MUMBAI: On Thursday, Dr Gunvantrai Ganpatlal Parikh, a 101-year-old freedom fighter, socialist, and Gandhian who pledged to serve the people until his final breath, did so even in death. Honouring a vow he and his wife, fellow freedom fighter Mangalaben Parikh, made many moons ago, his family donated his body to JJ Hospital. When Mangalaben…
LEH: Like the streets of Leh, calm has returned to Sonam Norboo Memorial Hospital in Leh. There is no chaos, no rush. The hospital is clean. Doctors, paramedics and attendants walk around wearing masks.Police, however, guard the premises, like they do on the roads outside. Outside one hospital ward, several cops block entry. “There are…
Purushothama M, 22, his girlfriend Soubhagya BH alias Latha, 24, Darshan alias Sathya, 20, and Chandru, 24, were picked up from a flat they had rented in Kudlu off Hosur Road just 12 days ago. BENGALURU: Police arrested a gang of four burglars, including a woman gym trainer, hours after they struck a locked house…
Police representative image TRICHY: Police have arrested a man for allegedly burning and desecrating an image of Lord Ram near Ayanputhur in Trichy district. The move followed a complaint lodged by right-wing groups after a video of the act circulated on social media, sparking tensions.The incident allegedly took place on Sept 28 in Guntur village…
The US government shutdown that began October 1 has brought H-1B visa processing to a standstill, dealing a severe blow to Indian professionals who represent over 71% of H-1B beneficiaries. The Department of Labor, which issues critical Labour Condition Applications (LCAs) required before any H-1B petition can proceed, has stopped operations due to the funding…
(Screengrab from AI video shared by Trump) US President Donald Trump once again released a new series of AI-generated videos, this time featuring Russell Vought and Vice President JD Vance. This latest post comes after critics condemned the 47th POTUS’ earlier AI-generated videos, calling it bizarre, offensive, and even dangerous.Among the clips Trump shared was…
NEW DELHI: Describing election observers as beacons of democracy, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday instructed the 425 officers appointed as observers for the upcoming assembly poll in Bihar and bye-polls in other states, to promptly report any misconduct or unaccounted expenditure by the party leaders and candidates, while maintaining the highest level of…
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (File photo) PATNA: Bihar cabinet on Friday approved a 3 per cent increase in the dearness allowance (DA) for its employees, pensioners and family pensioners in order to provide relief to the common people during the festive season of Diwali and Chhath.“The cabinet has taken a decision to increase DA by…
NEW DELHI: Starting November 15, if you don’t have a FASTag for your vehicle, or if the tag is invalid or non-functional, you will be allowed to pay 1.25 times the regular toll using UPI. This comes as a major relief, as currently, those without a valid FASTag are required to pay double the toll…
PM Narendra Modi (File photo) PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the NIT-Patna campus at Bihta via videoconferencing on October 4, the Institute’s director PK Jain said here on Friday.“Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union minister of state for education, Jayant Chaudhary would alo join the event…
