A preliminary enquiry suggests plumbing work involving the drilling or cutting of columns and beams may have triggered the collapse. NEW DELHI: Two under-construction buildings collapsed in northwest Delhi’s Rohini on Wednesday, killing a 42-year-old man and leaving four-five labourers feared trapped beneath the debris.A preliminary enquiry suggests plumbing work involving the drilling or cutting…
Chennai: DMK MP P Wilson on Wednesday opposed Tamil Nadu govt’s reported move to include a University Grants Commission nominee in university vice-chancellor search committees.Wilson told reporters in Chennai that it would dilute the state’s constitutional authority over higher education and cede powers to Union govt. “Including a UGC nominee in the vice-chancellor selection panel…
AHMEDABAD: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued an alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning across Gujarat, as several parts of the state continued to reel under the impact of heavy rainfall and flooding that has claimed 13 lives.Large parts of Surat remained inundated as continuous rainfall submerged roads and affected connectivity across…
Kolkata: Ramakrishna Mission (Narendrapur) school authorities, including the Secretary Maharaj, were not present at a meeting between members of the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Praktani and recent passouts on Sunday, the secretary of the alumni association has said.The meeting was held to listen to the concerns and grievances of recent passouts that surfaced after a class-11…
Pune experienced significant waterlogging and traffic disruptions following heavy monsoon rains. PUNE: Pune continued to grapple with the aftermath of heavy monsoon showers on Thursday, with widespread waterlogging, traffic snarls and civic disruptions exposing shortcomings in the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) pre-monsoon preparedness.Around 250 complaints were received at the civic body’s control room as flooded…
Times News NetworkVasco: A senior citizen from Headland Sada, Francisco Nunes, died on Wednesday after a large tree crashed on to him while he was riding his scooter along the Vasco-Cortalim highway.The incident took place at around 8.20am, when Nunes, 62, reached near St Anthony chapel. The tree on a cliff of a hillock close…
A total of 11 people have sustained injuries in various rain-related incidents during the monsoon season in Thane. THANE: Three people have died and nearly 800 others have been evacuated due to rain-related incidents across Maharashtra’s Thane district over the past week, while a lightning strike injured two people in the latest weather-related incident, officials…
MUMBAI: Banks are increasingly issuing multiple credit cards to existing customers rather than onboarding new borrowers, a shift that has resulted in just 5.2 crore unique cardholders against 10.7 crore cards in circulation as of March 2026.According to the report ‘Beyond the Swipe’ by TransUnion Cibil, the Indian credit card market has shifted fundamentally over…
L-R: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani; Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has become the latest high-profile figure to back Egypt after its controversial 3-2 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 defeat to Argentina, declaring that the African side had been “robbed” in a remark…
Rajesh Sharma was recently hospitalized in Kolkata after suffering from an alleged insect bite on the sets of ‘Fauji’ starring Prabhas. Actor Rajesh Sharma had been busy with the filming for ‘Fauji’ alongside Prabhas when, according to recent reports, his health deteriorated. As of right now, not much is known about the matter; however, he…
