Surat: A 50-year-old unemployed man allegedly strangled his wife to death following a domestic dispute at their residence in the Varachha area of Surat on Oct 7. Varachha police arrested the accused within hours of the crime.The accused, identified as Sanjay Patel, allegedly got into a heated argument with his wife, Usha Patel, over domestic…
Two held for duping people in fake currency multiplication scam Vadodara: The crime branch has arrested a Madhya Pradesh resident accused of duping dozens of people by promising to double their investments within six months. The accused, Praful Bargal, had been on the run for nearly three years after an FIR was registered against him…
Varanasi: Thousands of miles may separate devotees from their ancestral land, but faith has found a way to bridge the distance. During Pitru Paksha, devotees from Mauritius, Italy, England, France, South Africa, Thailand and other countries connected with Kashi through Zoom to perform ancestral rites, with Swami Arunanand Giri of the Niranjani Akhara carrying out…
Kerala legislative assembly Thiruvananthapuram: The second session of the 16th Kerala legislative assembly will be held from Oct 12 to 29. The session will see two bills tabled for reference to subject committees: Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2026.Speaking to reporters on…
A 79-year-old landowner in western Georgia is challenging a major energy company after learning that a $3.5 billion natural gas pipeline project was moved away from a utility executive’s home and routed across 2.5 miles of his private land. Donnie Peek bought his first 150-acre property in Muscogee County in 1967. Over the following decades,…
Travis Kelce (Getty Images) Travis Kelce’s growing connection to Cleveland sports has taken on added significance as the Cleveland Guardians continue to strengthen their community ties. Express Wash Concepts (EWC), the parent company of Clean Express Auto Wash, has raised $53,690 for Cleveland Guardians Charities through its annual fundraising campaign. The donation highlights how a…
NEW DELHI: Chemists, wholesalers and drug distributors may soon have to seek Centre’s approval before advertising certain prescription medicines, with health ministry proposing to extend existing curbs on advertisements of Schedule H, H1 and X drugs to those involved in their sale and distribution.The proposal assumes significance as regulators have raised concerns over promotion of…
Photo credit: www.historic-albany.org For decades, one of Albany’s oldest homes was hiding in plain sight. The Van Ostrande-Radliff House, built in 1728, had been absorbed into later commercial buildings and concealed behind storefronts as the neighbourhood changed around it. Its historic importance became clearer only after neighbouring structures were demolished and the house’s distinctive Dutch…
BENGALURU: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that talks with US for a trade deal were progressing steadily and the two sides were working on the fine print, while asserting that tighter access to H-1B visas can benefit India by encouraging skilled professionals to stay back, bringing more tech work to the…
Pakistan hockey team during the Asian Games 2026. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan have officially withdrawn from the men’s Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026, with Bangladesh stepping in as their replacement for the six-team continental hockey tournament scheduled from October 27 to November 5. The decision sets up an India-Bangladesh clash on the opening day…
