Vasco: Heavy rainfall triggered fresh landslide incidents in Dabolim on Wednesday, with large boulders rolling onto the road from a hillside at Merces Vaddem. No casualties were reported.Continuous rain over the past two days in Mormugao taluka, while bringing relief from heat, has led to landslides at Merces Vaddem and Nanak Nagar. Residents said several…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has granted conditional bail to a 22-year-old, who was arrested in Jan along with others, on charges of killing a peacock, the national bird.A complaint was registered under the Wildlife (Protection) Act against Rohit Jakhaniya and others with the Jasadhar forest range office in Gir Somnath district.According to the prosecution, Jakhaniya…
Rohtak: A 15-year-old national-level canoeist from Rohtak died during a practice session in a village pond, with police awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain the exact cause of death.Maya Dhankhar, a resident of Karontha village, was practising in the pond on Sunday evening when she reportedly suffered a heart attack and drifted into deep water….
Potholes and bad roads are affecting traffic flow as the monsoon begins in Pune city Pune: Come monsoon and complaints about potholes and poor repairs on city roads habitually reach a crescendo. Systems put in place by the civic administration seem to falter, and citizens are left struggling to complete even the most basic commutes.Even…
Lucknow: The co-owner of the building named in the FIR remains absconding. Police have so far arrested four accused who are now in 14-day judicial custody. However, co-owner of the building, Surendra Pratap Shukla, remains out of police reach despite ongoing searches.The multistorey building in Aliganj where the fire broke out was jointly owned by…
Jaipur: The first cut-off list for admissions to the constituent colleges of the Rajasthan University will be released on June 29, university officials said Wednesday.Prof Ram Avatar Sharma, convener of the Central Admission Committee, said the first admission list for the academic session 2026-27 will be prepared under the new merit-based admission process.“Students selected in…
NCERT Textbooks adds a new section on Emergency New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has, for the first time, introduced a section on the Emergency in a Class IX textbook, describing it as “one of the major challenges” to Indian democracy during a period when a majority of Fundamental Rights…
Venezuela earthquake, Japan quake, California earthquake (Image credit: X) Three powerful earthquakes struck different parts of the world within hours on Thursday, with twin earthquakes hitting Venezuela, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shaking northeastern Japan and a magnitude 5.6 quake striking northern California, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). While the cluster of seismic events…
MUMBAI: Amazon chief Andy Jassy is stepping up the company’s quick commerce push in India, having lost a lot of ground to local competitors Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto and amid an aggressive ramp up of Minutes by e-commerce rival Flipkart.Jassy, who is on his first visit to India since assuming the CEO’s office in…
‘Dharman’ director Ashwath Marimuthu hints at Rajinikanth’s role in the film; Rejects ‘5 rupees doctor’ theory Rajinikanth’s 173rd film, ‘Dharman,’ has created strong curiosity among fans, particularly regarding the superstar’s character. The film officially went on floors with a launch event held on Wednesday andthe makers also shared a new poster featuring Rajinikanth in a…
