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Mumbai: A 71-year-old man lost his leg and subsequently succumbed to his injuries while trying to board a running train at Mulund station. Police said the incident occurred on April 9.Kirti Vira, the deceased, was a businessman from Mulund West. Around 5.30 pm on April 9, the GRP was informed by the station master about a passenger slipping while trying to board a running train from Mulund station. They were informed that the passenger had got dragged along with the train and suffered an amputation from the knee. He was rushed to Agrawal Hospital. From there, he was moved to…
New Delhi: A court recently dismissed the fourth bail plea of Kamran Haider, arrested in 2025 for allegedly trafficking young Indian men to Southeast Asian countries for cybercrime operations run through fake call centres.Special judge Munish Markan noted Haider’s “active role” in escorting victims from Bangkok and handing them over to foreign-run, Chinese-controlled entities, adding that victims had testified to paying him lakhs upon arrival.Originally from Jasola, Haider had allegedly trafficked young men to countries like Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, etc., where they were “forced to work as cyber criminals” in Chinese companies. In his plea, Haider claimed parity with co-accused…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru is not just India’s tech capital; it is also a city where public money flows at a staggering pace, often beyond the direct gaze of its citizens.An eye-opening review by Janaagraha, a city-based not-for-profit focused on urban governance, has revealed that over Rs 100 crore is spent every single day on the city by the state govt and various public agencies. The estimate is based on an analysis of over 70 financial documents across 13 authorities for the financial year 2021-22.In total, public spending on Bengaluru stood at a massive Rs 38,455 crore for the year, according to…
Hyderabad: Three months after the Indian women’s blind cricket team won the inaugural T20 Women’s World Cup, the applause and felicitation ceremonies have faded, but the players’ lives remain largely unchanged. For most blind cricketers, many from economically weaker backgrounds, victories bring only temporary relief through government rewards.They still face poor training infrastructure and a sporting ecosystem without long-term support. Their experience reflects the reality of Indian blind cricket: success has brought recognition, but structural change, financial security and institutional backing remain out of sight.Financial security eludes playersThe same is the case with men’s blind cricket too. Former India captain…
Chennai: AIPTMMK leader V K Sasikala slammed AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for his “indecent” remarks against opposition leaders, referencing a rally where deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin displayed footage of EPS falling at her feet. “What Udhayanidhi is showing is a fact. Everyone saw it on television. Instead of correcting himself and remaining loyal to those who gave him his position, he is wishing for death of others. Is this the conduct of a former CM and party leader,” she asked while campaigning in Rajapalayam. Sasikala said it reflected EPS’s low standards, and added, “How can such a…
Ahmedabad: A Malaysian national lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail here in a drug smuggling case has moved the Gujarat high court seeking permission to speak to his wife in Malaysia through video conferencing under the e-mulaqat facility for prisoners.Petitioner Shri Selvaraj Soloman was arrested in Jan 2024 in an NDPS case after the DRI raided Meghashri Agri Pharma Chem Pvt Ltd, a pharma company accused of producing and smuggling ketamine out of India. Soloman is alleged to have been sent by a Kuala Lumpur-based company to supervise production and quality of the narcotic substance at the firm.Soloman has been denied…
Members of the Mahanadi tribunal team Bhubaneswar: The Centre has extended the tenure of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal by nine months, till Jan 2027, even as Odisha and Chhattisgarh plan a chief ministers’ meeting to resolve the dispute amicably, Odisha advocate general Pitambar Acharya said on Saturday.Speaking to reporters in Delhi after attending a tribunal hearing, Acharya said the tribunal had advised the two states to drop issues on which agreements already exist in order to narrow down their differences. He said there has been “remarkable progress” after 13 technical committee meetings held between the two states since June…
Coimbatore: Three city residents have lost more than Rs4.5 crore to cyber fraudsters in as many separate incidents recently.In one of the incidents, a retired govt officer was cheated of Rs1.24 crore in a digital arrest scam. He received a WhatsApp video call in March from a person who introduced himself as a police officer in Mumbai, a police officer said. “The caller claimed that the retired officer’s Aadhaar card and bank account details were used for money laundering and asked him to transfer the money in his bank account for verification with an assurance that it will be returned…
Waterlogging at Kapashera borderDue to the lack of a continuous drainage system, rainwater accumulates on the carriageway instead of being effectively channelled outWaterlogging at Kapashera borderDue to the lack of a continuous drainage system, rainwater accumulates on the carriageway instead of being effectively channelled outWaterlogging at Kapashera border Gurgaon: GMDA has moved to address chronic waterlogging on Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road by planning a continuous surface drainage network along a 7.5km stretch between Mahavir Chowk and Kapashera border.The arterial road, about 30 metres wide, has long been prone to flooding during the monsoon due to gaps and damage in the existing…
Aizawl: The Mizoram Pradesh Youth Congress Committee protested in Aizawl, accusing the state’s education minister Vanlalthlana of alleged favouritism in the award of contracts under the Samagra Shiksha scheme and symbolically burnt copies of work orders to press their demands.In a statement issued after the protest, the MPYCC alleged that several works under the education department were awarded without following due tendering procedures. The organisation claimed that contracts were neither floated through open tenders nor even through restricted tenders, but were instead given to individuals and firms allegedly close to the ruling ZPM and those favoured by the minister. Watch…