Mumbai School Closure Update: BMC Announces No Holiday as IMD Eases Rain Alert After two days of widespread disruption caused by relentless monsoon rain, schools across Mumbai are expected to resume normal operations on Wednesday, July 8, as authorities have not announced any fresh city-wide closure. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has not issued any…
Ahmedabad: A video purportedly shot inside the lock-up of the Shaherkotda police station, showing a detainee using abusive language and popping a pill, has gone viral, prompting an internal inquiry into how the footage was recorded.The video appears to show a man identified by local police as Shahid Ansari, a resident of Gomtipur with a…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar underlined the significance of India’s ties with Russia in a meeting with counterpart Sergey Lavrov, saying political cooperation between the two countries was even more valuable in an uncertain and volatile global environment. Jaishankar told Lavrov the complicated international situation merited an open exch-ange of views, especially between…
Sabrina Carpenter, the virtuous singer who continues to shine on and off the stage, has been granted a temporary restraining order against a 31-year-old man who had an alarming approach. Identified as William Applegate, the man tried to force his way into her Los Angeles house in the last month and returned twice. Here’s a…
GST collections rise to over Rs 2.11 lakh crore, driven by imports and domestic demand NEW DELHI: India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 15.4 per cent year-on-year to over Rs 2.11 lakh crore in July, driven by higher revenues from both domestic transactions and imports, according to government data released on Friday.Gross…
MCD’s barrierless toll tender challenged in Delhi HC (File Photo) NEW DELHI: MCD’s tender for barrierless or MLFF toll collection has reached Delhi high court with two potential bidders filing petitions against the municipal body for “restrictive eligibility criteria” – experience of operating a minimum “50% of total toll lanes or 122 toll lanes under…
Ahmedabad: Residents of several areas in Paldi ward are likely to face drinking water disruption on Thursday due to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) emergency repair of a leaking 900mm diameter mild steel (MS) trunk pipeline supplying water to the locality.Civic officials said the repairs were necessary to prevent significant water loss and ensure the long-term…
Gujarat firms have built world-class EPC and project management expertise Ahmedabad: After helping transform Gujarat into a power-surplus state, the state’s solar companies are now exporting their expertise to overseas markets.From Zambia and Botswana to Mauritius, Madagascar and Vietnam, Gujarat-based renewable energy (RE) firms are executing large-scale solar and battery storage projects, emerging as preferred…
Today asks for restraint, not pride. Saturn can cast a heavy shadow over your daily affairs, making everything from traffic jams to family discussions harder than necessary. Spending increases, leaving less cash than you had planned for in your bank accounts. Don’t ignore its signals! There’s also a sharp edge in family dynamics. A younger…
Dibrugarh: Two employees of the State Bank of India’s (SBI) Dhemaji branch died late Sunday night after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a waterlogged roadside ditch at Hahchora in Dhemaji district.The deceased have been identified as Hirakjyoti Mili, cashier at the SBI Dhemaji branch and Ratul Konwar,…
