Chennai: A 45-year-old man employed as a supervisor at a private steel company has lodged a complaint saying he was robbed of ₹18.8 lakh by four unidentified men at knifepoint in Korattur on Saturday.According to police, Ranjith Kumar, a resident of MMDA Colony in Arumbakkam, works as a supervisor at a private steel company in…
Ahmedabad: A special NIA court on Monday acquitted seven persons — six Pakistani nationals and an Indian — of charges of smuggling 237kg of heroin from Pakistan to India via the sea route. It, however, found the six Pakistani nationals to have entered the Indian territory illegally and sentenced them to eight years’ imprisonment.Special NIA…
Kolkata: With a growing number of cyber frauds where senior citizens are falling prey – a random estimate by Kolkata Police last year found that over 60% of all digital arrest fraud victims were senior citizens – the cops are worried. Thus, special cyber awareness programmes have been launched to inform them.But from now on,…
Pavana dam stood at 97% storage capacity on Monday, with 3,400 cusecs of water already being released into the river Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Monday deferred a decision on withdrawing the additional 15% water cut imposed last month despite Pavana dam reaching 97% capacity and mounting pressure from residents and corporators.Civic…
Former MLA Prakash Velip said the ST community was denied political reservation in the last four assembly elections Panaji: The United Tribal Association Alliance (UTAA) on Monday announced a mega convention in Panaji on Aug 13 to press for political reservation for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community. The event coincides with one year since the…
Beijing accused US artificial intelligence firms Monday of using Chinese examples to train their models, days after Washington threatened sanctions on Chinese firms for allegedly stealing American technology.“It is understood that many American artificial intelligence enterprises have distilled Chinese models during their research, development and training processes,” the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement.Distillation…
India’s first-ever para athletics gold medallist Sharmila Dhankar India enjoyed a memorable Day 5 at the Commonwealth Games as Sharmila Dhankar won a historic gold, Sarvesh Kushare, Valluri Ajaya Babu and Gyaneshwari Yadav claimed silver medals, while Shilpa K. Shyla and Bindyarani Devi added bronze medals. The six-medal haul took India’s overall tally to 10…
‘Pyaar Prema Kalyanam’ OTT release_ When and where to watch Elan, Saanvee Meghana’s romantic family Director Elan, who won appreciation for ‘Pyaar Prema Kaadhal’, is all set to make his acting debut with ‘Pyaar Prema Kalyanam’. The romantic family entertainer stars Saanvee Meghana as the female lead and is now preparing for its direct digital…
File photo: Keigo Higashino Japanese mystery fiction author Keigo Higashino has died aged 68, his publisher said on Monday, triggering an outpouring of grief among fans across Asia.Since his 1985 debut, Higashino wrote more than 100 books, with his works translated and published in over 40 countries and territories, and widely adapted for film and…
Monster cloud created by the wildfires PARIS: A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said.Put another way, that means the inferno was no longer simply being propelled by the weather. It…
