Indian football team captain Sandesh Jhingan in action. New Delhi: At a time when the 2026 FIFA World Cup has produced stunning upsets, from Cape Verde to Curaçao, two minnows of world football, the Indian football team is watching the action unfold from the comfort of their homes. Additionally, the top-tier domestic league has no…
PUNE: After forecasting widespread monsoon activity over the next fortnight, India Meteorological Department has indicated that rainfall could weaken in the second half of July, with most parts of the country likely to receive below-normal rainfall if the current extended-range forecasts hold.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Extended Range Prediction System (ERPS), the first…
Heavy rainfall swelled rivers across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad regions. PUNE: The combined storage in the Khadakwasla dam system shot up to 8.32 TMC (28.5% of total capacity) after receiving an inflow of 2.6 TMC, enough to meet the city’s demand for almost two months, in just 24 hours ending 5pm on Monday as sustained…
Lucknow: Late Saturday, police arrested two individuals of a gang that allegedly stole nearly 72 streetlight poles across the city and sold them to scrap dealers over time.According to police, the accused, Anjeet Rawat (23) and Shobhit Yadav (19), both residents of Baghamau village were arrested near Bandha road with aluminium streetlight worth around ₹25,000…
Bengaluru: The state govt has intensified its crackdown on illegal homestays and tightened monitoring of foreign tourists staying in private accommodations, following the alleged rape of a US tourist in Kodagu district, in which two people including a cook and owner were arrested. Acting on directives from Karnataka’s director general and inspector general of police…
A comic-style illustration shows a fire erupting at a trenching site, with flames and smoke rising from the excavation area during an emergency incident. Chennai: A panchayat secretary and three sanitation workers have been booked after a fire from burning garbage destroyed a thatched hut in Karani village near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district.The complainant, Senthil,…
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha signed a reform-oriented MoU with the central govt under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0, extending the mission deadline to Dec 2028 to achieve 100% rural tap water connectivity in the state.The revised timeline targets “Har Ghar Jal” within two years for Tripura. The state has already covered 86.34% of rural…
New Delhi: A 20-year-old BBA student was arrested after he allegedly hit and dragged a Delhi Traffic Police constable during a checking drive near Patiala House Court in central Delhi on Thursday.The drive was being conducted by three traffic personnel near Tilak Marg Traffic Circle at Purana Qila Road around 5pm. When a grey car…
Panaji: The department of information technology, electronics and communications has issued a second reminder to all govt departments, corporations, autonomous bodies and institutions. It noted that several departments failed to respond to its earlier directive issued in Feb. The directive had called for compliance with mandated security and accessibility standards.Director for IT Kabir Shirgaonkar, in…
Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University Lucknow: Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU) has approved 71 multidisciplinary courses (MDCs) under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, allowing students to study subjects beyond their core discipline.With the introduction of the new courses, science students will be able to opt for subjects such as Sanskrit, astrology…
