Speeding tanker crushes auto Thane: A speeding gas tanker allegedly jumped a traffic signal and overturned onto an autorickshaw on the Thane-bound carriageway of the Ghodbunder Highway near D-Mart at Anand Nagar on Wednesday afternoon, killing the auto driver and a passenger while leaving another passenger critically injured.The accident occurred around 1 pm and briefly…
The ongoing rainfall is expected to provide relief from the humid weather that residents have been experiencing in recent days. NEW DELHI: Rain lashed parts of Delhi in the early hours of Thursday, extending the monsoon spell in the national capital and bringing relief from the recent humid conditions.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued…
Rosewood trees on some private estates in the Nilgiris have been numbered, amid allegations that they are being readied for felling Shantha ThiagarajanMore than a year after the Tamil Nadu Rosewood Trees (Conservation) Act lapsed, the TN govt has neither disclosed whether its promise of encouraging rosewood cultivation has led to new plantations nor responded…
Ahmedabad: A 16-year-old love story that led a Hindu man to adopt a new name and religion has now resulted in a criminal case after an old passport exposed his dual identity during a routine passport verification.The Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) booked a 38-year-old man on charges of forgery and cheating after investigators…
Kolkata: A 61-year-old man, Judhajit Ghosh alias Yudhajit, has been arrested from Deshapriya Park on Tuesday evening for allegedly pretending to be an Enforcement Directorate official and trying to extort money from a former Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor.The accused is from Kailash Ghosh Road in Haridevpur and was living at Regent Park Govt Colony. Police…
People enjoy the rain near Khadakwasla Dam in Pune. Photo by Aditya Waikul Pune: Between July 1 and July 8, Pune had the wettest start to the month in 57 years, with IMD’s Shivajinagar observatory recording 393.9mm of rainfall.IMD scientist SD Sanap said records dating back to 1969 show that the previous highest rainfall for…
Colva: A thick layer of water hyacinth, the invasive weed that has long choked the Sal river, has once again washed up along Mobor-Cavelossim beach, covering large stretches of the shoreline with decaying vegetation and raising concern among residents and authorities. The wash-up mirrors a similar episode in 2023, when hyacinth that had drifted into…
Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran MUMBAI: Tata Group has set a target of $100 billion in automotive revenue by FY2031, chairman N Chandrasekaran said Wednesday, laying out an ambitious growth path for the conglomerate’s largest business vertical.The automotive portfolio spans Tata’s two listed vehicle makers-commercial and passenger-alongside its privately-held components unit.Jaguar Land Rover, the group’s…
Quote of the day by Matt Damon: ‘You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage…..something great will come of it’, when the ‘We Bought A Zoo’ actor’s dialogue became a message of blind faith and having the courage to take a chance. Fear is a natural factor in life; however, we…
Thai authorities are continuing to investigate the death of fitness influencer Connor Murphy after he drowned in a lake near Bangkok. Police said Murphy displayed erratic behavior before entering the water and later found two unused syringes in his vehicle and unidentified white pills in a waist bag. Authorities have not linked those items to…
