Day: May 26, 2020

Blazing sun bakes Delhi; 47.6 C at Palam

8:43 pm May 26, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi sweltered under a scorching heat wave on Tuesday as the mercury soared to 47.6 degrees Celsius in Palam area and most places recorded their maximum temperatures six notches above normal. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded a maximum of 46 degrees Celsius. The last time the mercury […]

“Depressed” dental student leaps to death in Hyderabad

8:40 pm May 26, 2020

Hyderabad: A 25-year-old woman dental student allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a residential complex on Tuesday apparently depressed for not getting an MBBS seat, police said. The fourth year BDS student at a dental college here leapt from the 14th floor of the complex and she died on the spot, the police said based […]

Mercury touches 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Churu

8:36 pm May 26, 2020

Jaipur: Severe heatwave conditions prevailed in parts of Rajasthan on Tuesday, with the mercury touching 50 degrees Celsius in Churu district. This is the second-highest maximum temperature recorded in Churu district in the month of May in the last 10 years. The district had recorded a high of 50.2 degrees Celsius on May 19, 2016, […]

Maha minister Nawab Malik's son-in-law arrested in drugs case

NCP slams Fadnavis, accuses BJP of creating confusion

8:33 pm May 26, 2020

Mumbai: The NCP on Tuesday trashed BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis’ claim that his party was not keen on forming a government in Maharashtra and accused the BJP of creating confusion among the people about the stability of the Shiv Sena-led dispensation. NCP national spokesperson and state minister Nawab Malik also ridiculed Fadnavis for “advising” during […]

Couple commits suicide in UP’s Badaun

8:16 pm May 26, 2020

Badaun (UP): A couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging in Uttar Pradesh‘s Badaun district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Haidalpur village under Bilsi police station area, they said. According to the complaint filed in the case, Prem Shankar (25) and his wife Savitri (23) were found hanging in different rooms of […]