Mumbai: Police warned flyers that a youth, claiming to be a student from a Nagpur Technology Institute, moved around the airport premises and conned people on the false pretext of seeking monetary help to buy a flight ticket to rush back to college or to another destination as he had lost his ticket and was…
More than 34,000 candidates appeared for the UPGET-2026 entrance examination for General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) against 18,500 seats. The exam was conducted by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University across 75 centres in 20 districts on Tuesday. Attendance stood at 95.54%. Vice-chancellor Dr Amit Devgan said AI-enabled CCTV cameras and security arrangements ensured the smooth…
The first thing many people notice on Shani Jayanti isn’t a mantra. It’s the sound of oil, thick and dark, slipping into a small diya (lamp) near a Shani shrine, and the sight of devotees holding black til (sesame) and a few coins with a seriousness that feels different from the bright bustle of other…
Pune: The first phase of advanced instrumentation for the Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) was set up at Andhra University in Vizag by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) to strengthen the country’s coastal weather monitoring and research capabilities.Vizag’s location along the Bay of Bengal makes it a critical economic and maritime hub for…
Officials from the Thane Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspect and seize methanol evidence during an investigation into a suspected hooch tragedy in Pune, India. Thane: The Thane FDA has seized nearly six tonnes of toxic methanol from a Bhiwandi facility, which investigators claim is linked to the supply chain behind the Pune fatal hooch…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor questioned the outcome of the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, suggesting that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls may have played a decisive role in the BJP’s victory in the state.Referring to the SIR exercise, Tharoor alleged that large-scale deletions from voter rolls and delays in adjudicating…
Ludhiana: Punjab’s beekeeping industry is on the brink of collapse as a “perfect storm” of erratic weather, punitive US tariffs, and rampant honey adulteration forces veteran apiarists to abandon the trade.Production has plummeted this season, with beekeepers reporting yields of just 18-20 kg from each hive, down from the traditional average of 35kg. The decline…
Hebbagodi police saved a 30-year-old man from Kerala who was attempting to end his life by lying on a railway track. Bengaluru: A dramatic late-night rescue operation unfolded near Huskur railway station Wednesday when Hebbagodi police saved a 30-year-old man from Kerala who was attempting to end his life by lying on a railway track.The…
Bathinda: The May 26 elections to 105 urban local bodies in Punjab will see 7,623 candidates in the fray, but the contest has been overshadowed by opposition’s allegations of arbitrary rejection of nomination papers.The controversy intensified in Barnala on Wednesday, where the town’s three main markets — Sadar Bazar, Pharwahi Bazar, and Handiaya Bazar—remained shut…
Ghaziabad: A local court on Monday sentenced a man to seven years in prison and imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 7,000 for dowry harassment after his wife died by suicide within two years of their marriage.Judge Manish Nigam of the additional district and sessions court convicted Kavinagar resident Rajesh Yadav under sections 498A (cruelty…
