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NEW DELHI: Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh on Monday resigned from the primary membership of the party, voicing his disapproval over reports suggesting appointment of senior leader Ramchander Rao as the state unit president.In his resignation letter addressed to BJP Telangana president G Kishan Reddy, Raja Singh said the reported decision has “shocked and…

Fire broke out following a reactor explosion at Sigachi Chemical Industry – PTI Image NEW DELHI: At least 12 people were killed and left 34 people injured after a devastating reactor explosion at Sigachi Industries Pvt Ltd in Telangana‘s Pashamylaram on Monday morning.Earlier, Inspector General of Police V Satyanarayana confirmed to PTI: “Six bodies have…

NEW DELHI: Six women narrowly escaped death after being swept away by a sudden surge of water at the Languriya hill waterfall in Bihar’s Gaya district. The video of the incident, which is now going viral on social media, shows how the six women, who were engulfed by the sudden surge of water around them,…

NEW DELHI: At least four people, including a 60-year-old woman, were killed on Monday afternoon after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a vehicle near Mongjang village in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said, PTI reported.The ambush occurred around 2 pm when the victims were travelling in a car roughly 7 km from Churachandpur town. According to…

On Monday, a Delhi court permitted the CBI to conclude the case of Najeeb Ahmed, a first-year JNU student who vanished on October 15, 2016.Jyoti Maheshwari, an additional chief judicial magistrate, acknowledged the agency’s closure report but gave permission to review the case in the event that new information became available.When the CBI’s attempts to…

Fire broke out following a reactor explosion at Sigachi Chemical Industry – PTI Image NEW DELHI: At least eight people were killed and left 26 people injured after a devastating reactor explosion at Sigachi Industries Pvt Ltd in Telangana‘s Pashamylaram on Monday morning.Inspector General of Police V Satyanarayana confirmed to PTI: “Six bodies have been…

Earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar 3 times in a day PORT BLAIR: The Andaman Sea was jolted by a third earthquake on Monday. The earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck the region at around 12.06 pm today, as per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The seismic activity also occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres,…

Man fell unconscious after a police officer slapped him (Image source: X) NEW DELHI: A police officer allegedly slapped a shopkeeper in the middle of the road, causing him to collapse and lose consciousness, according to a social media post by the NGO NCMIndia Council For Men Affairs.The shocking video was widely shared across multiple…

Representative Image – Denny generated AI Image BENGALURU: Bengaluru-based Earth observation and decision intelligence firm SatSure has entered into a strategic partnership with Hyderabad-headquartered startup Dhruva Space to offer fully-managed Earth Observation-as-a-Service (EOaaS) solutions.The solutions will be completely managed — from satellite design and launch to data analysis and delivery of sector-specific insights.The tie-up comes…

BENGALURU: Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a simple, glowing paper sensor that could help detect liver cancer early — using the green glow of a rare earth metal called terbium.The sensor works by detecting an enzyme called “β-glucuronidase”, which is found in many living organisms. While it has normal biological…