Ahmedabad: On Sunday, the city’s maximum temperature stood at 42.2°C, which was 0.3°C above normal, or near normal. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature at 29.6°C was 1.7°C higher than normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 42°C on Monday.It was the second consecutive day of maximum temperature…
Amritsar: A police officer was shot dead by bike-borne gunmen near Majitha town in Amritsar district early Sunday morning when he was on his way to begin his shift.ASI Joga Singh is the third policeman to be murdered in Punjab since Feb 22 when an officer and a constable were shot dead inside a police…
Agartala: The Tripura high court has acquitted a man, who was convicted and sentenced to a 10-year imprisonment in a rape case, holding that consensual relationship between a married couple does not qualify as rape under Section 375 of the IPC.A division bench of Justice T Amarnath Goud and Justice S Datta Purkayastha on Saturday…
Jaipur: The department of social justice and empowerment has released the second-phase merit list for the Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana for the 2025-26 academic session, asking selected candidates to report to their allotted coaching institutes and mark attendance by June 10.Under the scheme, eligible students get free coaching at empanelled institutes for entrance tests and…
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the govt to consider including distinct categories such as ‘Intersex,’ ‘Transmen,’ and ‘Transwomen’ in Census 2027.In an advisory on ensuring welfare of transgender persons issued last week, the Commission has also asked the govt to reconsider changes made to the definition of transgender persons under…
Abhimanyu Singh has weighed in on the trolling faced by journalist Saurabh Dwivedi after his acting debut in Kartavya. Speaking in a recent interview, the actor said that while every profession deserves respect, acting is a completely different craft that cannot be mastered overnight.Abhimanyu, who has been earning praise for his work in South Indian…
Dev Kumar Meena (ANI Photo) Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar produced one of the standout moments of the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition after both athletes broke the national pole vault record during a dramatic contest on Sunday. Representing Madhya Pradesh, the two training partners cleared 5.45m, improving upon the previous national record of…
New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police registered 1,170 FIRs, impounded 1,179 vehicles and issued 12,568 challans during a two-day special enforcement drive against wrong-side driving conducted across the capital on May 22 and 23.The crackdown was carried out on major roads, intersections, highways, vulnerable stretches and accident-prone locations across the city.“Wrong-side driving has emerged as a…
Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Mumbai, registered a corruption case against a BEST Electricity Department employee for allegedly demanding a bribe from a food café owner to avoid disconnection of the electricity supply.According to the ACB, the complainant was operating a food café and had pending electricity dues of Rs 45,280 for three months. The…
Table on progress of smart meter rollout across Karnataka Bengaluru: The govt’s move to install smart meters for new electricity connections across the state has snowballed into a major administrative challenge, caught in the fallout of confusion surrounding the Supreme Court’s order on mandatory occupancy certificates (OC).Smart meters are expected to reduce transmission losses, improve…
