A water tanker in Beedsangavi village in Marathwada’s Ashti taluka ASHTI: When the monsoon drenched parts of Maharashtra, and several areas saw waterlogging in July, villages in Marathwada were already waiting for drinking water tankers. For them, drought began well before govt declared one.In Beedsangavi village of Ashti taluka, 61-year-old Popat Berad was stunned to…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh received the first prize for its performance in mandatory biometric updates for children’s Aadhaar cards at the 17th Aadhaar Day event in Kolkata on Wednesday.The state completed around 71 lakh updates over the past 10 months for children who turned five or 15, the two ages at which biometric details must be…
Yasin Malik allegedly received foreign funds totalling Rs. 30,75,595 as alleged proceeds of crime (File photo) NEW DELHI: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has directed that charges be framed against separatist Yasin Malik and six other accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for allegedly receiving foreign funding from the Pakistani…
The Christmas season is around the corner, and the must-have Christmas tree often ends up on the curb once the holidays are over, needles trailing down the driveway. They rarely get a second act. In 2024, more than 160 of them got a second act. None of them were headed for a living room, but…
Jim Carrey has reportedly tied the knot with his girlfriend, Min Ah, in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles.According to reports on TMZ, the 64-year-old actor and his 32-year-old girlfriend, exchanged vows in a small, private ceremony attended by close friends and family.News of the wedding comes just months after Carrey and Min Ah made…
India’s Anahat Singh (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India added another squash medal to their impressive Asian Games 2026 haul as the women’s team settled for bronze after a hard-fought 1-2 semifinal defeat to Hong Kong on Thursday.The result took India’s squash medal tally at the Aichi-Nagoya Games to four, with Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh…
October 2026 is set to bring significant astrological transformations, with the retrogrades of Venus and Mercury influencing the dynamics of relationships and personal evolution. Each zodiac sign will face unique challenges and seize opportunities, fostering a period of reflection, open communication, and deep self-exploration. This month emphasizes revisiting past relationships while also paving the way…
Captain Smit Machchhar managed to regain control of a flydubai aircraft after a co-pilot attacked him MUMBAI: Captain Smit Machchhar never grew up dreaming of flying planes. In fact, when he was 19, his career path appeared to be taking him in an entirely different direction — towards his family’s textile business.An aviation seminar during…
Residents said the homestay-cum-café could bring more visitors, increasing noise and disturbance in the residential area (AI Image) BENGALURU: Residents of HRBR Layout are pushing back against the proposed opening of a homestay-cum-café in their residential neighbourhood, raising concerns over noise, pollution, parking and the impact of increased commercial activity on the area.Residents of 5th…
Kolkata: Bengal CEO’s office has forwarded a letter from Election Commission to all district election officers (DEOs), who are also district magistrates, asking them to organise special drives to enrol “left-out” and first-time voters.The DEOs were informed that for a state like Bengal where SIR has ended, “a special drive shall be undertaken by the…
