Ludhiana: A man was killed and his wife suffered serious injuries after the Celerio car they were travelling in rammed into a road divider on the Moga-Ludhiana road near Jagraon on Thursday.The deceased, Kulwinder Singh, was a resident of Machaki Mal Singh village in Faridkot district. His wife, Kiranjeet Kaur, suffered serious injuries and is…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation Thursday held consultations with market welfare associations (MWAs) of sectors 7, 8, 9 and 20 on a proposal to involve them in the operation and management of select paid parking sites.The civic body said the move aims to improve parking management, maintenance and public convenience while encouraging greater stakeholder participation in…
Pune: Eligible voters seeking fresh registration, transfer of enrolment to another constituency or inclusion of names missing from the electoral rolls will be able to apply only after the draft electoral rolls are published on Aug 17 when the claims and objections window opens under Special Intensive Revision, according to the revised schedule issued by…
Bhavika Kukadiya with her mentor Bhavin Desai Surat: Para table tennis player Bhavika Kukadiya won a bronze medal for India in the Women’s Doubles event at the ITTF World Para Future Nakhon Ratchasima 2026, held in Thailand recently.Kukadiya credited her achievement to consistent preparation and guidance from her mentor, Bhavin Desai and coach Mausam Thakor….
Guwahati: Assam govt on Thursday sought a dedicated central support package for the four worst flood-hit districts and has urged the Centre to recognise this year’s deluge as an “atypical, high-intensity, rapid-onset event”.The demands were placed before the inter-ministerial central team (IMCT), which concluded a four-day assessment of the devastation in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and…
Lucknow: Top achievers to be awarded during Lucknow University convocation said mastering writing style in examinations holds more value than merely finishing the syllabus.Among the top medal winners, Farah Chand, Anshika Singh and Kajal Bajpai, said clarity of expression and structured answers played decisive role in their success. Consistent practice, conceptual clarity and effective writing…
A video grab of the robbery at the office near Bhavnagar Road Rajkot: In a brazen robbery that alarmed the trading community, two armed men stormed an angadia office on Thursday morning and fled with Rs 19 lakh in cash in less than 20 seconds in one of the city’s busiest jewellery trading areas.Two armed…
Jaipur: Rajasthan has emerged as one of the leading states in implementing natural farming, ranking second in the country in the formation of natural farming clusters and third in farmer registration under the National Mission on Natural Farming, according to the state govt.A statement issued by the chief minister’s office (CMO) said more than 2.12…
File photo: External affairs minister S Jaishankar with Ukraine foreign minister Andrii Sybiha NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar discussed attacks on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers in the Black Sea with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, underscoring India’s position that such attacks by any party are absolutely unacceptable and condemned unequivocally. India had…
Quote of the day by Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner, published in 2003, was one of the greatest works of Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini. It tells the story of Amir and Hassan against the backdrop of an unstable Afghanistan. In the novel, Rahim Khan, the moral guide and father figure to Amir says…
