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T’puram: The city police have stepped up security and surveillance across Thiruvananthapuram ahead of Onam, deploying around 500 plainclothes personnel and installing nearly 240 surveillance cameras at key locations, said city police commissioner Arul R B Krishna.The security arrangements cover major celebration venues, including Kanakakunnu, Museum, Central Stadium, VJT Hall, Poojappura Mandapam, Putharikandam Maidan and Tagore Theatre. The stretch from Kowdiar to East Fort, along with Veli and Shanghumugham, will also come under heightened surveillance.Police will maintain round-the-clock monitoring at these locations as well as cinema theatres, bus stations and railway stations, where large crowds are expected during the festival…

The fire brigade headquarters on Free School Street Kolkata: The building that was up in flames and the headquarters of fire and emergency services were about 40m apart on Free School Street (Mirza Ghalib Street). There wasn’t any delay in response either. The fire brigade had arrived at the spot in about a minute after the call that was made to alert them. But it was still too late. Everything on the second floor was gutted. The firefighters could recover only the charred bodies of nine people sleeping at Shikha Inn during the wee hours of Wednesday. Cops from New…

Meghan Cliffel was eight months postpartum from the birth of her second daughter when she began hallucinating.It was a Friday in 2015 and she had just finished her workday in New York City. She became convinced that people were following her, she thought she was being recruited for a cult, and she thought the world – including her husband – was out to get her and her two daughters.Some 24 hours later, she was handcuffed to a gurney and taken to a psychiatric hospital.She would go on to spend the next 12 days there receiving treatment for postpartum psychosis.The condition…

The court heard that shortly before 04:30 BST two police officers in an unmarked car were heading westbound on the A48 Cross Hands at about 70mph (113km/h) when a black BMW M 140i overtook them at a speed in excess of 100mph.Prosecutor Caitlin Brazel said the police officers accelerated their car to the maximum speed – reaching a speed of 120mph – but still lost ground on Dangerfield’s vehicle.She said officers continued to head westbound before coming across debris in the dual carriageway and finding a badly damaged Toyota on the nearside verge.The two female passengers in the back of…

An ADHD charity has said it has complained to media regulator Ofcom about a Channel 4 documentary that suggested the condition is a myth.The programme, titled The Great ADHD Myth?, was broadcast on Tuesday and its host, NHS psychiatrist Dr Max Pemberton, concluded it was “a social construct, not a disorder of the brain”.ADHD UK filed a complaint, saying: “ADHD is not a myth. It is not a social construct.”The Royal College of Psychiatrists also warned against “invalidating the condition”.Channel 4 defended the show, saying there is “considerable public debate on various aspects of ADHD” and it “is legitimate for…

Manav Suthar has made an impressive start to his Test career, picking up back-to-back five-wicket hauls in his first two matches for India. His arrival comes at an interesting time for the team, with Indian cricket entering a transition phase and still looking for a long-term successor to Ravichandran Ashwin.Manav Suthar picked 10-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in Galle. (AP Photo)Ashwin’s retirement left a sizeable gap in India’s Test attack. Washington Sundar has been given opportunities and showed his value with the bat during the England tour, but his ability to consistently pick up wickets has remained a talking point.Suthar…

Unnati Hooda’s World championships debut ended in a three-game defeat (21-11, 19-21, 21-23) to 13th seed Michelle Li in the second round on Wednesday. She took the opening game comfortably, but the deciding game went down to the wire, with Unnati admitting that a handful of errors proved costly.“I feel like in between two or three points, I made a few silly mistakes that shouldn’t have been made,” the Indian said. “Because she’s World No. 13, I think that’s why the silly mistakes [from Michelle] were very few in the critical moments. And whenever she had the chance, she just…

Horoscope Today: Read daily horoscope predictions for August 20, 2026. Know all about the astrological events and influences that will be affecting each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the day ahead. Get ready to discover what the stars have in store for you today.Aries:Today, you may feel detached from the responsibilities assigned to you. You may also spend more on worthless things, which could increase negativity in your home or office. You are advised…

ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen tosses a ball before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees in Boston, Sept. 8, 2019. The man who helped turn sports into a 24-hour television phenomenon is no more. Bill Rasmussen, the co-founder of ESPN and the visionary behind the idea of an all-sports television network, died on August 18, 2026, at the age of 93.Rasmussen’s idea may seem obvious today, when sports channels, live streams and round-the-clock coverage are everywhere. But in the late 1970s, a television network devoted entirely to sports sounded like a risky – even…

Jammu, August 18: The Railway Ministry has approved an increase in the maximum permissible speed of trains to 100 kmph on the 111-km Broad Gauge rail section between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Banihal under the Jammu Division of Northern Railway.Earlier, the permissible speed was 85 kmph on the Katra-Sangaldan section and 75 kmph on the Sangaldan-Banihal section.The speed enhancement has been approved after the Railways ensured compliance with all prescribed safety conditions on the section.Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu, Uchit Singhal said the increase in speed would reduce travel time and strengthen connectivity between Jammu and Kashmir.“The increase…