New Delhi: The temperature continue to soar and Delhi saw its hottest day this season on Thursday when the maximum was 40.3 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal.The Met depatment expects the maximum will rise further.This is also the first time when the city’s base station, Safdarjung, recorded temperatures above 40 degrees. Delhi’s air quality…
Mumbai: A 33-year-old micro-tunneling worker was killed in a tragic road accident near Bhandup Pumping Station early Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Chandan Kumar Madan Prasad, had come from Bihar to work as a fitter craftsman with Gypsum Structural India Private Limited.According to the police, the incident happened on Tuesday early morning at around 5.30…
Bengaluru: Chittapur in Kalaburagi district is known for its searing summers, with mercury levels often between 43º C and 45º C, making it one of the hottest taluks in the state. In striking contrast to this harsh, sun-baked landscape, nearly 3,000 acres of land at Allur B village in the taluk will now be notified…
COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday said he had no experience in “falling at someone’s feet to gain power” or “being a slave to BJP.” Udhayanidhi made this attack on former chief minister and AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami while campaigning for DMK candidate K V K Sabari Karthikeyan in Kinathukadavu…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has asked party cadre to remain vigilant and prevent any irregularities by Congress and BJP during the upcoming special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana. Describing SIR as crucial for the upcoming elections, KTR directed all MLAs and constituency in charges to ensure strong coordination from…
Kolkata: In a dramatic four-hour operation that pushed the city’s disaster management units to their limits, a fully grown cow was pulled from the depths of the city’s subterranean drainage network on Thursday evening.The rescue near the perennially busy Haldiram crossing on VIP Road, necessitated a coordinated effort by the Bidhannagar Traffic Police, the Fire…
Panaji: The complaint against a nightclub operating in an area categorised as salt pans in Bardez took an unexpected turn. The matter before the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) was being pursued by the complainant entirely through his lawyer, with him never appearing at hearings. The nightclub owners disputed the genuineness of the complainant…
Varanasi: A seven-day national hands-on workshop on “Ancient Indian Coins in the Framework of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS): Sources, Script, and Minting Technology”, organised by the department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Banaras Hindu University, began on Thursday. The workshop is being organised to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the eminent historian…
Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out on Thursday at a scrap godown near Chharodi village on the Sanand-Viramgam highway, causing panic in the area and sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. The godown, located near a company, was rapidly engulfed by the flames that spread through large quantities of highly combustible scrap…
Panchkula: The Panchkula police cybercrime cell has identified over-one-year-old pending fraud cases and drawn up an action plan to crack them, with special teams set to be sent to other states to track down accused persons.Officials said around 20–22 long-pending cases, primarily related to investment fraud, have been shortlisted for focused investigation. Most of these…
