Mumbai: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs arrested a 25-year-old passenger arriving from Bangkok who was found carrying 1 kg gold bar worth Rs 1.2 crore at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Thursday.The accused, Abdul Rahoof Mamantakath, is a native of Kerala. Acting on specific intelligence, Customs officers intercepted him while…
New Delhi: A 20-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly strangulating her husband to death in front of his mother in east Delhi’s Rashid Market in the early hours of Thursday. The murder was committed in a fit of rage after he allegedly assaulted her over suspicion of her having an extramarital affair.The deceased has…
CHENNAI: Five more people were taken into custody on Thursday by the Chennai police in connection with the attempt to bribe and poach Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA N Ilaiyaraja of Uthangarai assembly constituency by allegedly offering him Rs 35 crore to vote against the Speaker of the TN assembly. With the latest detentions, the…
Ahmedabad: The first round of the centralised online admission process for degree engineering courses in Gujarat has been completed, and approximately 39,000 seats remain vacant. The second round will be conducted after the declaration of supplementary exam results, allowing newly eligible students to participate.Out of a total of 61,316 seats (including tuition fee waiver quota),…
Kolkata: A city court sentenced a 56-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering his wife in 2022. He was also fined Rs 10,000 under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.The murder happened on July 5, 2022, around 8.15 pm on Kankurgachhi Road. Uttam Bakuli, an unemployed driver, stopped his 50-year-old wife Babi on…
Pune: The state govt on Thursday put on hold implementation of the Maharashtra Right to Information (RTI) Rules, 2026, after veteran social activist Anna Hazare objected to the newly notified framework and threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike from July 5, if the new rules remained.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed the decision in a…
Panaji: Goa is migrating from the existing state portal to the central Civil Registration System (CRS) portal from this month onwards for birth and death registrations. Birth and death records from 1971 to June 30, 2026, currently available on the state portal, will be integrated into the central CRS portal.Records that are successfully pushed and…
With the country consuming around 5 million barrels of crude each day, the current inventory is enough to meet approximately 21 days of demand. (AI image) India has replenished its crude oil stocks, with oil inventory levels now near a one-year high. India’s crude oil inventories have recovered sharply and are now close to their…
Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez (7) during a World Cup match. (AP Photo) Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez has announced his retirement from international football following his country’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup 2026, bringing the curtain down on one of the finest international careers in Algerian football history.The 35-year-old confirmed his decision after Algeria’s 2-0 defeat…
‘Main gaali nahi dunga’: Sunil Pal says he turned down Rs 25 Lakh to appear on Samay Raina’s ‘India’s Got Latent’ Season 2 Comedian Sunil Pal has claimed that Samay Raina approached him to join the second season of ‘India’s Got Latent,’ but he turned down the offer despite being promised a hefty remuneration. The…
