Bindayaka Railway Crossing Jaipur: North Western Railway (NWR) has moved a step closer to building five railway overbridges (RoBs) on the Jaipur-Phulera rail section, a project expected to ease congestion at some of Jaipur’s busiest level crossings.The proposed RoBs will come up at Gokulpura, Govindpura, Hathoj, Bindayaka and Sinwar, covering key crossings on the Kalwar…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission Friday, to discourage bulk submissions of Form 7 (objection to inclusion of an elector in the electoral roll), capped the maximum number of these applications that may be filed by an individual elector during the claims and objections period of special and summary revisions to 10.For Form 7 applications filed by…
Photo credit: www.historic-albany.org For decades, one of Albany’s oldest homes was hiding in plain sight. The Van Ostrande-Radliff House, built in 1728, had been absorbed into later commercial buildings and concealed behind storefronts as the neighbourhood changed around it. Its historic importance became clearer only after neighbouring structures were demolished and the house’s distinctive Dutch…
NEW DELHI: From listening to bhajans and reading the Bible to finding the direction of Mecca or discovering what the stars have in store, Indians are increasingly turning to smartphones for matters of faith and fortune. Religious, spiritual and astrology apps recorded nearly 30 crore downloads in the first nine months of 2026, emerging as…
‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion’ has continued its impressive run at the Indian box office, closing its opening week on a strong note in the crime thriller genre. After registering substantial collections over the first weekend, the film sustained its momentum through the weekdays. With its second weekend underway, the Ajay Devgn-starrer is witnessing encouraging advance…
General:Nothing too flashy, nothing too grim. This is an ordinary sort of day, and that’s not an insult. In fact, the balance between income and expenses can be a quiet comfort, especially with the Moon keeping things even and Saturn steadying your practical side.There are no sudden jolts in business and routine. You could be…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday refused to grant an urgent hearing on a plea by rights activist Mohammad Wasiq Nadeem Khan seeking orders against alleged illegal detention by police to prevent him from attending a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar on Sept 29 against repeated attacks on places of worship.His counsel mentioned the plea…
Mumbai: In view of the low water stocks in the dams supplying the city and the 10% water cut in force, BMC’s standing committee rejected the civic body’s proposal to spend Rs 8.25 crore to wash 677 km of city roads daily to curb air pollution.Committee members, including those from the ruling front, opposed the…
Over 90 acres of Hebbal lake are yet to be desilted under GBA’s Rs 32-crore redevelopment project Bengaluru: The sight of a largely dry Hebbal Lake continues to greet commuters on Airport Road and the Outer Ring Road, even as the winter migration season approaches and more than 90 acres of the lake is yet…
Silt deposit in tanks worry residents of Sri Ayyappa Nagar in Virugambakkam. (pic for story) Chennai: Residents of Sri Ayyappa Nagar in Virugambakkam have complained of recurring black silt deposits in their household water tanks. The water supplied to their homes has developed a different taste, and their tanks often show a thick layer of…
