New Delhi: Several parts of Delhi received moderate showers Wednesday, leading to a drastic drop in the temperature and giving the city its best air quality since last Sept.With two consecutive days of rain, the air quality improved from moderate to satisfactory at 59 against 113 a day earlier, on a scale of 0 to…
Speeding tanker crushes auto Thane: A speeding gas tanker allegedly jumped a traffic signal and overturned onto an autorickshaw on the Thane-bound carriageway of the Ghodbunder Highway near D-Mart at Anand Nagar on Wednesday afternoon, killing the auto driver and a passenger while leaving another passenger critically injured.The accident occurred around 1 pm and briefly…
Bengaluru: Amid the much-publicised Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a parallel SIR at the ward level in Bengaluru, ordered by State Election Commission (SEC), has hit a roadblock. Now, the panel is considering whether to continue the exercise or suspend it.The draft ward electoral rolls, which were earlier scheduled to be published on Thursday, are yet…
The Q1 addition surpassed the 12.3 GW added in the corresponding quarter of FY26 Chennai: India’s renewable energy sector has begun FY27 on a strong footing, sustaining its record-breaking pace of capacity additions during the first quarter (Apr–June), driven largely by robust solar installations. Building on the momentum of recent months, the sector added more…
Hyderabad: BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday accused the Congress govt of using the Kaleshwaram project to divert attention from alleged irregularities in land administration. He demanded that the special investigation team (SIT) probing the Dharani portal also investigate alleged irregularities in the Bhu Bharati portal.Addressing a news conference at the BJP state…
Across Cyber City, Golf Course Road, Golf Course Extension Road, Sohna Road and other office districts, commuters reported markedly lighter traffic than a normal weekday Gurgaon: A day after torrential rain and hours-long gridlock crippled Gurgaon, the city’s roads wore an unusually deserted look on Wednesday, as thousands of corporate employees chose to work from…
Kolkata: A 61-year-old man, Judhajit Ghosh alias Yudhajit, has been arrested from Deshapriya Park on Tuesday evening for allegedly pretending to be an Enforcement Directorate official and trying to extort money from a former Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor.The accused is from Kailash Ghosh Road in Haridevpur and was living at Regent Park Govt Colony. Police…
Ghaziabad: An 80-year-old woman was injured after a fire broke out at her house in Pratap Nagar likely from a gas leak.The woman suffered minor burn injuries. She was rescued by fire department officers and taken to a hospital, where she is said to be stable after treatment.Chief fire officer Rahul Pal said the fire…
Colva: A thick layer of water hyacinth, the invasive weed that has long choked the Sal river, has once again washed up along Mobor-Cavelossim beach, covering large stretches of the shoreline with decaying vegetation and raising concern among residents and authorities. The wash-up mirrors a similar episode in 2023, when hyacinth that had drifted into…
Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday honoured 12 principals and headmasters from across the state for their outstanding contribution to improving school infrastructure and hygiene under the Swachh va Harit Yojana, during a programme in Varanasi.These schools were selected at the national level for developing better learning environments through cleanliness, safe drinking water, toilets,…
