Chennai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced a QR code-based photo identity card module to eliminate the possibility of unauthorised persons entering counting centres. There are 62 counting centres across Tamil Nadu.An ECI statement said that three-tier security mechanism has been prescribed for the verification of identity at counting centres. At the first…
Hyderabad: Following a sudden spike in fuel demand driven by rumours of post-election price hikes, panic buying and increased purchases from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Telangana govt has ordered an immediate increase in petrol and diesel supplies across the state.At a review meeting held at Civil Supplies Bhavan in the city, civil supplies…
The action targeted an unauthorised property on agricultural land allegedly being used as an office Gurgaon: Bulldozers rolled into Budhera village on Thursday as GMDA, joined by the crime branch and district police, demolished illegal constructions linked to a local land mafia.The action targeted an unauthorised property on agricultural land allegedly being used as an…
Kolkata: Poverty to severe health issues, no challenge could deter these students who overcame all hurdles to score well in ICSE and ISC exams, turning their results into tales of grit and determination.Uday Vir Yaduka of DPS Newtown School, who scored 86.2% in ISC, with 93 in physics and 97 in computer science, has spasticity…
Ghaziabad: An 80-year-old was tortured, gagged with towel and murdered in his own house at Uttranchal Vihar Colony in Loni Border on Wednesday. The body was found on the ground floor and the victim’s feet and hands were tied with a rope. Police suspect that he was assaulted first and then his throat was slit.Ramesh…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday met BJP national president Nitin Nabin to discuss the cabinet reshuffle in Goa. One cabinet berth has been vacant since Oct 2025 after the death of agriculture minister Ravi Naik.The decision to fill the cabinet berth is yet to be taken, but there has been buzz in political…
Gorakhpur: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Thursday declared the ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) results, triggering celebrations across schools in Gorakhpur.Among the top scorers in Class X, Pavani Maurya of Little Flower School and Akshita Gupta of HP Children Academy secured 99.4% each, bringing laurels to their institution.In…
Ahmedabad: The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick hatched in Gujarat’s Naliya grasslands on March 26, 2026, only to go missing since April 19 is now feared dead. The forest department issued a statement on Thursday expressing the likelihood of the chick being predated by carnivores.The birth of the chick, locally known as Ghorad, had been…
Amritsar: The Sarbat Khalsa group, known for appointing parallel jathedars of Sikh temporal seats including the Akal Takht, deliberated on key issues in Punjab during a meeting held here on Thursday, indicating a potential entry into the political landscape.Jarnail Singh Sakhira, the chief organiser of Sarbat Khalsa held on Nov 10, 2015, at Chabba village…
Pune: A drunk man on Wednesday night hit five people with his friend’s car at a vegetable market in Balajinagar, off Pune-Satara Road, after the latter told him to park it.Worse, he did not have a driving licence. Senior inspector Vitthal Pawar of the Sahakarnagar police station said, “We arrested the driver, Akbar Tamboli (30)…
