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Noida: A boy drinks water from a water cooler to get relief from the scorching heat, in Noida on Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Done: VirHyderabad: Severe heatwave conditions continued to grip Telangana for the third consecutive day on Friday, with several districts recording temperatures above 46℃. According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS), Sirpur in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district recorded the highest temperature in the state at 46.5℃.Several other districts also witnessed extreme temperatures, including Dharmapuri in Jagitial, Gangadhara in Karimnagar, Kazipet in Mancherial, Yergatla in Nizamabad, Konaraopet in Rajanna Sircilla and Mothey in Suryapet,…
Chennai: A special CBI court in the city has sentenced three persons, including the managing director and CEO of a private software company, to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a bank fraud case involving Rs 1.24 crore.The court convicted Palpap Ichinichi Software International Ltd., its MD and CEO P Senthil Kumar, and two others — PA Sasi Kumar and P Thanjai Chezian.The accused Senthil Kumar, Sasi Kumar and Thanjai Chezian were sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment and were imposed a total fine of Rs 11.7 lakh. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.2 lakh on…
Ahmedabad: A 32-year-old man from Madhavpura has lodged a complaint alleging he was duped of Rs 45,000 by an unidentified caller who demanded money, claiming that the parole for his jailed cousin had been approved.The complaint was filed on Thursday with Madhavpura police by Suresh Patani, a resident near Idgah Circle in Madhavpura. The complainant said that his uncle’s son Anilbhai is lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail in connection with a Nikol police case, while another cousin is currently out on bail. The family had approached court seeking parole.According to his complaint, in Feb he received a call from an…
Sonipat: The effect of the three-day transporters’ strike across the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) became more visible on Friday, with thousands of trucks remaining off the roads in Sonipat and adjoining districts, severely disrupting goods transportation and supply chains.The agitation against the implementation of environment compensation charges (ECC) and restrictions on BS-4 vehicles in the NCR brought the freight movement to a near standstill. Transport hubs in Sonipat wore a deserted look as parked trucks lined major loading points and logistics corridors.Transport operators alleged that the newly enforced regulations pushed an already struggling sector deeper into financial distress. According…
Lucknow: Amid the power outage crisis in Lucknow with the ongoing heatwave, the managing director of Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (MVVNL), Riya Kejriwal has deputed senior officials at sensitive 33/11 KV substations across the city to ensure uninterrupted power supply and quick redressal of complaints.According to an official order issued on Friday, senior engineers and technical officers have been assigned to substations in Lucknow central, Gomtinagar, Janakipuram and Amethi distribution zones. The officials will remain stationed in their respective areas every night from 9pm to 6am till May 31.The move comes after repeated incidents of transformer overload, feeder tripping…
The railways has decided to install at least 90 additional automatic ticket vending machines at key stations in the Danapur division of ECR to help manage rising passenger footfall and reduce long queues for general tickets Patna: The railways has decided to install at least 90 additional automatic ticket vending machines (ATVMs) at key stations in the Danapur division of East Central Railway (ECR), to help manage rising passenger footfall and reduce long queues for general tickets.Danapur senior divisional commercial manager (DCM) Abhinav Siddarth said the move would enable passengers to buy tickets more conveniently and save time. At present,…
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court recently upheld the dismissal of a bank manager accused of financial misconduct, observing that courts cannot interfere in disciplinary matters unless the punishment imposed is so disproportionate that it “shocks the conscience”.A division bench comprising Justices Anil Kilor and Raj Wakode dismissed a plea by a manager of Central Bank of India, who challenged his dismissal following a departmental inquiry into multiple charges of misconduct. Emphasising the limited scope of judicial review in service and disciplinary matters, the bench held that courts are not expected to reassess departmental findings unless there…
KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Saturday removed the controversial football-themed sculpture installed outside the Salt Lake Stadium, which was designed by former chief minister Mamata Banerjee.Earlier, State Sports Minister Nisith Pramanik had announced the decision while outlining a series of planned infrastructure upgrades at the stadium.Speaking to the media, Sports Minister Nisith Pramanik on May 17, after the Indian Super League Kolkata derby between Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC ended in a 1-1 draw, Pramanik criticised the structure and said it lacked aesthetic appeal.“Such an ugly-looking statue, two legs cut at torso and football above it…
Srinagar, May 23 : Describing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as a “tourist-in-chief,” Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma on Saturday said the CM’s calendar is packed with foreign tours rather than the disposal of files to address issues faced by the common man. Speaking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Sharma said the Chief Minister is missing over the past 10 days and he is behaving more like a globetrotting traveler than the elected head of a sensitive state like Jammu and Kashmir. “Omar Abdullah seems to be under the delusion that he is a tourist 24×7 or running a…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan (File photo) Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has issued a blunt ultimatum to his engineers: deliver chips that work on the first tape-out, or face the sack. Speaking at JP Morgan’s tech conference, Tan said A0 silicon must go straight to production, B0 is tolerated, anything beyond gets you fired. The Intel CEO, who also told CNBC’s Jim Cramer he scrapped reporting silos, is rewriting the chipmaker’s design culture to chase TSMC.Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has put a hard line under his engineering teams: get a chip right on the first tape-out, or start looking for another…