Panaji: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has put on hold its proposal to install eight additional real time online noise monitoring systems after discovering that the 38 systems already in operation cannot accurately identify the source of noise.The decision follows a report by the board’s noise monitoring cell, which found that the existing…
India has reportedly approached the United States to extend its waiver on Russian oil imports as the Strait of Hormuz continues to see disruptions for 75 days now, straining oil supplies across the world. The US had first cleared the arrangement in March and expanded it later, with the current authorisation set to remain valid…
Bengaluru: Madiwala police have arrested a real estate broker for allegedly attempting to rape a 20-year-old student following a complaint from the latter, who works part time at a restaurant.According to the student, the accused allegedly stripped her and attempted to rape her on May 11 before her friends rescued her. The arrested has been…
Hyderabad: As the southwest monsoon advances across Telangana, rainfall activity is set to intensify over the coming week, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of up to 40-50 kmph across several districts.According to the meteorological centre in Hyderabad, the southwest monsoon entered Jogulamba Gadwal district…
Prayagraj: Observing that merely based on one or two criminal cases, a person cannot be branded a ‘goonda’ under the UP Control of Goondas Act, 1970, the Allahabad high court has set aside a six-month externment order issued against a man.In a judgment dated April 20, the HC said such punitive action of the state…
Representational PTI file photo UPSSSC Forest Guard exam 2026: Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has released the notification for the Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard recruitment 2026. The recruitment drive aims to fill 708 posts, and only those candidates who have appeared for Preliminary Eligibility Test 2025 and hold a valid scorecard will…
Director and actor RJ Balaji has shared an emotional note after the success of Suriya and Trisha Krishnan starrer ‘Karuppu’. The film was released in theatres on May 15 and has been getting a very strong response from audiences. Fans across Tamil Nadu are celebrating the movie in theatres, and the film is slowly becoming…
Jalandhar: The Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has intensified its campaign against seven Rajya Sabha members who defected to the BJP, deploying imagery of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to brand them “traitors” of the state.The strategy, which appears restricted to Punjabi-language social media handles, leverages deep-seated regional apprehensions regarding Hindutva politics…
Kolkata: A day after the arrest of Baduria Municipality chairman Dipankar Bhattacharya, police unearthed a huge cache of cash, amounting to Rs 2 crore 24 lakh, buried in a jute field adjacent to his farmhouse at Batuldanga in North 24 Parganas.Police said several sacks and trolley bags stuffed with currency notes were recovered during the…
JAUNPUR: A 27-year-old groom was shot dead allegedly by a relative of the bride while on his way to his wedding, triggering panic in the area, police said on Saturday.The incident took place near Bibipur village under the Khetasarai police station area around 7pm on Friday.The victim, Azad Bind, a resident of Badaur village under…
