Mumbai: A proposal to change the reservation of a ground in the possession of Mhada near Bandra Reclamation from a playground to an exhibition centre led to heated exchanges between the ruling front and the opposition.The opposition sought that the reservation be retained as a playground, citing the lack of open spaces and reviving an…
The suspect, Basu Kumar Singh (R), attempted to cover his tracks by cleaning his vehicle and changing clothes (L) NEW DELHI: An 10-year-old girl who was sleeping beside her family on a pavement in south Delhi was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered by a cab driver in the early hours of June 22, police said.Police…
Ahmedabad: Thieves broke into the chairman’s office at Kanoria Hospital and Research Centre near Bhat and decamped with expensive items and cash with a total value of Rs 9 lakh, police said on Tuesday.The theft came to light on June 23, when hospital officials were informed by the chairman, K K Kanoria, who is currently…
Kolkata: Two minutes saved Faruque Mondal from getting buried under tonnes of concrete and steel on Wednesday.Mondal, 30, a labourer from Basanti in the Sundarbans, had just stepped out of the under-construction warehouse in Taratala with fellow worker Vijay Yadav to carry a stack of iron bars when the structure behind them collapsed.“I had just…
A chilling plot unfolded as a fiancée and her lover meticulously planned a real estate director’s murder. CCTV footage revealed their cafe meeting, where they finalized pushing him from Lohagad Fort. PUNE: The day before Pune real estate director Ketan Agarwal was pushed to his death from Lohagad Fort, his fiancée Siya Goyal and her…
Margao: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has urged the Union ministry of ports, shipping and waterways to defer the proposed inauguration of a newly constructed terminal building as the “Captain of Ports Department” on June 26, objecting to its current designation.In a letter to the Union minister, GPCC president Girish Chodankar said inaugurating the…
Exports from the region are expected to reach about 2.4 million metric tonnes (508,000 barrels per day) this month, more than 20% higher than in May, according to Kpler and LSEG data cited by Reuters. However, shipments remain well below the pre-conflict monthly average of 5.5-6 million tonnes. Middle Eastern fuel oil exports are set…
The FIFA World Cup trophy (AP Photo) As the group stage of the expanded FIFA World Cup 2026 enters its final stretch, attention is turning to one of the tournament’s most intriguing qualification battles — the race among third-placed teams for a spot in the Round of 32.For the first time in World Cup history,…
Angelina Jolie talks about channeling personal painful moments for her role in ‘Couture’.Image credits: Instagram Angelina Jolie is all squared away for the release of the poignant film, ‘Couture’. Centred around an American film director who gets diagnosed with cancer, the character faces struggles and sets a path of self-discovery. Channelling the bitterness and hardship…
The Scottish Government plans to introduce fresh legislation that would allow Commonwealth citizens with limited leave to remain in the UK to stand in local council elections, after identifying a gap in electoral laws passed last year, Daily Mail reported.The bill is expected to be tabled after the Scottish Parliament returns from its summer recess,…
