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Gurgaon: More than 35 people were injured on Monday after a short circuit inside a steel factory in Faridabad’s Mujesar industrial area threw up sparks that raced into uncovered oil and chemical drums kept outside, triggering a series of explosions and a massive fire.Officials said the exact cause of the blasts and the blaze was still under investigation, but preliminary findings suggested that the fire started during steel-cutting operations around 4pm. According to them, a computer numerical control machine kept inside the workshop developed an electrical fault, causing sparks to quickly spread to the oil drums stored in the open.Police…

In a surprising twist before the upcoming assembly elections, a Congress MLA shifts allegiance to Raijor Dal, potentially paving the way for others to do the same. Meanwhile, whispers circulate about three Hindu Congress MLAs looking to team up with the BJP. Guwahati: With barely a few weeks left for the notification of the assembly polls, one of six Congress MLAs rumoured to defect has formally joined the regional political party, Raijor Dal, with the others poised to follow suit.Among the group, three Hindu Congress MLAs are tipped to align with BJP, signalling deeper fractures within the opposition. Sources indicate…

Belagavi: In a case of cyberfraud, a 60-year-old man from Nippani town was allegedly cheated of over Rs 5 lakh by fraudsters who posed as Mumbai Crime Branch officials and threatened him with a digital arrest in a fake money-laundering case.According to the complaint, the victim, Abhimanya, held a savings account at the Bank of Maharashtra, Nippani branch, and his mobile number was linked to the account. The fraudsters contacted him on his mobile phone and initiated a video call, during which they claimed to be officers from the Mumbai Crime Branch.PM Inaugurates AI Impact Expo, India’s Wholesale Inflation, Rajasthan…

Ludhiana: Faculty and students of the department of plant breeding and genetics, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), have earned several national-level honours at the National oilseeds conference on “Edible oil security for Atmanirbhar Bharat,” held recently at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi. The awards recognised significant academic, research and professional contributions in oilseeds research.Dr Virender Sardana, former principal agronomist/incharge (oilseeds), and Dr Pushp Sharma, principal physiologist (oilseeds)/head, Botany, were presented the Lifetime Achievement Award for their outstanding contributions to rapeseed-mustard research. In addition, Dr Sarwan Kumar, principal entomologist (oilseeds), and Dr Chhaya Atri, senior oilseed breeder, received the SRMR Fellow…

Noida: A three-year-old boy drowned in a flooded land at Dalelgarh village in Greater Noida off the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, the second drowning incident in a month in the district after software engineer Yuvraj Mehta lost his life as his car crashed into an abandoned, waterlogged construction site in Noida’s Sector 150 on Jan 16. According to police, the child, Devansh, had come to the village from Sikandrabad with his parents Anil and Anjali to attend a community feast (bhandara) at a local temple, Baleshwar Baba Samadhi complex, organised by his maternal grandfather. Around 11am on Feb 14, he went…

Panaji: As the state capital prepares for the Corporation of the City of Panaji elections on March 11, revenue minister Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate has made it clear that he intends to tighten his grip on the civic body.Backed by BJP’s organisational strength and with the opposition yet to mount a cohesive challenge, Monserrate appears confident his panel will face no serious threat. The key question is if he can secure a clean sweep across all 30 wards for yet another term. It’s been almost two decades Monserrate has been having a tight grip over the city corporation.Around 32,000 voters will…

Amritsar: An AI-generated video depicting objectionable scenes linked to the Parikrama of the Golden Temple has raised the hackles of SGPC.SGPC spokesperson Harbhajan Singh said the clip was an old video, for which an FIR had been lodged on Jan 29. He said although the video had been removed earlier following their objection, some “mysterious elements” had once again circulated it on social media. Chandigarh: MHA Warns Cops On Honeytraps, Traffic Overhaul Drive, PSPCL Billing DisruptionIn the recent past, the SGPC constituted a committee to curb the growing trend of spreading misinformation about Sikhism through AI technology and to prevent…

Bhagalpur: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) team under the Malda railway division of Eastern Railway (ER) arrested two bootleggers and seized illicit liquor bottles from their possession at Bhagalpur railway station on Monday.The arrested duo, travelling in the Dumka–Bhagalpur Express, was supposed to deliver the illicit liquor to middlemen at the station. The joint raid was conducted under the supervision of Malda DRM Manish Kumar Gupta and other officials.Speaking to TNN on Monday, the DRM said railway officials, along with the RPF, had intensified surveillance and regular checking drives across the Malda division to curb crime and ensure passenger safety.Multiple…

Rajkot: A case of alleged fraud involving investments worth over Rs 3 crore was registered at the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) police station, based on a complaint by a local businessman.Based on the complaint by Nilesh Turkhia, 46, police registered an offence against an Ahmedabad-based couple, under Sections 316(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).In 2022, Turkhi started a partnership firm with one of the accused, which operated from the Bhaktinagar Station Plot area of Rajkot. The firm offered software and communication-related services, including messaging platforms, web design, web hosting, networking solutions and consultancy. Turkhi’s partner was…

To ease the Holi travel rush, Indian Railways has launched special trains between Bhubaneswar and Dhanbad via Ranchi, operating from late February to early April. While these trains are seeing brisk bookings, many trains to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh from Ranchi still have available seats. Bus demand is rising, and airfares are set to soar significantly around Holi. Ranchi: With nearly two weeks to go for Holi, the Railways has introduced a pair of special trains connecting Bhubaneswar and Dhanbad via Ranchi to manage the anticipated festive rush. Holi will be celebrated on March 3 and 4 this year.According to…