Varanasi: Although the Ganga was still flowing nearly seven metres below the danger mark, its water level continued to rise on Saturday, submerging upper platforms and lower steps and disrupting interconnectivity between several ghats.The rise in water level, caused by incessant rainfall in upstream districts, also made it necessary for organisers to shift the Ganga…
Amitkumar Dongre (L) and Bhavsinh Zala Ahmedabad: Within hours of being arrested in a Rs 36,000 bribery case, Ahmedabad chief fire officer Amitkumar Dongre was sacked by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) late on Friday.Dongre, 47, who was appointed Ahmedabad’s chief fire officer two years ago, was still on probation. The civic body acted after Anti-Corruption…
Haryana BJP president Dr Archana Gupta Chandigarh: Haryana BJP president Dr Archana Gupta on Saturday said strong mandal units and active booth teams were the backbone of the party organisation, calling for sustained public outreach and regular communication to strengthen the party at the grassroots.Addressing a meeting of mandal presidents and mandal in-charges from Hisar,…
Work underway at Garware underpass in the Deccan Gymkhana area Pune: The pedestrian underpass in the Deccan Gymkhana area, popularly known as the Garware underpass, will remain closed to pedestrians for a few days as the civic body has begun its revamp and beautification of the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj memorial located at the underpass.The Pune…
Silchar: Assam Rifles and state police, in a joint operation on Friday, arrested an active cadre of the banned Manipur-based United National Liberation Front-Progressive (UNLF-P) from a residential complex in Silchar for his alleged involvement in extorting truck drivers along the Silchar-Imphal route.The accused, Akoijam Shankar Singh, alias Searchlis, Chepta and Yumshangba, a resident of…
Bahraich: Senior IAS officer Akshay Tripathi, a 2014-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre officer and outgoing Bahraich District Magistrate, has been appointed Private Secretary to Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram. The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on August 8, 2026.Tripathi’s move to central deputation is expected to end his tenure as…
Jaipur: A jailer posted at Ajmer Central Jail was suspended Saturday after a video surfaced showing three convicted prisoners speaking on a video call with Nafees Chishti, the convicted mastermind of the 1992 Ajmer blackmail scandal, using the jailer’s mobile phone, officials said.Rajasthan director general (Prisons) Ashok Rathore ordered the immediate suspension of jailer Saddam…
A significant demographic of the service providers at these platforms and the consumers comprise of women. India’s instant domestic help economy is expanding faster. App-based platforms promise cleaners, cooks and household workers within minutes. However, the real contest here is no longer just about speed, convenience or pricing. It is increasingly about trust.A significant demographic…
Quote of the day on love, its meaning and origin. The famous line “find what you love and let it kill you” is almost universally attributed to Charles Bukowski, though history tells a slightly more complicated story. Literature scholars and researchers have found no evidence that Bukowski ever wrote or spoke those exact words in…
Carrie Underwood, before her success from ‘American Idol’, worked two jobs to make ends meet. When she was younger, Underwood recalled that while working at a gas station, she also ended up accepting a role with a “creepy” hotel. While featuring as a guest on ‘SiriusXM’s The Highway’, the singer shared that the space was…
