The packets contained green flowering and fruiting tops with strong odour Chennai: Customs seized some 11kg of hydroponic ganja worth ₹11 crore from two passengers arriving from Bangkok via Singapore. This is the second seizure in three weeks.The air intelligence unit at Chennai intercepted the two passengers, both natives of Kerala on Thursday.Five airtight packets…
Ahmedabad: Several hundred applicants across the 39 RTOs in the state faced inconvenience on Wednesday after the Sarathi server, the backbone of the state transport department’s online services, suddenly went down.The technical failure affected RTO offices in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara and other districts, bringing driving licence-related services to a complete standstill. As a result,…
Kolkata: Troubles have deepened for arrested TMC Falta strongman Jahangir Khan’s wife Sarika Khan as police added provisions of the Arms Act and Explosives Act to the case registered against her in connection with the violent protests that she had led outside the police station on Tuesday.Police teams, under the supervision of the district’s new…
Pune: Cybercrooks posing as officials from the Bima Lokpal office in New Delhi allegedly cheated a 51-year-old resident of Rupeenagar in Talawade of Rs 30.25 lakh by promising him a term insurance policy worth Rs 60 crore.The fraud took place between Dec 2024 and April this year. A case was registered with the Chikhali police…
Accenture’s shares tumbled more than 14% on Thursday after the IT consulting giant flagged the impact of the Iran war on its business, cut its annual growth outlook. Accenture’s shares tumbled more than 14% on Thursday after the IT consulting giant flagged the impact of the Iran war on its business, cut its annual growth…
Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi (PTI Photo) Magnus Carlsen‘s recent struggles against India’s elite young grandmasters continued on Thursday as Arjun Erigaisi delivered a major upset at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships in Hong Kong.Just weeks after suffering consecutive defeats against R Praggnanandhaa at Norway Chess, the world No. 1 found himself on…
In an era when entourage costs of actors is spoken about so often, Amitabh Bachchan is one actor who is not only known for his discipline but also for the fact that he doesn’t like to burden his producers. One testament of that was revealed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra who shared the experience of working…
The man argued against a 1968 law barring guns from anyone who uses drugs illegally (AP Photo/File) The United States Supreme Court on Thursday issued a unanimous ruling siding with a Texas-based marijuana user who wants to legally own a gun.The justices ruled in favour of Ali Danial Hemani, who argued that a law barring…
Nearly 370,000 bottles of the popular antidepressant Duloxetine have been recalled as they contain high levels of cancer-causing compounds. This prescription medicine is used to treat depression, anxiety, and nerve damage. In an alert, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the medication may contain a carcinogen above the recommended interim limit. The…
Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Few individuals have inspired the world quite like Stephen Hawking. Renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to cosmology and theoretical physics, Hawking demonstrated that intellectual curiosity and determination can overcome even the most difficult circumstances. He was a symbol of brilliance, resilience and the human will…
