Extreme heatwave sets records across Europe: The continent continues to experience extreme summer heat as temperatures have surged well above normal seasonal levels across several countries. Thermometers in parts of France and Spain have climbed above 40°C, with prolonged heat and little relief even during the night. Authorities have reported heat-related deaths in France amid…
Varanasi: As the number of structures either fully demolished or currently under demolition in Dalmandi has crossed 100, the district administration and Public Works Department (PWD) have stepped up negotiations with the management of six mosques falling along the alignment of the road widening project.Officials have proposed two options — either allotment of land for…
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh govt has reduced compliance requirements across 51 reform areas in what an official report on Tuesday described as one of the most comprehensive deregulation exercises in the state’s history.Implemented in two phases under the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) framework of the central govt’s DPIIT, the report said 16 priority areas…
Onion prices still make eyes water despite Centre’s Rs 35/kg buffer sale The Centre is opening up its onion reserves to keep prices under control, but the intervention is yet to bring down the national average. Despite government’s subsidised onion sale, the average all-India retail price has risen to Rs 50.79 per kg from Rs…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Monday claimed to have arrested 50,930 individuals, including gangsters and criminals associated with them, after conducting 96,964 raids across the state in six months of the “Gangstran Te Vaar” campaign.Praveen Sinha, special DGP (law and order), said that police teams recovered 913 weapons, along with 2,475 live cartridges and 293…
CHENNAI: India’s carbon emissions have, for once, paused. In 2025, the country’s carbon dioxide output edged down, breaking a decades-long trend of steady increases. This is also the first time on record that emissions have fallen during normal economic conditions. Previous declines were seen only during exceptional disruptions, such as the 2020 pandemic and the…
Sachin Tendulkar and his son Arjun Arjun Tendulkar made a strong impression in his IPL 2026 debut for Lucknow Super Giants during their final league match against Punjab Kings. The 26-year-old left-arm pacer bowled confidently and picked up his maiden IPL wicket by dismissing Prabhsimran Singh with a brilliant yorker. He finished with figures of…
Hyderabad: Telangana will showcase its unified water security model at the two-day summit being organised by the Union ministry of jal shakti in New Delhi on Tuesday and Wednesday. The meeting will focus on four major themes — timely implementation of water-infrastructure projects, the ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign, sustainability of drinking-water sources, and the operation…
GURGAON: A POCSO case has been registered after a 17-year-old girl from Delhi allegedly accused her friend of raping her multiple times at a hotel in Gurgaon, police said on Saturday.The case came to light after the teenager became pregnant. An FIR has been registered at the DLF Phase 1 police station under Section 64(1)…
Bengaluru: A family dispute took a violent turn when a man allegedly stormed into an apartment complex armed with a machete on May 28 and attacked his in-laws in broad daylight.According to the complaint filed by Syed Ahmed, 54, the incident occurred amid an ongoing legal battle involving his daughter, Syeda Neha, and her estranged…
