Ludhiana: A brazen, armed street robbery caught on camera has sparked fresh safety concerns in the city, highlighting a persistent surge in local snatching offences.The incident’s CCTV footage circulating on social media shows a woman being targeted by motorcycle-borne thieves at about 1 am on Thursday in Guru Arjan Dev Nagar. Carrying a purse and…
Ahmedabad: Amid concerns over school dropout rates, Gujarat Police have launched a month-long campaign statewide, titled ‘Operation Childhood Freedom’. The drive aims at identifying child labourers, rescuing them and facilitating their return to education.The drive, being conducted under CID Crime (Women Cell), seeks to address one of the key factors linked to school dropouts by…
As dating apps and casual hookups proliferate, many young people are turning to numerology to determine compatibility and relationship patterns. Moolank or root number is one of the most popular concepts in numerology, which is based on the birth date of a person. Numerologists say each Moolank comes with a unique set of personality traits,…
Imtiaz Ali has rated his 2017 film ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ 3 out of 10 and called it “an opportunity lost.” The filmmaker said the Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma starrer had a strong idea at its center, but he felt the final film did not use that potential well. The romantic comedy-drama marked…
Kaziranga to halt jeep safari from May 25 as monsoon nears Guwahati: Jeep safari will remain closed from May 25 at the Kaziranga National Park as the monsoon season is fast approaching in the state, officials said.Officials said elephant safari in the park has already been stopped for the season.“The elephant and jeep safaris will…
Pune:The court of additional sessions judge Hitendra Wani in Baramati convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old farmer to two years rigorous imprisonment, for assaulting a revenue circle officer inside a govt office in Patas on Aug 14, 2019, over a mutation entry dispute. The court later released the convict on bail to enable him to file…
Keri: The directorate of archaeology has initiated the desiltation of the sacred Koti Tirtha tank in Narve, Divar island.This tank, a testimony of the historic Saptakoteshwar temple built during the period of Goa Kadamba rule, was lost on account of the Portuguese religious persecution. In 1654, the Portuguese authorities issued orders prohibiting residents from visiting…
Skill-based education push gains momentum at LAHI 20th anniversary in Pune PUNE: Calling for a shift from purely academic learning to a more skill-oriented education system, Maharashtra Education Commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh on Tuesday said schools must equip students with practical and vocational skills if India is to create an employable and future-ready workforce.Speaking at…
CHENNAI: DMK IT wing deputy general secretary and daughter of actor Sathyaraj, Dhivya Sathyaraj said TVK supporters threw slippers at her when she was campaigning in Chennai.“When I was campaigning in Nungambakkam for Thousand Lights MLA N Ezhilan on Monday evening, a group of TVK supporters who gathered there threw slippers at me. I was…
Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Battleground Bengal’s defining contest is playing out in south Kolkata’s Bhowanipore, where CM Mamata Banerjee faces one-time aide Suvendu Adhikari of BJP in what is an electoral rematch of far greater consequence than when she narrowly lost to him in Nandigram in 2021. For Trinamool Congress, retaining Bhowanipore isn’t just…
