Ahmedabad: At least 29 people, including private employees, autorickshaw drivers and labourers, were allegedly duped of over Rs 21 lakh by a man who promised to allot them flats under the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana by claiming to have strong links in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).Two separate complaints were lodged with Bodakdev police against Ankit…
Most people use a paper cup for a few minutes and throw it away. Sunil Joseph chose a different path. The 57-year-old social worker from Kerala spent years collecting paper cups from around the world and turned that unusual hobby into a Guinness World Record. On December 1, 2025, Guinness officially recognised his collection of…
Thane: Alleging a complete collapse of Thane’s water planning system, three BJP legislators on Sunday accused the municipal administration of pushing over 25 lakh residents into the clutches of an unregulated tanker mafia that is allegedly profiteering from the city’s chronic water shortage while Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) authorities look the other way.Addressing a press…
MALDA/KOLKATA: Birbhum resident Danish Sheikh and three others from his village – a mother and her two sons – crossed back into India through the Mahadipur border in Bengal’s Malda Wednesday, ending a 13-month ordeal that began when Delhi Police deported them as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants without a tribunal hearing.Waiting for Danish at home in…
Australian couple Quentin and Kylie Birt have donated more than A$100 million to charitable causes in the past two years, including a recent A$40 million contribution to FightMND. Despite becoming some of Australia’s biggest private donors, the Brisbane-based couple insist they are not trying to build a reputation as philanthropists. Quentin Birt, who made his…
UPPBPB releases UP Home Guard exam city slip, admit card to be issued soon UP Home Guard exam city slip 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board has issued advance information regarding examination city allotment for the UP Home Guard recruitment. The exam city intimation slip was made available on April 18, 2026,…
Amid the ongoing family divide between former Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, their youngest son, Knox, appears to be following in the footsteps of his five siblings, by officially dropping “Pitt” from his surname.According to Page Six, Knox, who turned 18 on July 12, used the name ‘Knox Jolie’ on his high…
The GMC chief presented an action plan to tackle air pollution by eliminating road dust in the meeting Ghaziabad: District magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandar on Wednesday evening chaired a meeting of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and directed department officials to enact measures to keep road dust in check in an effort to…
Chennai: Several shutters remain down at the ₹53-crore ornamental fish trade centre in Villivakkam, inaugurated in Oct by then chief minister M K Stalin, as nearly 100 traders have refused to move in.Traders cite high rent, the absence of an RO water facility, and a lack of essential infrastructure such as a commercial lift to…
Kolkata: Having completed their staff training for Ayushman Bharat, several city hospitals plan to strengthen and reshape their operational capabilities to usher in the central health scheme. Anticipating a patient rush once the distribution of Ayushman cards begins, some plan to extend their facilities, employ dedicated medical teams and earmark spaces for patients admitted under…
