,10th of Moharram, the day of processions, prayers and public mourning for the martyrs of Karbala ended on Friday, hundreds of mourners in the city reached Rahmatabad, the sprawling Shia graveyard in Mazgaon in the evening.They assembled there to mark Shaam-e-Gharibaan (evening of the poor and oppressed) majlis or congregation to collectively…
Ragging isn’t tradition; it’s trauma that leaves lasting scars (AI image used for representational purpose only) Despite significant efforts to raise awareness and put in place laws meant to end ragging, this serious issue continues to exist in many schools and colleges. Many individuals choose to ignore ragging viewing it as a “tradition” or a…
Robber stealing valuable things from the house Chennai: The Pondy Bazaar police obtained three days’ custody of the main accused in the June 1 T Nagar house burglary case. The accused, Prabhakaran, 50, surrendered before a court after remaining underground, after his wife, Sumathi, 47, was arrested.The burglary happened at the residence of businessman Venkateswara…
Quake risk: A’bad vulnerability lies in soil Ahmedabad: The devastating earthquake in Venezuela on Thursday hit close to home for Gujaratis who suffered the impact of a major quake in 2001. While the state sits in an earthquake-prone region with major historic earthquakes, a recent study updated the seismic hazard assessment for different regions. While…
Empty stalls on the pavement outside FD Block park in Salt Lake after the civic administration asked vendors to shift out Kolkata: Illegal stalls, occupying road space and pavements in Salt Lake, have started moving out after instructions from the civic administration. So far, encroachments had reportedly been cleared of two stretches, one of them…
Pune: Nearly 95% of the voter verification forms required for Pune district are printed and training of booth-level officers has been completed, election officials said on Friday. The Election Commission’s door-to-door voter verification exercise under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) will begin on June 30.Voters want special camps organised during the month-long exercise to make…
Vasco: Verna police have arrested Gautam Modi, a resident of Consua, Verna, for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.Police said the accused allegedly spiked the minor’s juice before committing the crime. According to the complaint, the accused later allegedly sexually assaulted the survivor multiple times.Police said he also allegedly took obscene photographs of the minor on…
New Zealand foreign minister and first leader Winston Peters has accused the National Party-led government of ‘covertly’ introducing immigration changes that unfairly target Indian citizens under the proposed India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), while the government has rejected the allegations as misinformation.In a series of posts on X and later during the first reading…
Neeraj Chopra (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra will compete at the Asian Games in Japan later this year as he looks to defend his gold medal, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) selection committee chairman Adille Sumariwalla confirmed on Saturday.The two-time Olympic medallist has already confirmed his participation in the Commonwealth…
Cher’s hearing for the conservatorship of her son, Elijah Blue Allman has been postponed to September 1 Cher’s son, Elijah Blue Allman, is currently admitted to a psychiatric ward; however, his mother, Cher, is continuing her fight for conservatorship. After his arrest earlier this year, her son was admitted to the psychiatric ward. Following this,…
