Mitchell Starc reflects after comeback spell (IPL Photo) Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc made an emphatic return to professional cricket after nearly three months on the sidelines, delivering a performance that instantly silenced any doubts surrounding his fitness and future.Coming back from shoulder and elbow injuries, Starc wasted no time making an impact. In his…
New Delhi: A traffic police officer averted a major accident and saved a woman’s life in north Delhi’s Azadpur Chowk on Thursday, while also taking strict action against a truck driver for multiple violations.The incident occurred around 4.27pm when the traffic inspector of Model Town Circle was leading a team during a special drive against…
Thane: Environmental groups of the city have slammed a district wetland committee after its latest report concluded that eight water bodies in Thane and Navi Mumbai, including prominent flamingo habitats, failed to meet the criteria for wetland protection under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.The Thane district wetland committee stated that none met the…
Chennai: Two days after a five-year-old boy fell into a farm well and drowned in Chengalpet (as reported in TOI on April 29), his father allegedly died by suicide. Lingam, 30, was found hanging from the steps inside the same agricultural well where his son died. On Thursday morning, the relatives and villagers went in…
Hyderabad: A passenger travelling from Hyderabad to Delhi reported that that his wristwatch worth 20,000 went missing during baggage scanning at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA). On his complaint, CISF personnel checked the CCTV cameras and identified that a tray operator had stolen the watch. A police case was registered and the watch was returned…
Panaji: Goa police investigations in the Mapusa and Dona Paula dacoity cases have revealed that the accused Bangladeshi nationals entered India from Meghalaya.They planned the dacoity in Goa when one of them was in Colvale jail, where he developed his network. The person came to India every six months to conduct dacoities in various parts…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Zonal Unit (AZU) of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized counterfeit cigarettes and drugs in two separate operations. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized counterfeit cigarettes worth Rs 19.8 crore and methamphetamine valued at Rs 6.32 crore in two separate operations.In the first case, officials seized 82.8 lakh sticks of counterfeit…
Chandigarh: Aimed at modernising the prison administration system and aligning it with contemporary correctional practices, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Friday passed the Punjab Prisons and Correctional Services Bill, 2026, unanimously.While introducing the bill, Jails minister Dr Ravjot Singh said, “The proposed legislation aims to transform prisons from mere custodial institutions into centres of reformation,…
Dibrugarh: A joint inter-state boundary survey along the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border has formally commenced, with teams beginning ground-level work across multiple sectors simultaneously as part of a structured effort to achieve scientific demarcation of the long-disputed boundary.The department of border affairs, Arunachal govt, confirmed on Thursday that the Joint Inter-State Boundary (ISB) Survey has been…
Janeshwar Mishra Park’s new attraction Lucknow: Several sportspersons from Lucknow have written to chief minister Yogi Adityanath, thanking him for the development of a skating ground at the Janeshwar Mishra Park in Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar.In their letter, they have described the project as ‘the result of visionary and youth-centric leadership’, providing children, who earlier used…
