Shimla: The Shimla district magistrate, Anupam Kashyap, has ordered a magisterial inquiry into a 26-year-old woman’s death due to celebratory firing during a religious function at Kulgaon village in Shimla’s Rohru subdivision on Sunday night.Additional district magistrate (law and order) Pankaj Sharma has been appointed as the inquiry officer. He has been directed to conduct…
Mumbai: Residents across western suburbs, including consumers in Bandra, Khar and Borivli, faced power disruptions on Tuesday as electricity demand surged to unusually high levels amid rising temperatures and increased reliance on cooling appliances. Many had sleepless nights as the power cuts were reported during wee hours.In Bandra East, areas such as Jawahar Nagar and…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced revised timings for all Punjab govt offices, besides all schools and colleges in view of scorching summer heat. Under the new schedule, working hours will be changed from the existing 9 am-5 pm to 7.30 am-1.30 pm.Announcing the decision, Mann said the revised timings will come…
PANAJI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday sought replies from the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC), department of social welfare, and other authorities in a PIL by a 32-year-old blind man, seeking directions to make Kadamba buses accessible, including providing audible announcement systems in all such buses and bus stands.A division bench of justices Valmiki Menezes…
FMGE June 2026 exam city intimation slip out The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) June 2026 exam city intimation slip on its official website. Candidates who have registered for the examination can now check their allotted exam city by logging in to the candidate…
Bengaluru: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for edible oil self-reliance and lower import dependence, Karnataka is attempting to revive sunflower cultivation as the state tries to reverse a decade-long decline in oilseed farming. Once among Karnataka’s key oilseed crops, sunflower lost ground after bud necrosis disease outbreaks wiped out yields, forcing farmers to shift…
Jaipur: Zinc Football Academy (ZFA) have successfully defended their Poornima Rajasthan League Senior Men’s A-Division title in emphatic fashion, defeating Jaipur City FC 4-1 in the ultimate title decider.On a day where everything was on the line, ZFA delivered a performance worthy of champions… high tempo, fearless, and in complete control from the first whistle.The…
Kullu: Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu performed inaugurations and laid foundation stones of eight development projects worth Rs 153.81 crore for Fatehpur Assembly constituency of Kangra district during his one-day tour to the area. During his visit, the CM performed bhumi pujan of an 800-metre-span bridge over Beas river, which will facilitate the people…
Panaji: Over 140 French language teachers from seven Asian countries recently underwent training at Goa University, which hosted the BELC India 2026 (Bureau d’Études des Langues et des Cultures), an international French teachers‘ training programme.Altogether, 142 French language teachers from India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Vietnam participated in the sessions to upgrade…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla/Image: Getty Images King Charles III made a dramatic surprise entrance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, stepping out of a life-sized TARDIS, the iconic blue time machine from the long-running British television series Doctor Who.Accompanied by Queen Camilla, the monarch emerged from the replica…
