A police escort vehicle assigned to former Punjab cabinet minister and All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) chairperson Maninderjeet Singh Bitta was rammed by a car allegedly driven by a drunk man in the city on April 29 — and as his cavalcade crossed into Delhi later that night, a second incident occurred near Mahipalpur, where a…
Kolkata: In a first for West Bengal, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday deployed three advanced Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) on the accident-prone Dhankuni-Kharagpur stretch of NH-16, introducing globally used crash-protection technology to improve the safety of highway workers and motorists.The TMAs were inaugurated on the high-speed corridor, one of eastern India’s…
Royal Enfield has debuted the limited-edition Shotgun 650 x Rough Crafts in India at an ex-showroom price of Rs 5.75 lakh. Developed in collaboration with custom motorcycle builder Rough Crafts, the special edition is based on the custom-built ‘Caliber Royale’ showcased at EICMA 2025 and later displayed at Motoverse 2025.The motorcycle will be produced in…
Gandhinagar: Minister of state for health Praful Pansheriya said on Friday that the state govt has initiated the process of transferring 188 students from Dhanvantari Ayurveda College and Hospital in Mahisagar district to other self-financed ayurveda colleges. An official statement said the affiliation of Dhanvantari Ayurveda college will be cancelled for alleged violation of regulations.Pansheriya…
Pune: This July has been the city’s wettest in at least 13 years, as the rainfall at IMD’s Shivajinagar observatory surpassed 400mm in the month for the first time since at least 2014.An expert from the Vagaries of Weather blog said, “As of 8.30am on Wednesday, the observatory had received 452.6mm of rain this month,…
A new name has entered the spotlight for Mumbai Indians as 21-year-old Danish Malewar made his IPL debut against Gujarat Titans in the 2026 season clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium.Born on October 8, 2003, in Nagpur, Malewar is a right-handed top-order batter who also bowls right-arm leg-spin. He has been steadily building a reputation…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has cleared the way for a full hearing on a challenge mounted by former Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) secretary R Devraj against his disqualification, ruling that his writ petition is maintainable and can be examined on merits.Justice Renuka Yara directed that the matter be listed for further hearing on June 22….
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the entire northeast region, barring one or two states, may be out of purview of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act by next year.Speaking at the signing of a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) among the Centre, govt of Assam and…
Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University will introduce four new postgraduate courses from the 2026-27 session – MA in English, MA in Geography, MSc in Psychology and MSc in Cognitive Science. The proposals for the four new courses will be placed before the academic council for final approval on Monday. Admission coordinator Prof Amit Kumar Singh…
Producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu has come forward to strongly praise Silambarasan for his dedication and discipline during the shooting of ‘Arasan’. The film, directed by Vetrimaaran, is expected to release during Diwali this year. Over the past few months, several rumours spread on social media claiming that the movie’s shooting was delayed because Silambarasan was…
