A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, triggering tsunami waves up to 4 meters high (about 13 feet), damaging infrastructure, and prompting evacuation alerts across parts of Russia, Japan, and the United States. The epicenter was located roughly 119 kilometers (74 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,
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New Delhi:A heavy spell of rain coupled with thunderstorms lashed the national capital on Tuesday morning, causing significant waterlogging across multiple areas. Among the worst affected was Connaught Place (CP), Delhi’s commercial hub, which received more than 100.2 mm of rainfall in just two hours. Social media was flooded with visuals of CP streets under […]
The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the recent school building collapse in Jhalawar, describing the incident as “heart-wrenching.” The collapse tragically claimed the lives of seven children, prompting widespread outrage and demands for accountability. Presided over by Justice Anoop Dhand, the court has directed both the central and state governments
MG Motor has revised the pricing of its popular electric vehicle, the Windsor EV, in India. Launched in September 2024, the Windsor quickly became the country’s best-selling EV. Now, the company has announced a price hike of ₹21,200—but it applies only to the top-spec variant, the Windsor Essence Pro. With the latest update, the Essence […]
In a tragic incident, a 23-year-old engineer working in Pune’s Hinjewadi IT hub died by suicide on Monday after jumping from the rooftop of his office building. The deceased, identified as Piyush Ashok Kawade, had been employed at Atlas Copco (India) Pvt Ltd since July of last year. According to police, he left an office […]
Lucknow:A special PMLA court in Lucknow has granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) five-day custody of Chhangur Baba—also known as Jalaluddin or Karimulla Shah—until August 1. The custody is linked to an ongoing money-laundering probe into an alleged illegal religious conversion racket operating in Uttar Pradesh. Chhangur Baba is already in jail under charges filed by
Bhubaneswar: Two brothers allegedly gang-raped a 15-year-old girl and then attempted to bury her alive after she became five months pregnant in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district. The police have arrested the two brothers, identified as Bhagyadhar Das and Panchanan Das from Banashbara village, while a third suspect, Tulu, remains missing. Authorities have launched
India’s corporate landscape has witnessed yet another high-profile inheritance clash — this time involving the late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s family. His mother, Rani Kapur, has alleged an attempt by “certain individuals” — implicitly her daughter-in-law Priya Sachdev Kapur — to take control of the ₹30,000-crore Sona Group business empire. In a letter sent ahead
Priya Sachdev Kapur, the wife of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, has found herself at the center of a major inheritance and control battle over the ₹30,000-crore Sona Group empire. Tensions flared on July 25 after Rani Kapur, Sunjay’s mother, sent a letter to the company’s board just ahead of its annual general meeting, alleging manipulation […]
The 2011 Soumya rape and murder case has returned to public attention after the convict, Govindachamy, attempted to escape from a high-security prison in Kerala. Serving a life sentence at Kannur Central Jail, the one-armed inmate went missing early Friday morning, prompting an extensive manhunt. Authorities discovered his absence during a routine cell inspection. Hours
