‘Delhi mein sab chalta hai’: Hotel owner’s greed behind illegal expansion; drove past blaze site
New Delhi: “Delhi me sab chalta hai” (everything works in Delhi). This is what the owner of the Malviya Nagar hotel told police when confronted about major violations. He showed little remorse, even driving past the burning building without stopping during rescue operations following a blaze that claimed 21 lives, including 12 foreign nationals, and…
PM to visit Gujarat, Daman on Friday to launch projects aimed at improving ‘ease of living’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and Daman on Friday and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 22,000 crore. The prime minister will also address a gathering in Surat. The projects which will be inaugurated include a 200-bed ESIC Hospital in Surat and a new…
Delhi mayor’s office receives bomb threat; declared hoax after thorough search reveals nothing
New Delhi: The office of the mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) received a bomb threat email on Thursday, prompting a security response and a thorough sanitisation of the premises, officials said. According to officials, the threat mail was received on the official email ID of the mayor’s office in the morning. Following…
TCA Issues Final Notice to HCA, Seeks Full Disclosure on TG20 League and Governance Decisions
Our Correspondent Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has issued what it termed a “final notice” to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), raising serious concerns over the conduct of the proposed TG20 League, governance practices, financial decisions and alleged non-compliance with court-mandated reforms. In an open letter addressed to the court-appointed Single Member Committee (SMC)…
TG20 player auction: When the wedding is read, but nobody knows the bride and groom – Part I
Vinay Rao A compilation of grievances, rumours and observations from the TG20 ecosystem | June 2026 The invitations have gone out. The venue is booked. The caterers are on standby. The guests are dressed and seated. The band is warming up. Nobody has told anyone who the bride and groom are. That, in essence, is…
Southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala: IMD
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon set over Kerala on Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Typically, the monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the Southwest monsoon season (June-September). “The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of southwest and southeast Arabian Sea, some parts of…
Siraj, Tilak Set to Headline Historic TG20 Player Auction on June 7
Over 1,300 Cricketers to Go Under the Hammer as Telangana’s Premier Franchise League Takes Shape Our Correspondent Hyderabad: The countdown to Telangana’s biggest cricketing spectacle gathered momentum with the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) announcing that the inaugural TG20 Player Auction will be held on June 7 at the Princess Convention Centre, Ramoji Film City. The…
Kohli out of Afghanistan ODIs with hamstring injury
New Delhi: Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli was on Thursday ruled our of the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury. The three-match series begins on June 13 in Dharamsala. “He is out of the ODI series due to a hamstring injury,” a BCCI source told PTI. Kohli appeared to struggle while…
From 215 to 20 in a month: The stunning collapse of Mamata’s political empire
Kolkata: For a politician who built her career on defiance, resilience and an instinctive understanding of Bengal’s political pulse, the past month — the one that marks the aftermath of the West Bengal Assembly election results — has been nothing short of a political earthquake for Mamata Banerjee. Exactly a month ago, Banerjee remained the…
At least 3 killed in fire at private hospital’s ICU in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur: At least three people were killed after a massive fire broke out in the ICU of a private hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district early Thursday, a senior official said. The blaze erupted at Prasad Hospital in the Brahmpura area, and quickly spread through the intensive care unit (ICU), filling it with dense smoke. Confirming…
