NGO volunteers and students take part in the BDA’s Guinness World Record plantation drive at Nada Prabhu Kempegowda Layout in June 2026. Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority’s ambitious bid to set a Guinness World Record by planting 15 lakh saplings in June came with a hefty price tag of Rs 12.5 crore.Responding to a question from…
Officials at a Tamil Nadu social media monitoring cell review online corruption-related reports on computer screens in a modern control room, highlighting the state’s digital surveillance and anti-corruption efforts. Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will set up a social media monitoring centre (SMMC) under the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) at a cost of ₹50…
An aerial view of the East Kolkata Wetlands Kolkata: Exactly 25 years after the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) were declared a Ramsar site, a new report by the Society for Creative Opportunities and Participatory Ecosystems (SCOPE) warns that Kolkata’s most vital ecological infrastructure is being weakened by neglect, poor governance, and shrinking livelihood incentives.Spread over…
Varanasi: A video showing a woman being dragged out of a private school during an Independence Day programme in Sigra police station area has triggered controversy on social media. Police said the video was edited and a selective portion of the incident was circulated online.According to Sigra inspector Shivakant Mishra, the incident took place on…
Shimla: A 53-year-old man from Koti village in Shillai tehsil of Sirmaur district was found allegedly murdered near the Vishwakarma Chowk in Paonta Sahib in the wee hours of Tuesday.The police said the killer had slit Bhav Singh’s throat. The body was found at a newly constructed parking site.The victim was a vegetable and fruit…
Shillong: The first tribal, indigenous woman chief secretary of Meghalaya, Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang, passed on Tuesday at the age of 64. She was under treatment for a terminal illness for the last couple of years.A 1989-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, Suchiang became the first tribal, indigenous woman chief secretary to the Meghalaya govt…
Three-day RSS coordination meeting to discuss demographic imbalance, youth de-addiction Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) upcoming three-day All India Coordination Meeting will primarily deliberate on issues including demographic imbalance and drug abuse among youth, RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar said on Tuesday.Addressing mediapersons at the venue,…
USCIS published details of new Green Card rules coming into effect on September 18, 2026. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued new guidelines on Tuesday on how officials would determine if a Green Card applicant would become a burden on the government. “On July 16, 2026, DHS announced a final rule that rescinds the…
Before becoming Anurag’s partner, Shubhra worked as an assistant director at Phantom Films. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and his partner Shubhra Shetty have opened up about their relationship, their 20-year age gap and the early days of their romance. In a recent conversation with Janice Sequeira, the couple spoke about Shubhra’s parents’ reaction to their relationship,…
India vs Pakistan (Pic credit: FIH) NEW DELHI: The India-Pakistan rivalry returns to the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup stage on Wednesday with far more than bragging rights at stake. India need at least a draw to secure a place in the second round, while Pakistan must win the Pool D contest at the Wagener…
