MUMBAI: This weekend, a prestigious luxury hotel in south Mumbai is the venue of meetings for members of a posh housing society on Altamont Road, one of the priciest residential enclaves in India. Three of Mumbai’s leading developers will be meeting them separately to pitch their offers for redevelopment. The competition among developers for such…
Minor girl missing since 2023 rescued from Rajasthan’s Pali, five arrested JAIPUR: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) rescued a minor girl from Pali on Saturday, nearly two years after she vanished from Bardhaman, West Bengal, in what officials believe is part of a broader human trafficking network. Five individuals have been arrested.The girl disappeared…
AJMER: A 61-year-old farmer from Pali district, blind for the past 35 years due to chronic uveitis, has regained his vision after a rare surgery at JLN Hospital, Ajmer. On Aug 5, doctors performed a challenging one-hour operation on Akbar Kathat, restoring sight in both eyes.On Saturday, Akbar saw his one-year-old grandson for the first…
FASTag, India’s electronic toll payment system is getting a major upgrade on August 15 i.e. Independence Day. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will roll out the FASTag Annual Pass on the day, aiming to make highway travel easier and cheaper for people who drive often. Under the new pass, private car, jeep, and…
BENGALURU: Fresh cracks have emerged within Congress in Karnataka as party’s senior functionaries and CM Siddaramaiah’s aides dismissed MP Rahul Gandhi’s allegation of “vote theft” in the state during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, drawing a sharp response from deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s supporters.Dismissing Rahul’s allegation against EC, cooperation minister K N Rajanna suggested…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant, who is next in line to succeed him, have disapproved of the tendency of judges of superior courts to comment on the knowledge and ability of lower court judges, and said the Supreme Court and high courts are only to correct, modify…
NEW DELHI: Can organs, say a kidney or the liver, retrieved from a deceased donor with a history of diabetes or hypertension be used for transplantation?In a first of its kind factual assessment and report, the Indian Society for Organ Transplantation (ISOT) has said the benefits far outweigh the risks involved and, therefore, such donations…
AHMEDABAD: Several villages in north Gujarat have witnessed an influx of people in the past few months as undocumented migrants in the US are self-deporting, fearing detention there as the Trump administration has enforced immigration laws reports Ashish Chauhan.“They no longer have the option of shelter or asylum and want to avoid legal trouble. That’s…
RAISEN: The world sees “new India” as a strong, fast-growing economy whose ability to defeat its enemies with “homegrown strength” has become the envy of those who think “sabke boss toh hum hain”, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Sunday, taking a veiled swipe at US President Donald Trump amid escalating tariff tensions.“Many wonder how India…
NEW DELHI: One person died and another sustained injuries after a vehicle struck two individuals near 11 Murti on Mother Teresa Road in New Delhi on Sunday.Delhi Police confirmed the incident stating: “One person is dead, and another injured, after they were hit by a car on 11 Murti Road earlier today. The car driver…
