Varanasi: As part of the preparations for the convocation of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University to be held on July 30, a comprehensive special cleanliness drive was launched on Thursday from the historic main building of the university. The drive was led by the university’s vice-chancellor Prof Bihari Lal Sharma with participation from university officials, teachers, employees,…
Chennai: After an extensive campaign for his party and alliance partners, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan concluded his election trail with a series of video messages seeking votes for party candidates. He released individual videos for each of the eight candidates fielded by the VCK as part of the DMK-led alliance. In these messages, he issued…
Mumbai: Central Railway’s Mumbai Division rolled out a multi-pronged ticket-checking push across its heavily loaded suburban network, deploying “Fortress”, “Ambush” and other special drives to curb ticketless and irregular travel and protect revenue and earned revenue through Rs 1 lakh in fines daily.In April and May 2026, special checks conducted in addition to routine inspections…
Twenty years after the original, the sequel to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ made a splash in its first weekend in theaters. Driven largely by women, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ earned USD 77 million in the US and Canada, and USD 156.6 million internationally, according to studio estimates Sunday.The movie cost a reported $100 million…
Electric wires dangling over Books Market in Ludhiana Ludhiana: A ₹99-crore infrastructure initiative by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to untangle and elevate dangerous overhead cables has stalled, leaving vast sections of the city vulnerable to electrical accidents as the rainy season approaches.Approved in Jan, the project aimed to systematically reorganise or remove…
Jaipur: Students, activists and members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) Friday evening took out a torch march in Sikar to protest the alleged NEET paper leak and demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The march, organised under the banner of the CJP, began from Piprali Circle and culminated at CLC Chowk, with…
Yash (right) features in the many Instagram photos on Chirag’s account Ghaziabad: Detained overnight, 22-year-old Yash Khatik was arrested on Monday for the murder of his fellow para-athlete Chirag Tyagi. Police also took into custody Gagan Tyagi (23), who had allegedly helped Yash procure the pistol used in the killing.Payment for the pistol was, ironically,…
Even trawlers that are fully staffed have largely remained at the jetties Panaji: Despite the 61-day annual fishing ban ending last week and the new fishing season officially commencing on Aug 1, Goa’s mechanised fishing fleet remains largely anchored at jetties across the state, with rough sea conditions preventing fishermen from venturing into the Arabian…
The tournament featured around 600 boys and girls competing across various age categories from July 21 to July 26. Ludhiana: The six-day Ludhiana District Badminton Championship, organised by the Badminton Association of Ludhiana (BAL), concluded at Shastri Hall in Guru Nanak Stadium on Sunday, with organizers declaring final results across multiple age groups.The tournament featured…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam once again missed out on a Test century. NEW DELHI: Pakistan moved closer to a rare away Test win after reducing West Indies to 103/6 at stumps on Day 3 of the second and final Test. Despite West Indies holding a lead of 60 runs, the hosts have only four wickets…
