James Coles (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England have announced a 17-member squad for the five-match T20I series against India starting on July 1, with 22-year-old all-rounder James Coles receiving his first international call-up. Harry Brook will captain the side, while Jordan Cox, Sonny Baker and Saqib Mahmood return after missing the T20…
Attendance has been poor at some depots, resulting in a continued shortage of buses Mumbai: Despite BEST unions calling off their three-day strike late Sunday night, commuters across Mumbai continued to face significant hardship on Monday morning, with several left stranded amid a shortage of buses. Long queues were reported outside key railway stations such…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar at an event in Bengaluru Bengaluru: The govt has put the proposal of creating a dedicated department for non-resident Indians on hold amid concerns that its functions may overlap with existing departments handling investments and entrepreneurship.The proposal, backed by chief minister DK Shivakumar as part of a broader effort to attract…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu, where sticky summer nights increasingly deny relief even after sunset, has emerged as one of India’s biggest heat-and-humidity hotspots, a trend now quietly reshaping electricity demand and intensifying urban heat stress.A report released by Climate Trends, ‘From Heatwave to Grid Wave’, ranked Tamil Nadu second in the country for “compound hot-humid days”,…
Chief minister of Telangana A Revanth Reddy calling on Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Monday. Pic: TOI Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday sought the defence ministry’s support for the expansion of Adilabad airport, pressing for cargo, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities, hangars, and a civil aviation terminal alongside…
Protesters throw footballs at Arup Biswas’ car outside Bidhannagar North PS Kolkata: Former state sports minister Aroop Biswas faced fresh embarrassment on Monday when footballs were hurled at his SUV outside Bidhannagar South police station after he underwent nearly three hours of questioning in connection with alleged irregularities surrounding Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour event…
Opposition corporators wear helmets in House PUNE: The proceedings of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) were disrupted on Monday after opposition corporators from the Congress and NCP (SP) staged a symbolic protest, wearing construction helmets and black armbands to oppose what they described as the “aggressive and intimidating” behaviour of BJP members. Congress councillor and…
Dibrugarh: More than 14,600 people, including 3314 children, across five districts remained affected by deluge as on Monday, with Assam grappling with the first wave of floods this monsoon season.Dhemaji emerged as the worst affected district, with inundation reported from multiple locations.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 14,645 people in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur,…
A deadly Aliganj fire investigation reveals the building was approved for residential use but later converted to a commercial complex LUCKNOW: Fresh findings in the investigation into the deadly Aliganj fire have revealed that the building where the blaze claimed multiple lives was originally approved as a residential structure and was later converted into a…
CBI arrested former CEOs of Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL) and Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL) NEW DELHI: The CBI arrested former CEOs of Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL) and Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL) on Monday in connection with separate cases pertaining to an alleged fraud of Rs 7,623 crore in multiple public sector…
