Navi Mumbai: A 42-year-old man killed his 65-year-old widowed mother residing in Vashi by strangling and banging her head on the floor on Sunday. The man allegedly murdered her as she was preventing him from staying with his estranged wife, who had seperated from him due to frequent quarrels with his mother.Shashikant Chandekar, senior inspector…
The increase in maximum temperatures is due to a reduction in rainfall activity and cloud cover Pune: After days of relentless rain, grey skies and unusually cool weather, the city is feeling the heat again as monsoon activity eases across the region.The maximum temperature at Shivajinagar rose to 31.2°C on Monday as against 30.5°C on…
18-year-old Bianca Adler turns back 400m from Everest summit, returns a year later to make historyPhoto: Bianca Adler/ Instagram In the pre-dawn darkness of the world’s highest mountain, an 18-year-old from Melbourne stood on top of the world. Bianca Adler had just become the youngest Australian to summit Mount Everest, completing a feat that had…
Senior advocate appearing for Tejpal against his 2021 acquittal in a rape case, said the complainant had criticised police for ‘politically making this an FIR when she didn’t want it’ Panaji: Concluding arguments before the Bombay High Court on Saturday, Tarun Tejpal’s counsel claimed the complainant never wanted to approach police or file a complaint,…
Subhash Bridge Subhash bridge 24,Juine,2026 Photo Yogesh Chawda Ahmedabad: Workers who were removing the upper spans of Subhash Bridge during the repair works a few weeks back watched a large chunk of concrete from the bridge’s deck crash down, exposing severely corroded steel reinforcement bars inside. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation engineers immediately put forth a proposal…
CHENNAI: Ishwer Dutt, IDSE, has assumed office as additional director general (projects) of Military Engineer Services in Chennai. The office of additional director general (projects) executes and monitors all the engineering-related services for the Army in the southern part of the country in addition to the DRDO and the Coast Guard.Ishwer Dutt is an officer…
Kolkata: The structural engineer who signed the plan of the ill-fated under-construction warehouse that collapsed, killing 16 workers, on June 24 was on Saturday summoned to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarters for questioning.The engineer, who retired recently, was empanelled as a structural engineer with the civic body. He was grilled by the civic brass on…
The rain is likely to continue Kolkata: The deep depression that was causing frequent rain spells has moved away from the region. However, the monsoon trough persisting over parts of Bengal will continue to cause light to moderate rain in parts of south Bengal the next few days, said Met officials.On Wednesday the deep depression…
Agniveer Akshay Laxman Gawate Pune: Nearly three years after Agniveer Akshay Laxman Gawate died in the line of duty on the Siachen Glacier in Oct 2023, his parents are awaiting Rs 1 crore relief from the state govt.Gawate became the first Agniveer of the Indian Army to die in the line of duty. He was…
Dartmoor Nature Alliance launch their rainforests campaign at Black-a-Tor copse on Dartmoor national park (Photograph: Fern Leigh Albert) Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England’s last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,200 young trees have already been planted at one site alone as part of wider expansion efforts.According to a report by…
