Author: Indmedia
Video grab of the incident in which the man (in black shirt) is seen falling between the bogie and platform at Vadodara railway station Vadodara: A 46-year-old Mumbai resident lost a leg after he slipped while trying to board a moving train at Vadodara railway station on Wednesday night.The injured passenger, Suresh Tungariya, was travelling with his wife and two daughters on Train No 09723 Jaipur-Bandra Terminus Special Express. According to the Railway Protection Force (RPF), the train just departed from platform 1 at around 10.14 pm when fellow passengers pulled the alarm chain after noticing Tungariya trapped between the…
Varanasi: At a time when the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya has sparked widespread debate over transparency in handling devotees’ offerings, an 80-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu has donated more than Rs 3 crore to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple through cheques, ensuring every contribution was officially acknowledged with receipts.The donation, made in memory of her late husband and two sons, is one of the largest recent contributions to a major temple in Uttar Pradesh.According to officials, the octogenarian first approached Varanasi divisional commissioner S Rajalingam to express her desire to make the donation. Although…
The move is expected to benefit farmers and enable the state to channel more funds into paddy cultivation T’puram: Following a meeting between agriculture minister T Siddique and his Union counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Kerala has been granted a special relaxation in the funding cap for paddy cultivation infrastructure schemes.During talks held in Delhi with Chouhan, Siddique also sought special financial assistance for various agricultural projects in the state.The Union agriculture minister assured Siddique that Kerala would receive a special exemption from the 10% spending ceiling fixed under centrally sponsored schemes for infrastructure related to paddy and rice.This followed the…
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 Bangladeshi national. Claiming that the detention was wrongful, his relatives moved the high court. During the appeal hearing, a division bench of justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi directed Nasir’s cousin, Suman Molla, to produce documents establishing Nasir’s citizenship.In response, Suman submitted land deeds…
A bridge in Pennsylvania has been reduced to rubble following an explosive demolition. The Commercial Street Bridge will be replaced with a new one that has already been built by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and will be slid into place. The new bridge will move into place at 19 feet per hour and it will be largest lateral slide project performed in the state, according to authorities. Source link
A woman has died and a man has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run in north Belfast.Pedestrian Raven Adams, 24, from Tipperary, was hit by the vehicle in York Street at about 02:40 BST on Thursday.A 22-year-old male pedestrian was also seriously injured. He was taken to hospital but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.The driver of the vehicle, a 22-year-old man who fled the scene, was later arrested in Cavehill, and remains in custody.Emergency services attended the scene.Road closures on the Limestone Road, North Queen Street, Mountcollyer Avenue and York Street have since ended, and police have…
Diego Maradona (Image: Wikipedia) Diego Maradona’s life resists a simple summary, genius on the pitch, controversy everywhere else. He captured both sides of that in one sentence during his emotional farewell to football. “I made mistakes, and I paid for them,” he told the crowd. “But the ball is still pure.” He was not denying anything. He was drawing a line between the person and the game, insisting one could be flawed without dragging the other down with it. Few players in the sport’s history carried both extremes as visibly as Maradona did, which is exactly why a line built…
You can finally exhale today. The pressure that’s been sitting on your chest starts to loosen, because the Moon brings comfort to home matters and Venus steadies your emotions. Problems don’t vanish like magic, but they stop barking at your door every minute.This is a family-flavoured day. Meals taste better, people sound softer, and even old tensions seem less sharp. If there’s a social gathering, birthday, puja, or family function, you’ll feel supported there. Friends too can help shift your mood. Laughter does a lot of repair, more than advice sometimes.See More: Horoscope Today: Daily astrological predictions for July 17,…
Not every viral celebrity post is about a big achievement or a major announcement. Sometimes, it’s a small everyday habit that gets people talking. Sachin Tendulkar’s latest Instagram video has done exactly that. The cricket legend shared a glimpse of a personal routine that has stayed with him for years, revealing that making his own cup of green tea has always been something he enjoys doing himself. The video quickly drew attention online, with fans praising the simplicity of the moment and filling the comments section with their reactions.Sachin Tendulkar explains why he prefers making his own teaSharing the video…
CCI junks separate cases against Jio and DIAL for alleged violations of antitrust rulesThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday dismissed a complaint against Reliance Jio Infocomm and over 4,500 entities, finding no prima facie case of cartelisation or abuse of market dominance by them.The complaint had covered firms operating in logistics, telecom, government e-marketplace procurement, energy, steel, cement, FMCG, healthcare, real estate and other sectors.In a separate case, the CCI also dismissed allegations of violation of competition rules in the tendering process followed by Delhi International Airport (DIAL) for providing security services at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.The…