New Delhi: Monsoon rain may offer Delhi temporary relief from air pollution, but it can’t stop emissions driving the city’s poor air quality, states a study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).Monsoon: Delhi’s baseline air quality (2026), a study by CSE’s Anumita Roychowdhury and Sharanjeet Kaur, examined air quality during April-Aug 2026 to understand…
Mumbai: From a solid 1kg gold bar to cricket bats and stylish two-wheelers, the devout poured their hearts and riches into their offerings to Mumbai’s favourite deity this year. On Wednesday evening, the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal put a spectacular array of gold, silver and high-value items donated during the festival up for its…
Vande Bharat Express trial run between Yeshwanthpur and Mangaluru reaching Mangaluru Central Railway Station on Saturday. Bengaluru: Railway ministry will soon extend Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express to Bengaluru, meeting two long-standing demands from rail users for premium train services connecting Karnataka’s capital with Mangaluru and Goa.TOI has learnt that railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw wrote to…
Chennai: Traffic diversions will be implemented near Kasimedu signal for 15 days from Oct 1 to facilitate repairs to a damaged sewage pipeline at the junction of S N Chetty Road and Jeevarathinam Road, Chennai traffic police said.Buses and heavy vehicles proceeding towards Ennore on the outgoing side will be diverted via Jeevarathinam Road, followed…
Hyderabad: The state cabinet meeting on Thursday is expected to give approval for two Dearness Allowances (DAs) for govt employees, with one or both of the DAs to be given by Dasara festival next month.Chief minister A Revanth Reddy and his cabinet colleagues are also likely to discuss in the cabinet meeting, to be held…
Where overcharging is established, the matter can be taken up for appropriate action, including refund of the excess amount wherever applicable, the order said Gurgaon: Private hospitals empanelled under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) across Haryana will face scrutiny of treatment bills and package rates. The exercise aims to check whether beneficiaries are being…
Miscreants vandalized this office of Purnima Chakraborty. picture by Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: Minister of state for tourism, information and culture and Shyampukur MLA Purnima Chakraborty’s office on Jatindra Mohan Avenue near Sovabazar allegedly came under attack by miscreants in the wee hours of Wednesday. It was alleged that the attackers damaged cutouts of PM Narendra…
Developers have been sent notices to adhere to NGT guidelines Noida: Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has installed cameras at 90 construction sites across Noida to monitor dust-control measures, including installation of water sprinklers, anti-smog guns and wind-breaking walls, as a part of its efforts to check winter smog.“We have surveyed the sites and…
Indian Coast Guard rescued an Indian crew member from a foreign merchant vessel off the Goa coast after he fell ill at sea Panaji: Indian Coast Guard rescued an Indian crew member who fell critically ill aboard a Panama-flagged merchant vessel off the Goa coast and brought him ashore for further medical treatment, officials said.Maritime…
Varanasi: Two courts in Azamgarh and Ballia districts sentenced two men to life imprisonment and 25 years of rigorous imprisonment, respectively, in separate rape cases involving minor and Dalit survivors.In Azamgarh, the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, sentenced Abhishek Chauhan (23) of Sihi Rasoolpur under Jahanaganj police station, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of…
