Silchar: Forest department officials have arrested seven poachers during a raid in the Adamtilla area of the Patharia forest reserve in Sribhumi district.Acting on a tip-off about illegal activity inside the restricted zone, a team led by range officer Manash Jyoti Saikia launched an operation on Wednesday afternoon and apprehended seven individuals who had allegedly…
Accused Apurv Singh (L), Sarthak Mattoo (R) NEW DELHI: The family of 34-year-old Sarthak Mattoo, who was killed in a hit-and-run near the Rajokri flyover in southwest Delhi last week, has accused Delhi Police of failing to act swiftly and allowing the accused to “slip away”, even as police denied any delay in the investigation…
Feeder box and cables submerged in rainwater in Sector 40 Noida: Continuous rainfall triggered widespread power disruptions in Noida and Ghaziabad on Thursday, with residents’ outages lasting several hours as rainwater seepage into underground cable joints led to a surge in technical faults. Power outages were also reported on Tuesday and Wednesday.Transformers and power cables…
Hyderabad: Out of the five names provided for Kalvakuntla Kavitha’s new party, the Election Commission (EC) has granted initial approval for the name ‘Telangana Rakshana Sena’ (TRS). The final approval will be granted after considering any objections from other parties.Announcing this on X, Kavitha said: “Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS), it is! We will relentlessly work…
Lucknow: A chemical commonly found in everyday plastic items — from water bottles to tiffin boxes — may be quietly harming the brain’s ability to learn and remember, according to a new study conducted in the city.Researchers have found that bisphenol-A (BPA), widely used in food containers and packaging, can interfere with how brain cells…
Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II (Image source: Wikipedia) People often talk about quick success and big achievements, but the idea of making slow and steady progress can sometimes be lost. But small, steady efforts over time, not big breakthroughs, have led to some of the most important and lasting changes in life,…
Mumbai: The year was 2016. Shadab Momin was wiping the floor at the juice centre where he worked when the unthinkable happened. His ex-girlfriend walked in. Her brother asked for a one-litre Cola.Momin, hands still sticky from the day’s shift, stopped mopping, handed him the bottle and refused to look at the woman who had…
Proverb of the day: ‘No one becomes a bishop unbeaten’ Proverb of the day: There is no easy way to success, and it only comes through heat and sweat. We are familiar with this saying, which does not need much explanation, as similar proverbs exist in all countries, languages, and cultures. But the Icelandic one…
AHMEDABAD: The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar has emerged as Gujarat’s primary 24/7 command and control hub for disaster response, having sent over 286.4 crore SMS alerts to citizens through the advanced ‘SACHET’ system to date. Functioning as an invisible shield, the SEOC mobilises the entire state administrative machinery within minutes of a…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene an all-party meeting at the earliest to build consensus on women’s reservation, delimitation and the proposed increase in Lok Sabha seats, stressing the need for clarity and broad consultation.“Bharat’s strength lies in its unity amidst diversity. I am hopeful that, as…
