Chennai: Two men were arrested for smuggling six litres of toddy in a car during a vehicle check conducted by an election flying squad near Madhavaram ahead of the assembly elections.The incident occurred near Madhavaram Chinna Roundabout, where a police team was conducting inspections to prevent movement of illegal cash and prohibited items during the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi witnessed a pleasant change in weather on Friday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a partly cloudy sky and the possibility of thunder and lightning during the day.The national capital woke up to cloudy skies, recording a minimum temperature of 24°C — the highest so far this season. The weather office…
Bengaluru: With Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) incurring ₹2,803 crore losses during 2024-25 due to rising power cost, power consumers across its eight districts will have to pay 56 paise more per unit for a one-year period starting May 2026.The move, approved by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission, will further strain household budgets.Sources told TOI the…
Royal archives unlocked for first authorised biography of Queen Elizabeth II / Image: File For the first time since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, her private papers are being opened to an authorised historian, marking a significant step in documenting the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.Anna Keay, a respected historian and…
Hyderabad: In a big push for both passenger and freight movement in Telangana, the Centre has approved a fourth railway line on the busy Grand Trunk route between Kazipet and Balharshah. This is set to allow the railways to introduce more express services along with increased goods train operations.Covering close to 250 km, the project…
Surat: Varachha police arrested four persons for allegedly extorting money using a “gay app trapping” modus operandi. The accused would lure the victim by proposing a relationship and then assault and threaten him to extract money. Police said the accused have five older cases registered against them.According to police, the complainant, an embroidery artisan working…
Replica LPG cylinders, cricket bats, bicycles, sacks of potatoes — in the Bengal theatre of assembly polls, such props have occupied centre stage, each of them carefully chosen to signal a message, trigger emotion, or to sharpen a political attack.Across constituencies, candidates have been relying on the symbolism of these objects to cut through the…
Are you someone who loves that little element of nature around you? Then you need to get these plants, as they amp up the aesthetics of the house and can transform your luck and bring in positivity. Read on to know more…How do plants attract good luck?According to the principles of Feng Shui, plants act…
Rajkot: The local crime branch (LCB) sleuths exposed a fake driving licence racket and arrested a 25-year-old man who had allegedly cheated hundreds of villagers by posing as an RTO agent.The accused, Kishan Natavarlal alias Natu Somaiya, a resident of Kalyanpur, had built familiarity with residents by helping postal employees distributing articles in remote villages….
Pune: Incomplete work on a pipeline has prevented supply of water to around 15 overhead water storage tanks in the areas of Mohammadwadi, Undri and parts of Kondhwa. While PMC says it has completed laying of the pipeline in maximum stretches, the work is still pending along around 150m on Katraj-Kondhwa Road, for which officials…
