Varanasi: An arms smuggler was arrested following police encounter in Mirzapur. In another encounter in Ghazipur, Nanadganj police arrested a thief.Mirzapur’s ASP (city) Nitesh Singh said Kachhwan police personnel were patrolling at night when they were alerted about movement of notorious arms smuggler moving on Bhadohi road via Bhatoli. Police cordoned off Kewtaveer area and…
Pune: Corporators from Lohegaon, Wagholi and Nagar Road trained their guns on the civic administration during the general body meeting on Monday, saying the intensified crackdown against unauthorised constructions had turned “haphazard”, particularly targeting small homeowners.The elected representatives even claimed that owners of small houses and standalone buildings were facing action without prior notices, while…
Glasgow: India’s Murali Sreeshankar (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) India’s Murali Sreeshankar clinched the silver medal in the men’s long jump at the Commonwealth Games 2026, producing a best leap of 8.09m in a fiercely contested final on Thursday. The Indian star led the competition after the opening three rounds but eventually settled for silver after Jamaica’s…
Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy (Photo by Michal Walusza/Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Like any other elite chess tournament, Norway Chess pitted Indian Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh against her compatriot Koneru Humpy, the top-ranked women’s player of the country, setting up an all-Indian clash on Tuesday at the Deichman Bjørvika library in Oslo. Drawing two players from…
A stretch of Shankarsheth Road which is part of the Palkhi Marg in disrepair Pune: Some parts of the Ashadhi wari palkhi routes damaged in the recent heavy showers were urgently repaired by the road department over the last two days when the rains took a break to prevent inconvenience to warkaris, said the Pune…
Ahmedabad: The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad, will conduct bulk hearings of appeals on Tuesday filed by hundreds of charitable and religious trusts and Section-8 companies after their re-registration applications were rejected.Under amendments brought in by the Finance Act, 2021, trusts must obtain fresh approval under Sections 12A/12AB and 80G even if they were…
Bengaluru: Around 144 km of the 288-km Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) is expected to be operational by the end of Nov 2026, providing a bypass for traffic travelling between major highways around Bengaluru. The corridor will connect Dobaspet with Hosur via Doddaballapura, Hoskote and the Tamil Nadu border.According to a reply by Union minister…
The Moon will be in Leo on July 16, 2026, and will be in close conjunction with Ketu. This transit brings confidence, visibility, pride, creativity and motivation to be appreciated. The Moon is the ruler of emotions and the mind, and Leo is the sign of self-expression, leadership, performance, courage and fame. The Moon is…
Mumbai: The state govt on Tuesday introduced a Bill in the Legislative Assembly to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act, proposing that no refund or concession of stamp duty will be granted if a “development agreement is cancelled, rescinded or terminated under any circumstances”. The amendment Bill was tabled by revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, who said…
Representational image Back in 2023, India made headlines for becoming the world’s most populous country. For decades, the challenge was a booming population, prompting family-planning campaigns, the slogan “Hum Do, Hamare Do”, and concerns over feeding, educating and employing millions more people.Today, however, the conversation is changing, quite dramatically.For decades, the country was worried about…
