Ahmedabad: Amdavadis handed BJP its fifth consecutive victory in the city’s municipal corporation election on Tuesday. The party swept 160 of 192 seats across 48 wards, the same tally it posted in 2021. Two of those seats, in Thaltej and Vasna wards, required no contest at all.Congress, which fielded candidates in all 192 seats before…
Ludhiana: In a setback to the city’s expansion plans, the proposal to extend Ludhiana’s municipal limits by bringing more villages under the Municipal Corporation has been scrapped. The local bodies department has cancelled the resolution approved by the MC House last Dec, citing restrictions linked to the ongoing census process.The principal secretary, local bodies department,…
Panchkula: A 22-year-old youth was allegedly kidnapped and murdered on Monday, with his body found on the Budhanpur–Indira Colony main road near Rajiv Colony.The deceased has been identified as Mohit, a native of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, who had moved to Panchkula around 10 days ago.According to information, Mohit’s brother Deepak said they received…
Pune: In a costly bid to recover losses of a share-trading scam, a private firm employee (57) again fell prey to another purported global investment platform and lost another Rs 51 lakh between Oct last year and Feb.The resident of Rupinagar in Pimpri Chinchwad lodged an online complaint application. After the preliminary investigations, a case…
Guwahati: Three women who were killed in a road accident in Guwahati on Sunday and their friend who was driving the car they were travelling in had consumed liquor worth Rs 19,000 at a bar in the city’s Bhangagarh area between 11pm on Saturday and 3am on Sunday, police said on Tuesday.Samim Ahmed, who was…
Worker unload earthen pots on a hot day in Prayagraj Lucknow: As dry hot winds continued to lash UP mercilessly and skies remained clear, Banda recorded not only the highest maximum temperature in the country on Monday but was also the hottest place in the world, according to data released by the Indian Meteorological Department…
Alwar: A major fire broke out around 5pm Tuesday at Crown Rubber Plant in Bhiwadi’s industrial area, with preliminary reports suggesting a short circuit as the cause. The blaze spread rapidly, engulfing more than half of the facility.Finished rubber goods stored inside were reduced to ashes, raising fears of heavy financial losses. Officials said the…
Mumbai: Auto and taxi drivers who learn Marathi will be issued a state govt certificate, and production of the certificate will be mandatory at the time of licence renewal, said transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday after a meeting with heads of all 59 RTOs across Maharashtra.Sarnaik said facilities would be created at RTOs for…
MrBeast (Image Via Getty) YouTuber MrBeast is reportedly in a legal fight with Toronto-based production company MHQ over his reality show Beast Games. According to a report by Toronto Life published on April 24, 2026, MrBeast’s company, MRB2024, LLC, has filed a lawsuit to recover $5 million that was paid to MHQ during the early…
Mumbai: The rupee touched a low of 94.57 per dollar on Tuesday, its weakest level since March 30, before closing at 94.54, down 35 paise on the day. The currency’s losses were contained by dollar sales from state-run banks, most likely on behalf of RBI. Meanwhile, sensex settled 0.5% lower at 76,887 while Nifty declined…
