Gaya: It was a usual sombre scene at Gaya’s Mukti dham crematorium on Monday.A funeral procession reached Mukti dham with a music band amid the chants of “Ram naam satya hai”. Relatives and friends of 74-year-old Mohan Lal, who had retired from Indian Air Force (IAF), reached Mukti dham carrying his bamboo ‘arthi’, decorated with…
Karthik Srinivasan2011: Discomfort in the chest. Angiogram. No blocks. All clear.2025: Discomfort in the chest while running at a higher speed. Angiogram. Two blocks. Angioplasty. Two stents.One question that has haunted me after the angioplasty is, ‘Why me?’ I have been running 5 kms regularly (almost 290-300 days every year). I sleep predictably early and…
A seven-year-old boy, Kevin, tragically died when a car’s airbag deployed after a collision near Thiruporur CHENNAI: A seven-year-old boy riding shotgun on his father’s lap was killed when the airbag opened after the car rammed a vehicle in front that had braked suddenly near Thiruporur on Monday night. Police identified the child as Kevin,…
NEW DELHI: Three years ago in Manipur, a Kuki woman and a Meitei man fell in love and decided to build a life together in Delhi. They settled in Munirka. She worked as a beautician, and he ran a small grocery store. However, a year-and-a-half later, their bliss gave way to frequent quarrels over domestic…
New Delhi: Calling it a “bogus challenge” to the will of late businessman Sunjay Kapur, his wife Priya on Wednesday told Delhi high court that incorrect spellings or addresses can’t be grounds to invalidate the document.Rebutting the allegations levelled by Kapur’s ex-wife Karisma Kapoor’s children that the will was forged, Priya’s counsel Rajiv Nayyar told…
33 Shamnath Marg, once considered unlucky, may get new resident NEW DELHI: For nearly two decades Delhi’s political bigwigs have avoided occupying 33 Shamnath Marg, near Civil Lines. The house was the official residence of three chief ministers, but not one of them completed his term. The house was seen as jinxed. The bungalow, however,…
ASI Sandeep Kumar Lathe, Y Puran Kumar CHANDIGARH: In yet another dramatic twist in IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s alleged suicide, Rohtak police on Wednesday registered an FIR under abetment of suicide and criminal conspiracy charges, naming all those mentioned in the final video of ASI Sandeep Kumar Lather, who allegedly shot himself dead on…
NEW DELHI: Balancing the concerns for environment, sentiments of citizens during the festive season and right to livelihood of workers in the firecracker industry, Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily relaxed its complete ban and allowed bursting of only green crackers on two Diwali days, both in the morning and evening.Permitting the sale of NEERI-approved green…
New Delhi: Following the Supreme Court order, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said only certified dealers will be allowed to sell green crackers from Oct 18 to 20 at designated sites.Delhi govt has constituted teams comprising police, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, MCD, and revenue department personnel to ensure action against illegal sellers, he said….
Haryana IPS officer ‘suicide’ case NEW DELHI: A liquor contractor in Rohtak filed a complaint a day before IPS officer committed suicide, alleging that a police officer tried to extort Rs 2.5 lakh per month in the name of then Rohtak IG Y. Puran KumaAccording to the complaint, the contractor, who is involved in the…
