Mumbai: A citizen-led awareness campaign on smart electricity meters was conducted recently across several locations in Mumbai, said civic activist G R Vora on Sunday. The initiative was spearheaded by social activist Kamlakar Shenoy and supported by concerned citizens seeking to address growing consumer grievances related to the installation of smart meters.The campaign was held…
Maimunnisa and her husband, Junaid Bengaluru: A 31-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after enduring months of physical and mental harassment over dowry by her husband and father-in-law.The deceased, Maimunnisa, was married to Junaid, 28, a resident of Doddamavalli, on Jan 19, 2024. At the time of the wedding, the bride’s family gave 45g of…
GCC collects ₹103 cr property tax in 14 days Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation has collected ₹103.03 crore in pending and current property tax dues in just 14 days, with officials attributing the sharp rise to a special intensive collection drive being held across the city. The collection was recorded between July 3 and 16, during…
TMC leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien (file photo) Kolkata: Trinamool and NCPI took sharply divergent positions on the BJP-led NDA’s legislative agenda on Saturday, with the Mamata Banerjee camp urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt two proposed bills, even as NCPI pledged support to all govt legislation.In a letter to the PM, Trinamool…
A man carrying an umbrella rides a bicycle in the rain in Guwahati Guwahati: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rain across the northeast over the next few days.Meghalaya recorded extremely heavy rainfall of 21cm or more in the last 24 hours, ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, while Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland received…
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Once a Mamata loyalist and now an NCPI leader after rebelling against the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday announced that she would join the ruling NDA in the Lok Sabha ahead of Monsoon Session. She said 20 former TMC MPs, who have formed…
Iran’s supreme leader ‘not in Iran’, Israeli source claims Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “is not in Iran,” according to an Israeli security source cited by Saudi outlet al-Hadath said on Sunday. This is followed by reports of a major internal power struggle in Tehran.Khamenei, who was appointed supreme leader shortly after his father was…
A year after Saiyaara, starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, was released on July 18, music composer Tanishk Bagchi stirred controversy by claiming that he is yet to receive ₹8 lakh in royalties for the film’s title track. In an Instagram post, he also alleged that the fee he received for composing the song was…
Joe Root has carried his sublime Test form into the ODI series, producing yet another masterclass against India. The England batting mainstay remained unbeaten in all three innings of the July 2026 ODI series, finishing with 249 runs without being dismissed, making him the first England batter to score six consecutive ODI half-centuries.Root’s remarkable consistency…
Scientists monitored dolphins in two bays along Sea of Japan coast. (Representational photo) People living along Japan’s Sea of Japan coast had been saying for years that they occasionally spotted dolphins close to shore. Local fishers also reported seeing them from time to time. These sightings were interesting, but scientists did not have enough information…
