MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Monday directed that in case of death caused by potholes or open manholes, municipal corporations and other state authorities shall pay Rs 6 lakh compensation to legal heirs of the deceased. Likewise, for injury, it shall pay compensation ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh, depending on the nature…
NEW DELHI: India and Canada took a major step forward to normalise their relationship as foreign minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart, Anita Anand, announced Monday a roadmap comprising a slew of initiatives to boost cooperation while underlining the significance of a law enforcement dialogue in addressing each other’s security concerns.In a rare India-Canada joint…
PATNA: Allies BJP and JD(U) withheld Monday the breakup of constituencies allotted to NDA partners in Bihar, fuelling murmurs of discontent over seat distribution and CM Nitish Kumar’s party having to settle for an equal share of the electoral pie with its saffron partner for the first time.Talks involving BJP state chief Dilip Jaiswal, deputy…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court Monday said the plea filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) challenging a UAPA tribunal order that upheld the Centre’s decision to impose a five-year ban on the outfit was maintainable and listed the matter for hearing on Jan 20, 2026.A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tushar…
NAGPUR: Six days after a six-year-old boy died in a tribal hamlet in Maharashtra‘s Yavatmal district, doctors at the government-run medical college and hospital on Monday categorically ruled out drug toxicity. The boy, Shivam Sagar Gurunule from Pimplekhuti village in Kalamb tehsil, 150 km off Nagpur, was administered four cough syrups, apart from other medicines.Amid…
NEW DELHI: Delhi government plans to launch the city’s first ever cooperative ride-hailing service, aiming to offer drivers an alternative to corporate platforms while providing passengers more affordable, surge-free options.Officials said the service would ensure drivers retain 100% of their earnings, wherein they don’t have to pay any commission to cab aggregators. Officials of the…
NOIDA: Noida Authority has started installing boards outside housing projects whose promoters have failed to clear hefty land dues and haven’t applied for the government’s rehabilitation scheme either.Photographs of these boards are being uploaded on the Authority’s website, signalling a strategy that officials believe is necessary to break the impasse with a section of builders….
Amid efforts to bring the Gaza conflict to an end, PM Modi welcomed the release of all hostages after over two years of captivity. In a post on X, he said their freedom stands as a tribute to the courage of their families, the unwavering peace efforts of President Trump & the strong resolve of…
NEW DELHI: India may scrap the proposed project to build another three French-origin Scorpene submarines at Mazagon Docks (MDL), while it goes full steam ahead with the plan to construct six new German-origin diesel-electric stealth submarines at the same facility for over Rs 70,000 crore.The plan for the three additional Scorpene submarines, which would have…
NEW DELHI: A woman from Manipur was found dead, and her alleged live-in partner was critically injured in South Delhi’s Munirka on Sunday in what police suspect to be a case of murder followed by an attempted suicide.The deceased was identified as Thempi Khongsai, a beautician by profession. Her partner, Thangjam Viney Meitei, is undergoing…
