Udupi: A 55-year-old rubber tapper died at Karkala Govt Hospital on Sunday, two days after he was allegedly bitten by an unidentified inspect while working at a rubber plantation at Alapalli near Mala village.The deceased, Surendran PA, a resident of Nellimattam in Kottamangalam taluk of Kerala, had been working as a rubber tapper at Jobish’s…
Varanasi: Thousands of women gathered at the Mangla Gauri temple near Panchganga Ghat to seek the blessings of the deity on the auspicious occasion of Hartalika Teej on Monday, even as installation of Lord Ganesh idols began at puja venues and pandals across the city.Women began arriving at the Mangla Gauri temple before dawn, carrying…
Rajkot: A complaint was registered at Dayapar police station against three men for allegedly pelting stones at a revenue department team during a raid on suspected illegal mineral mining in Murchban village limits of Lakhpat taluka on Sept 4.Mamlatdar Navinchandra Maru lodged the complaint against Raju Rabari, Lakhubha Jadeja and an unidentified man under the…
‘Desire In My Heart’: Nitish Kumar’s Rajya Sabha Decision Sparks Protest, Anger Inside JD(U) Ranks A major political shift is unfolding in Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has confirmed he will step down and seek a seat in the Rajya Sabha. The announcement stunned political circles and triggered emotional protests among Janata Dal (United) workers…
Patna: A house-breaking attempt in Nawada took an unusual turn when one of three alleged thieves, Rocky Dom, fell asleep inside the house after tossing a sack containing valuables worth nearly Rs 5 lakh out of a window for a later getaway. His two accomplices fled, leaving him behind. Rocky was arrested on Sunday morning….
CCTV grab of the row at the factory Kolkata: A group of 40-50 people allegedly barged into the Dum Dum Pramod Nagar factory of Eastern Organic Fertilizers Pvt Ltd, off Belgharia Expressway, around 6.30 pm on Saturday and demanded that people of their choice be appointed at the plant. According to the complaint, the group…
Mumbai: A 34-year-old biryani shop owner has accused a man of posing as a CBI officer and cheating him of Rs 5,500 by promising to arrange a passport. Sahar police registered the FIR on Thursday and are searching for the accused.The complainant, Ramkumar Pyarelal Bind, who runs Famous Chicken Biryani at Chimtapada in Andheri East,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated India’s impressive 7.8% GDP growth for Q1 of the 2025–26 fiscal year—a five-quarter high—describing it as a symbol of resilience in the face of global “economic selfishness” and protectionist U.S. tariffs. Modi offered a subtle, yet pointed nod to escalating U.S. trade tensions, particularly echoing the impact of recent Trump-era…
Pakistan Sikh leader Mahinderpal Singh Amritsar: A prominent Pakistani Sikh functionary and former parliamentary secretary, Mahinderpal Singh, has censured the stopping of a Sikh jatha from boarding a flight to Sharjah for its onward journey to India for a pilgrimage to Hemkund Sahib.He said such an incident had never occurred since Pakistan’s creation in 1947…
Devotees offering prayer on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi at Shree Siddhi Vinayak Devasthanam on Muktaram Babu Street in Kolkata on Monday. Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: From barely 350 last year to over 800 this year, the number of Ganesh Pujas in Kolkata and its fringes has emerged as a major community celebration, with…
