Chennai: Chennai police registered 38 cases and rounded up 77 persons during a week-long anti-narcotics crackdown conducted across the city between June 14 and June 20. The operation was carried out by the special teams headed by assistant commissioners and inspectors, under the supervision of deputy commissioners of police (DCP) across 12 police districts, intensified…
Ahmedabad: Health insurers have often relied on exclusion clauses to deny claims related to mental health treatment. But a consumer commission has ruled that such exclusions are “arbitrary and illegal”, and cannot override the law. In a case involving treatment for psychosis, the commission held that insurers are required to cover mental illnesses just as…
LoP Ritabrata Banerjee announces the new NWC after a special session at a city hotel on Monday Kolkata: The rebel Trinamool bloc led by leader of opposition in the state assembly Ritabrata Banerjee on Monday removed Mamata Banerjee from the post of party’s chairperson and replaced her with former minister and four-time Howrah MLA Arup…
Pune: The civic body’s general body meeting on Monday approved a proposal to begin the process to prepare a draft development plan (DP) for 23 areas that were merged with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in 2021.The proposal also included appointment of city engineer Aniruddha Pavaskar as the town planning officer for the DP work….
Calangute: Amid a rise in accidents involving rental vehicles, the Calangute traffic cell conducted a special enforcement drive against illegally rented private four-wheelers operating with white registration plates and seized five vehicles over the weekend.The drive was aimed at curbing unauthorised commercial transport activities in the tourist belt.Meanwhile, Calangute police continued nakabandi operations at various…
Surat: In a case underscoring the pitfalls of unregulated investment schemes, Utran police booked five persons for allegedly duping multiple investors of Rs 1.93 crore with promises of doubling their investments in 33 months and offering property as security before shutting shop and disappearing.Police named Manoj Hirpara, Rasmita Hirpara, Jaydeep Hirpara, Savan Savaliya and Rutvik…
According to the RBI’s monthly bulletin released on Monday, the central bank purchased $16.225 billion and sold $25.169 billion in the spot market during April, resulting in a net sale of $8.944 billion. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was a net seller of $8.944 billion in the spot foreign exchange market in April, marking…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) watches the screen during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Austria in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Argentina captain’s ninth-minute miss created a unique piece of FIFA World Cup history, adding to a statistical record that now sits alongside his remarkable…
The South cinema industry saw a day full of celebrations, emotions, and hype on social media. Be it a star’s birthday, which turned into an event, a celebrity’s marriage announcement, or messages from actors, there were many stories that captured the interest of their followers. To make it more interesting for them, photos from an…
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer nearly broke down as he found himself on the scrapheap of history on Monday when like Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss before him, he was booted out of No. 10 by his own MPs.After just two years in the job, having watched his authority within his party…
