10-min’ branding gone, but delivery gig is still survival of the quickest

Spread the love       The day after labour ministry’s nudge to delivery platforms to drop the 10-minute branding, a breathless Sumit Singh appeared on the landing of my floor with my order. While I waited by the lift, seeing Singh emerge from the stairwell of my Noida apartment gave me a mild shock. “You climbed 17 floors?” I asked.“Ji, ma’am,” he...

Occult ‘human sacrifice’: 3 kill friend, burn body for ‘divine blessings’ in Ghaziabad

Spread the love       Two kill friend, burn body in e-rickshaw for ‘divine blessings’ GHAZIABAD: Two people were arrested for allegedly murdering a man in the name of occult rituals and human sacrifice on Friday.According to Loni ACP Siddharth Gautam, the incident came to light on Jan 16, 2026, when the deceased’s brother registered a complaint with Tronica City police station....

Maha civic polls: Shinde fears BJP; ‘God willing, we’ll have our mayor,’ says Uddhav

Spread the love       MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday took a dig at DCM Eknath Shinde over moving his newly elected corporators to a 5-star hotel, saying Shinde is afraid of BJP. Uddhav said many of the corporators elected from the Shinde faction were Sena (UBT) defected corporators, and that BJP can get them to defect to...

Maha civic polls: Shinde corrals his 29 corporators in hotel; no question of poaching, says Fadnavis

Spread the love       MUMBAI/PUNE: With negotiations for power-sharing in the Mumbai civic corporation between BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena expected to take time, the Shinde Sena on Saturday corralled all 29 of its newly-elected corporators in a five-star hotel in Bandra.BJP, which won 89 seats in the 227-member BMC House, needs the Sena’s support to get its mayor...

Bomb scare: Delhi-Patna Tejas Rajdhani halted briefly; nothing suspicious found

Spread the love       Officials talking to ANI The Tejas Rajdhani Express travelling from Delhi to Patna was halted for more than half an hour on Saturday night after authorities received a bomb threat. Railway officials said that no suspicious object was found. The alert was received from Delhi Control, prompting security agencies to stop the train and carry out extensive...

‘If it was Kohli in Babar’s place’: Ex-Pak cricketer on Smith controversy in BBL

Spread the love       Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (Screengrab and PTI) Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali delivered a brutal assessment while reacting to the controversy involving Babar Azam during a Big Bash League match, even dragging Virat Kohli’s name into the debate.The incident occurred during the clash between Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder. Babar, batting in the 40s, pushed the...

Roger Federer revisits Australian Open glory with wife Mirka and kids

Spread the love       Roger Federer revisits Australian Open glory with Mirka and kids and opens up about emotional family moments (Image via Getty) Roger Federer and Mirka Federer walked in a relaxed way to Melbourne, and the moment started to be emotional little by little before the public caught on. At the 2026 Australian Open, the Swiss legend was at...

One bar of signal, miles from home: Indian students stranded in Iran; curfew hinders communication

Spread the love       Indian Students Stranded Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: A hand lifts a phone towards the sky, desperately seeking a sliver of internet connectivity. One bar, two bars, anything to connect. Standing near a towering iron barrier marking the Iran-Iraq border, Indian students clutch their devices, racing through messages to reassure worried parents thousands of...

US launches 3rd retaliatory strike in Syria; kills militant leader linked to IS ambush

Spread the love       US military vehicles in Syria The US launched another strike in Syria on Friday, killing a senior militant leader linked to last month’s deadly ambush on American personnel, in what marked the third round of retaliatory action by Washington, according to US officials. US Central Command said the strike in northwest Syria killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, an...

DGCA slaps IndiGo with fine of Rs 22 crore for flight disruptions

Spread the love       EW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has slapped IndiGo with the steepest fine ever for an Indian carrier – Rs 22.2 crore – for its massive flight disruptions last month.Additionally, the airline has to submit a bank guarantee of Rs 50 crore whose release is tied to implementing, among other things, the more humane...

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