Kanpur: A 36-year-old man died after he was found unconscious following an alleged dispute with his wife in Gadariyan Purwa village under Kalyanpur police station limits late Tuesday.According to police, the deceased, Sushil Rajput, lived separately with his wife, Savitri Devi, and their children, Yuvraj and Prashant. On Tuesday night, he allegedly had a dispute…
Kolkata: In a first in Bengal, five underpasses, designed to accommodate large elephant herds, have been proposed along NH 327 between Bagdogra and Panitanki in Darjeeling district to facilitate safer wildlife movement.The forest department has proposed the underpasses, as part of the project to expand NH 327 to four lanes, to the Union ministry of…
An 14-year-old girl named Anshika Rai was killed in a tragic accident on Jassian Road LUDHIANA: A 14-year-old handball player and Class IX student, who was on her way to school on Monday evening for a handball practice session, was mowed down by a tractor-trolley on Jassian Road.The girl was to play in a state-level…
Chennai: Owing to the increasing number of migrant workers travelling for employment opportunities to several states across India, the Labour Resource and Migrant Workers Welfare department of Bihar is setting up Labour Service Facilitation Centres (Shram Seva Suvidha Kendra) in three districts in Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Coimbatore, and Tirupur, to address grievances, welfare and workers’…
Ahmedabad: Bomb-threat hoaxes may be used by smuggling networks to disrupt airport security responses, delay flights, conceal contraband and exploit gaps in Customs surveillance, a report mapping 104 aviation threat incidents between 2010 and 2026 has found.The Aviation Bomb Threat & Customs Interdiction Report examined 85 core cases between Oct 2024 and April 2025 and…
villagers cleaning a pond in a Pratapgarh village Prayagraj: Residents of Bhualpur Quila village and adjoining areas on Wednesday took up a pond cleaning and water conservation exercise in Pratapgarh district as part of the ‘Mera Talab, Meri Zimmedari’ (My Pond, My Responsibility) campaign. The volunteers of different organisations including Paryavaran sena cleaned the pond…
Australian missionary Graham Staines with his family BHUBANESWAR: An Odisha court acquitted Wednesday 52-year-old Budhadeb Naik, the last accused facing trial in the 1999 killings of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons, leaving former Bajrang Dal activist Dara Singh as the sole surviving convict serving a life term 27 years after the…
Pull a pillow out of its cover after a year or two and there’s a good chance it looks a lot less white than you remember. Those yellow patches come from sweat, body oils, saliva and everyday skin build-up soaking slowly into the filling, which also explains the stale smell that regular washing of pillowcases…
When it comes to Pitru Paksha, most people think of Tarpan, Shraddha and feeding Brahmins. But there is another aspect of ancestral remembrance that deserves attention: what can someone do for people who are still living?Sarva Pitru Amavasya falls on October 10, 2026, and the planetary alignment of 2026 makes this one of powerful day…
A few sheets of old newspaper can have a surprisingly practical use in the car, especially during the rainy season. Placed beneath the floor mats, newspaper can help deal with one of the most common problems that drivers face during wet weather that is moisture. Water, mud, and dampness often enter the car through the…
