Jaipur: The Palace on Wheels has reported a 45% surge in passenger traffic this year despite the turbulence of global travel markets.In FY 2025-26, the train operated 23 trips, carrying 854 passengers. For the first time in its 43-year history, it booked a full-train charter in May that would take the final tally to 938…
KOLKATA: A day before polling for the first of the two-phase assembly election in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday gave a “bodol noy, bodla chai (revenge, not change)” call, flipping her old slogan of “bodla noy, bodol chai (change, not revenge)” of 2011, when she demolished the decades-old Left Front fort in the state with…
US President Donald Trump has stated that the Washington “totally controls” the Strait of Hormuz and described the ongoing naval blockade as a “tremendous success.” However according to a Financial Times report at least 34 Iran-linked tankers have managed to bypass the restrictions and continued operations in the region since the US blockade began.Earlier this…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains references to suicide.Darrell Sheets, star of the longtime A&E reality series ‘Storage Wars’, has sadly passed away. He was 67.Lake Havasu City police said he died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.According to the Arizona police department, officers were dispatched to Sheets’ residence in…
You’re not in the mood for noise today. A slight depression hangs around, like a grey sky that won’t open up. The Moon presses on your inner world, and Mars makes you react faster than you should.Hurdles show up in work. Files get stuck, people delay replies, and one small error can create extra steps….
New Delhi: A litigant who posted online content against particular judges has been held guilty of contempt by Delhi High Court, which said the videos “personally attacked” certain judicial officers and “lowered” the dignity of the judicial system.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja said Gulshan Pahuja’s content on his channel ‘Fight 4…
Mumbai: The BMC has launched a centralised system to streamline resolution of all types of citizen complaints. The new platform, called the Management and Redressal of Grievances (MARG) system, was inaugurated by the city’s mayor Ritu Tawde with the aim of boosting citizen participation and ensuring faster, more effective delivery of civic services.The MARG system…
Bengaluru: “First in my bloodline to cross Silk Board without a traffic signal,” a motorist chortled on the web. His celebration was evident. With the opening of a double-decker flyover over Silk Board junction, one of its ramps has facilitated easy traffic flow from HSR Layout towards Jayanagar.Another netizen exclaimed: “Wow! This (is) a dream…
Chennai: The city will soon provide commuters with image-based guidance on directions to landmarks and cautionary warnings for accident-prone stretches, school zones, pedestrian crossings and speed breakers across 300 key roads.Greater Chennai Corporation officials say the 20-crore initiative will improve road safety and commuter convenience by offering clear directions, visually intuitive symbols, and timely warnings…
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Enforcement Wing conducted multiple raids across the commissionerate between January 1 and April 21, targeting food adulterators and food manufacturing units operating without a license. During the raids, police booked 22 cases and arrested 28 persons for posing threat to public health.The raids focused on manufacturers and sellers of bakery products, sweets,…
