Pune: A prolonged water shortage has put tanker-dependent urban forests across the NIBM–Undri belt under visible stress, disrupting routine maintenance and leaving several green patches dry amid rising summer temperatures.There is a surge in demand for water and a shrinking supply. It has affected not just households, but ecological initiatives built over the years through…
Ahmedabad: A total of 71 students joined the blended PGP course in business analytics and AI (BPGP-BA&AI) at IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) as the course commenced on Thursday. The batch has an average work experience of seven years and has 77% male participants, indicated IIM-A officials. The students come from BFSI, IT, consulting, retail and e-commerce,…
Kolkata: Security across all 77 counting centres, including the seven in Kolkata, have been beefed up substantially but the political optics outside counting centres continued for yet another day across the city.The Kolkata Police also announced comprehensive security measures within the city in a bid to stop any law and order conflict, with local QRTs,…
Mumbai: Suburban commuters in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will get more space and AC travel opportunity from May 1, with the Western Railway introducing additional 15-coach trains and both WR and Central Railway expanding air-conditioned services.Central Railway (CR) will scale up its AC suburban operations to 108 daily services from May 1, after adding…
Sri Lanka cricket (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket president Shammi Silva has resigned from his position with immediate effect, triggering a major shake-up in Sri Lankan cricket administration.In an official statement released on Wednesday, SLC confirmed that not only Silva but also all office bearers and members of the Executive Committee had stepped…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has introduced a quick response (QR) code-based verification system to regulate the access of persons to the counting halls on May 4, the day of the election results.“To eliminate the possibility of any unauthorised persons from entering counting centres, the Election Commission of India has introduced a QR code–based photo…
Lucknow: In view of the severe hot conditions, the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden has taken measures to protect animals from heat stress and ensure their well-being.Sprinkler systems have been set up in the enclosures of deer, tigers and giraffes to help them soak in water and provide relief during the day. About 50…
A former domestic help, Rahul, allegedly raped and murdered a civil services aspirant in South Delhi NEW DELHI: From a late-night assault in Alwar to a brutal killing in Delhi hours later, cops say the accused’s movements trace a disturbing pattern of escalating violence, pointing to a behavioural profile shaped by debt, addiction, resentment and…
Hyderabad: A delegation of Jawaharnagar Anti-Dumping Yard Joint Action Committee (JAC) met chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday and submitted a petition seeking the relocation of the dumping yard.BJP MP Eatala Rajender, BRS MLA Chamakura Malla Reddy, Medchal District Congress Committee president Thotakura Vajresh Yadav, former MLA Sudheer Reddy, Singireddy Harivardhan Reddy, JAC convenor…
‘Be Bindass in life’: Bollywood star Jackie Shroff inspires players at Wheelchair Cricket Championship 2026 inauguration; Ravi Kant Chauhan, secretary of DCCI, also graced the occasion The 5th National Wheelchair Cricket Championship 2026, organised by the Wheelchair Cricket India Association (WCIA), was officially declared open on Saturday at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex,…
