New Delhi: Delhi, which sweated profusely under oppressive humid heat that felt like 53.5 degrees Celsius, may see the monsoon arrive in 2-3 days, the Met department finally said Tuesday.“The southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Madhya Pradesh, the remaining parts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar, some parts of Uttar Pradesh,…
Roshan Suvarna was remanded in police custody till July 6 in connection with the murder of a co-traveller, Mayank Lohar, on a local train Mumbai: A 17.5cm knife used to stab to death a 21-year-old passenger in a local train last week was recovered on Monday and the accused had carried it around in his…
In this image posted on June 11, 2026, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and state MLA Krishna Byre Gowda during a meeting in New Delhi. (@nsitharamanoffc/X) Bengaluru: Krishna Byre Gowda, the Bengaluru development minister, has strongly defended the allocation of the state’s ₹2,000-crore infrastructure package, arguing that Congress-held constituencies…
Vijay Sankar, chairman of the Sanmar Group Chennai: Sanmar Group is positioning its Rs 2,000-crore engineering division for the next phase of growth by expanding capacities across its long-standing joint ventures, targeting opportunities in emerging sectors and evaluating new areas such as warehousing and semiconductors.The Chennai-headquartered diversified group, which is celebrating 50 years of its…
CMC commissioner G Srijana explains the civic body’s plans ahead of the monsoon CMC Commissioner Srijana pic: Rama Moorthy P Q. Many roads in Cyberabad, especially the arterial road from Aparna Hill Park to the main road in Chandanagar, are in deplorable condition. Why has there been an inordinate delay in repairing pothole-ridden roads in…
Air quality experts said the absence of ‘very poor’ days should not be mistaken for clean air Gurgaon: Residents breathed ‘poor’ air for one in every three days in June. While June is typically among Gurgaon’s cleaner months before the peak monsoon sets in, pollution levels still worsened compared with last June even as the…
Kolkata: With a rain count of a little over 350 mm, this is the wettest June in Kolkata in the last five years. Fuelled by five significant thundershower spells in the past 12 days, the city now has a monthly rain surplus of around 29%. The Met office eyes more showers in the coming days,…
YEIDA handed over letters of intent (LoIs) to eight industrial investors on Tuesday Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Tuesday issued letters of intent to eight industrial investors, paving the way for investments worth Rs 3,181 crore and the creation of 18,126 jobs. Officials said the proposed units span sectors such as automobiles,…
Times News NetworkMapusa: Intense monsoon rain and strong winds triggered multiple incidents across Bardez on Tuesday, damaging property and disrupting normal life.At Ranoi, Aldona, a family narrowly escaped harm when a massive tree crashed onto their house, sealing the only entrance and trapping the occupants inside. Fire and emergency services personnel cut through dense foliage…
Varanasi: Scores of meat, fish and chicken traders, along with leaders of political parties and civil society organisations, staged a demonstration outside the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) office on Tuesday, demanding the withdrawal of its recent decision to relocate meat, fish and chicken shops 10–15 km outside the city limits. The protesters later submitted a…
