GURGAON: With intermittent rain continuing since July 5 and 75.3 mm of rainfall recorded over the last two days, the Gurgaon district administration has placed all departments on round-the-clock alert to prevent waterlogging and minimise disruption for commuters. Deputy Commissioner of Gurgaon Uttam Singh said officials from key departments have been directed to maintain continuous…
Narendra Modi is now India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister. ‘Modi hai to Mumkin hai’, a popular catchphrase that has become synonymous with the BJP-led NDA government over the years. Indeed, this idea of “achieving the impossible” has often been projected as a hallmark of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s 12-year-long tenure at the helm. But even…
Gurgaon: A man wanted in a case of attempted murder was arrested after an encounter near the KGP underpass in the Fajjupur area of Faridabad late on Thursday night.Police said the accused, Sandeep alias Chenta, was wanted in connection with an attack at Chandila Food Hotel in Sector 12 on Wednesday. The accused had assaulted…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the upcoming Mahatma Buddha Agriculture and Technology University in Kushinagar would play a transformative role in enhancing farmers’ income and improving agriculturalproductivity across eastern Uttar Pradesh.Inspecting the under-construction university campus, being developed at a cost of nearly Rs 450 crore, the chief minister said the project…
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Contributory Pension Scheme Employees Union (TSCPSEU) urged chief secretary Sanjay Jaju to release all the Dearness Allownaces to the employees pending since 2023 in one instalment. The association also urged the CS to scrap the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and implement old pension scheme.TSCPSEU state president Sthithapragna and general secretary Kalval…
NEW DELHI: BJP Monday blamed Left-affiliated student organisations, such as All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Students’ Federation of India (SFI), besides organised groups for protests and violence during Cockroach Janata Party’s march to Parliament.Similar allegations of organised instigation and crowd mobilisation were made in connection with the Delhi riots, and several individuals continue to…
Amritsar: A research scholar from the department of pharmaceutical sciences at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) represented India at the 26th Tetrahedron Symposium 2026 held in Shenzhen, China, according to a university release issued on Monday.Karanvir Singh, pursuing his PhD under the supervision of Prof Preet Mohinder Singh Bedi, participated in the symposium organised by…
Chennai: A day after suburban train services resumed following scheduled track maintenance, a crack detected on the railway track at Platform 1 of Nungambakkam station caused delays in peak-hour services on the busy Beach-Tambaram suburban corridor on Tuesday morning.Railway officials imposed a speed restriction after the crack was noticed at around 8.30 am, directing loco…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday discontinued a rally in Bhowanipore, alleging microphones set up for a BJP rally just 400m away were placed directly towards her TMC event to “drown out her voice”.“How is it possible to conduct a meeting like this? I have taken permission. Despite that,…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress’s traditional grip on Kolkata was shattered on Monday as a wave of anti-incumbency tore through its urban fortress, leaving a trail of high-profile electoral casualties that included party chief Mamata Banerjee and several ministers.In a staggering reversal of its 2021 performance — where the party swept all 16 seats in the city…
