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A dead rat was discovered inside a branded namkeen packet opened in Rajpur town. KANPUR: A dead rat was found inside a branded namkeen packet when it was opened in Rajpur town in Kanpur Dehat, and a video linked to the incident surfaced on social media. TOI however does not confirm the veracity of the viral video.The incident occurred on Wednesday when Javed Khan, a resident of Nai Basti, bought an Rs 80 namkeen packet for children from a grocery shop near Mugal Road in Rajpur, about 35 kilometres from the district headquarters.According to the video, as soon as the…

The IndiGo website resumed functioning as usual by 9.30pm on Wednesday Pune: The glitch in IndiGo website from Wednesday afternoon till night affected many flyers and travel agents.Businessman Karim Siddique, scheduled to travel to Ahmedabad on Wednesday evening, could not complete the web check-in process. “A message about a problem popped up and I rushed to the airport,” the Camp resident said.TOI found the IndiGo website functioning as usual around 9.30pm though a reply from the airline’s spokesperson on the issue was awaited till going to press.Santosh Gupta, the owner of Shree Vinayak Holidays, said one of his clients travelling…

Instead of approving or rejecting these revised applications, the estate office has kept appeals pending before the assistant estate officer for 15 to 20 years, repeatedly granting adjournments. Chandigarh: Owners of more than 80 commercial properties in Chandigarh’s Sector 17 have been trapped in a 20-year regulatory deadlock as the estate office fails to decide on building violations and pending revised building plans.The impasse stems from amended Architectural Controls introduced in 1981. Although these properties were originally constructed, granted sewerage connections, and given completion and occupancy certificates under pre-1981 rules, owners face show-cause notices demanding composition fees for alleged extra…

The status, which appeared on Bajpai’s WhatsApp account, accused his estranged wife of cheating. LUCKNOW: “Today I killed my wife as she cheated on me… now I have to kill myself and my sister. Her sister Pragya and Bharat knows everything,” those were the words in a WhatsApp status allegedly posted by a State Bank of India employee shortly after he shot dead his estranged wife outside her workplace in Lucknow on Thursday.Manas Bajpai, 38, then reportedly returned to his rented home, where he allegedly shot his younger sister before turning the gun on himself.Police are investigating the WhatsApp status,…

Pink City’s golfer Prakhar Asawa is tied sixth at the end of the second day in the second edition of the Kolar Open 2026 at the Zion Hills Golf County near Bengaluru on Wednesday Jaipur: Jaipur’s fast-rising golfer Prakhar Asawa is tied sixth at the end of the second day in the second edition of the Rs 1 crore Kolar Open 2026 at the Zion Hills Golf County near Bengaluru on Wednesday.Delhi golfer Shaurya Bhattacharya leads the four-day tournament at nine-under 135 after the halfway stage.The 28-year-old Prakhar, a member of the Rambagh Golf Club, displayed excellent golfing ability and…

Nagpur: An FIR has been registered at Sadar police station after a 32-year-old man alleged that he was forcibly pulled into an auto-rickshaw near Liberty Chowk, beaten with a baton and robbed of Rs3,000 in cash by persons linked to a woman with whom he had a money dispute.As per the complaint, Suraj Ashok Singh of Gittikhadan had a friendly relationship since 2021 with a 32-year-old woman married to a Bhandara resident. She borrowed money from Suraj but when he pressed for repayment, she allegedly registered a molestation case against him at Gittikhadan police station.Singh obtained bail and went to…

The victims, Pragati More (36) and Shreya Misal (32), residents of Nagindas Pada in Nalasopara East, worked as domestic helpers. By: Suhas BirhadeNALASOPARA: A 16-year-old boy allegedly driving a car at high speed ran over two women pedestrians in Nalasopara East on Wednesday evening, killing one and seriously injuring the other.The incident took place at Datt Nagar around 4.45pm.The Tulinj police have detained the minor driver and registered a case against the vehicle owner and another man who allegedly allowed the minor to drive the car.The victims, Pragati More (36) and Shreya Misal (32), residents of Nagindas Pada in Nalasopara…

Actor Prakash Raj firmly believes that the ongoing fascist regime is close to its demise THRISSUR: Actor Prakash Raj on Thursday said the country was witnessing growing resistance among youngsters over issues such as the NEET question paper leak and claimed that the “fascist rule” was nearing its end.He also urged the youth to remain politically aware and ensure that a similar force does not return to power in another form.Raj was speaking after inaugurating the state conference of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) in Thrissur.Drawing an analogy with how animals communicate in a forest, Raj said the…

Tourists Rizaul Islam and Sumaiya Akhtar Kolkata: When smoke began filling their second-floor room at Shikha Inn on Mirza Ghalib Street, tourists Rizaul Islam and Sumaiya Akhtar knew that stepping out into the corridor could be a fatal mistake. With the passage outside their room engulfed in smoke, the young couple broke open a window and climbed onto a plastic parapet outside. What followed was nearly 30 minutes of fear and uncertainty, as they stood on the unstable structure, desperately trying to attract the attention of people below.Islam and Akhtar had checked into Shikha Inn, located inside a building on…

Meet Rayhan Papar, the 18-year-old Texas student (Image Credit: Society for Science/Chris Ayers Photography) Surgical robots are already used in operating rooms around the world, helping surgeons perform complex procedures with remarkable precision. But these machines are still controlled by human surgeons. Now, an 18-year-old student from Texas has explored what it could take to teach a surgical robot to carry out one of the most delicate tasks in medicine: identifying and removing a tumour on its own.According to the Society for Science, Rayhan Papar, an 18-year-old student from Spring, Texas, developed a framework to help surgical robots learn autonomous…