New Delhi: The city saw the warmest July day and night in two years. The maximum temperature rose to 39.2 degrees celsius, four degrees above normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 30.2 degrees, three notches above normal Thursday. The heat index or the ‘feels-like’ temperature stood at 48 degrees celsius at 2.30 pm.Higher maximum…
Chennai: Two men were arrested on charges of abducting and assaulting a 39-year-old lodge owner in Nolambur over a ₹15lakh debt. The two had also attempted to transfer ownership of his house in lieu of the debt.The complainant, Priyadarshan of Brindavan Avenue in Nolambur, had borrowed ₹22.5lakh from Senguttuvan to construct a lodge and repaid…
Several temples in Ahmedabad’s west too organised rath yatras Ahmedabad: Several rath yatras in the city’s west — from Swaminarayan Gurukul to Iskcon Temple — gave devotees the chance to catch a glimpse of the deities. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel flagged off SGVP Gurukul’s 19th rath yatra in Memnagar. The chariot travelled on a 7km…
Kolkata: A land deed cannot serve as proof of citizenship, Calcutta High Court has told a Murshidabad man currently facing deportation after his name was deleted from Bengal’s electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Nasir Molla is being held at Lalgola holding centre since his arrest on June 18 on suspicion of being a…
Pune: Four unidentified armed men allegedly robbed two tourists of valuables worth Rs 41,000 near a waterfall at Ambegaon village in Maval taluka on Tuesday. A 27-year-old Moshi resident lodged a complaint with the Lonavla Rural police on Wednesday.According to the police, the complainant, who works for a private company in Pimpri Chinchwad, had gone…
Govt has approved the Goa Public Gambling Rules to regulate casino operations in the state Panaji: State govt on Thursday banned the entry of any person below the age of 21 years in the gambling area of any onshore and offshore casinos. Goa has dozens of onshore and six offshore casinos operational.State govt amended the…
Prayers being offered to organ donor Virsing Maida Surat: Even as Rath Yatra celebrations were underway, a grieving family in Surat gave the gift of life to three patients through organ donation.The liver and two kidneys of 43-year-old Virsing Maida were harvested at New Civil Hospital (NCH) on Thursday after doctors declared him brain-dead.A native…
Representative image (IANS photo) India’s corporate earnings season for the April-June quarter, underway since last week, gathers pace through July, with Reliance Industries reporting on Friday and HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank following on Saturday.Results so far show a mixed pattern. Profits have grown consistently, but some companies have missed analyst estimates.Corporate…
England clinched a four-wicket win over India, bringing the series to a tie at 1-1. Joe Root’s stellar innings of 99 not out was pivotal as India’s batters faltered, crumbling to just 233 runs. (Photo/AP/PTI) A masterclass in chasing from veteran Joe Root and a clinical bowling display helped England bounce back in style, registering…
Mary Jo ‘MJ’ Campbell, Kris Jenner’s mother and Kardashian-Jenner family matriarch, dies at 91: ‘My mom was the heart of our family’ The Kardashian-Jenner family is mourning a heartbreaking loss. Mary Jo “MJ” Campbell, the mother of Kris Jenner and the beloved grandmother of Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner,…
