Rain and gusty winds swept across Delhi-NCR New Delhi: A thunderstorm accompanied by a dust storm, lightning, rain and gusty winds of up to 65 kmph swept through parts of the city on Thursday, triggering a sharp drop in temperature. The met department has issued a yellow alert for Friday, warning of very light to…
Palghar: A 60-year-old tribal woman died and her husband was seriously injured when a man in their neighbourhood allegedly attacked them with an axe in Palghar district on suspicion the couple performed ‘black magic’ on his wife, police said on Thursday. The attacker, 25-year-old Vilas Nakoda, later attempted suicide by consuming rat poison and is…
Bengaluru: A 39-year-old-homemaker and her parents were killed while her husband and two children sustained injuries when their Toyota Crysta rammed a Maruti Omni that took a sudden turn on Hiriyur-Challakere highway in Tumakuru district Thursday afternoon.The deceased are R Soumya and her parents, Ganeshwar Reddy, 68, and Indiramma Reddy, 65. Soumya’s husband, Ravi Kumar,…
The three projects are expected to generate employment for around 8,200 people. CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu govt on Thursday signed an MoU with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the implementation of three projects in the state involving an investment of Rs 18,600 crore, in the presence of chief minister C Joseph Vijay. This is the…
Hyderabad: Telangana School Education Department on Thursday informed high court that it requested the state govt to sanction Rs 21 crore under the CURE (Core Urban Region Economy) initiative for the construction of a permanent building for the Govt Girls Primary School at Sitaphalmandi-II (Vijaya Dairy School), which has been functioning for nearly 60 years…
At present, the land where Civil Hospital will come up has turned into a parking lot Gurgaon: The state govt has appointed Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) as the executing agency for the proposed Civil Hospital.HSIIDC has replaced Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which had been handling the planning and design work…
Kolkata: Whether Mamata Banerjee would be Trinamool chief or chief adviser appeared to be the fulcrum of the standoff among half of the 32 rebel MLAs who turned up at the Bengal assembly for their first meeting with newly elected office-bearers on Thursday.The development came a day after 58 TMC MLAs submitted a letter to…
A farmers’ protest near Yamuna Expressway Zero Point in July 2025 Noida: The entire 41km stretch of Yamuna Expressway in Gautam Budh Nagar has been declared a no-protest zone by police, citing risks to commuter safety, potential obstruction of emergency services, and traffic disruption in a busy high-speed corridor linking Delhi-NCR to western Uttar Pradesh,…
Panaji: Fans of Francis Newton Souza’s artworks will have the rare opportunity to get an intimate insight into his creative world. A special section devoted to works and archival material from Souza’s Studio will be featured at Saffronart’s summer Online Auction, to be held on June 15 and 16. The auction will bring together important…
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, became the hub of cultural diplomacy as representatives from 11 group nations, including China, Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia and Indonesia, gathered in the city on Thursday for the two-day second meeting of the Brics Culture Working Group (CWC).The delegates are discussing India’s key priorities under the culture track…
