New Delhi: Holding that mere consumption of alcohol by a road accident victim does not establish contributory negligence, a Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 30.77 lakh compensation to a man who suffered grievous injuries in a 2018 road accident.Presiding official Shirish Aggarwal observed that although the petitioner’s medico-legal report recorded smell of alcohol…
The preliminary investigation found no visible injury marks on the nurse’s body, while no suicide note was recovered, the officer said. KOLKATA: A 30-year-old nurse was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the state-run NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, police said on Thursday.She was on night duty at the hospital’s high-dependency unit (HDU)…
Lionel Messi has hit back at critics questioning Argentina’s run to the FIFA World Cup final, insisting the defending champions have earned everything through their performances and not because of favourable officiating or outside influence.Argentina came from 1-0 down after the 85th minute to beat England 2-1 in Wednesday’s semifinal and book a place in…
Effective implementation of the POSH Act is a collective responsibility to ensure women’s empowerment and not merely a legal obligation, says NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar Pune: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday issued a nationwide advisory directing all states and Union Territories to mandate annual POSH audits, establish monitoring mechanisms and ensure stricter…
Ahmedabad: A dispute over vacating a rented house turned violent in Sarkhej on Friday night, leaving a 17-year-old boy injured after he was allegedly attacked with a hammer near a roadside shop.The complaint was filed on Saturday by a 37-year-old Sarkhej resident at Sarkhej police station.According to the complainant, his family resides in a two-storey…
Airlines turn to AI to save fuel; IndiGo to start trials for thriftier take-offs NEW DELHI: After doing everything humanely possible to cut fuel burn, Indian airlines have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to help save the prohibitively expensive black gold. IndiGo has asked its pilots to save fuel during the time when the aircraft…
Kolkata: A prosperous Bengal is essential to a resurgent Bharat, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Saturday, urging young entrepreneurs and home-grown businesses to be the change agents.Speaking at the inaugural conference of the Kolkata chapter of World Hindu Economic Forum, Bhattacharya said Bengal, once the country’s economic engine, must reclaim its historic position…
Image Credit: X/ @CNN en Español Growing concerns about the cost of living and retirement security have led a number of Americans to look beyond their borders for a more sustainable way of life. An exclusive CNN feature, drawn from a conversation with the retired California teacher Paula Dreyfuss, follows the story of how she…
Panaji: A Pocso court has sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl in 2024. The girl was found to be four months pregnant. Her mother asked her to undergo an abortion, but she refused and said she wanted to continue the pregnancy.The girl said the relationship was consensual and…
In photo: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee KOLKATA: The fallout from the death of a Trinamool Congress worker in police custody, the confrontation during Mamata Banerjee’s visit to his family and a key court hearing involving TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee are among the developments dominating Kolkata’s political news cycle. The…
