New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) planted over 1 lakh saplings and shrubs in a single day at 77 locations Friday as part of its annual plantation drive. Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu, who led the drive at Kamla Nehru Ridge in north Delhi, directed DDA to name a nodal officer for all plantation locations, who…
One passenger’s decision to buy in-flight Wi-Fi turned an ordinary flight into a football watch party, as fellow travellers gathered around a single laptop to watch Argentina’s FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Egypt.The video was shared on X, with footage showing how one passenger’s laptop became the centre of attention during the flight.In the…
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma flagged off the buses at Amar Jawan Jyoti in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 20 June 2026 Jaipur: Jaipur’s public transport network received a boost Saturday with the launch of 29 new electric buses under the Prime Minister’s e-Bus Sewa Scheme. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma flagged off the buses at Amar…
Kidambi Srikanth (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Kidambi Srikanth finished runner-up at the US Open Super 300 badminton tournament after losing a hard-fought men’s singles final to Chinese Taipei’s Su Li-yang. The 33-year-old former world No. 1 showed great fighting spirit by recovering after losing the opening game, but eventually went down 15-21, 21-16, 9-21…
Richa PintoMumbai: BMC’s Tree Authority is set to deliberate on proposals involving 3,169 trees at its meeting on Tuesday, with permissions being sought to fell 1,777 trees and transplant 1,392 others for a series of infrastructure and redevelopment projects across Mumbai.The proposals include the Orange Gate-Marine Drive underground tunnel construction, the Dharavi redevelopment project, an…
Panaji: The directorate of settlement and land records (DSLR) has initiated formal land inquiry proceedings in Panaji and Margao to verify land ownership, a key step under the Centre’s NAKSHA pilot project aimed at creating digital urban property records in Goa.The inquiries follow the completion of physical verification of geospatial survey data in the jurisdictions…
Union minister Bhupender Yadav NEW DELHI: The Centre has removed four officials from environment minister Bhupender Yadav‘s office. The officials are Yadav’s private secretary, assistant private secretary and two additional private secretaries.Yadav’s private secretary, Amar Singh, a 2010 batch IRS officer, was removed on “administrative grounds”. The appointments of assistant private secretary Siddharth Yadav and…
Chennai: Southern Railway’s Chennai division has commissioned a multi-level vehicle parking facility at Egmore railway station on the Gandhi-Irwin Road side as part of the ongoing 842 crore station redevelopment project.The new parking facility can accommodate nearly 200 cars and 100 two-wheelers.Southern Railway said the facility has been equipped with 22 EV-charging stations, automated parking…
LUCKNOW: Investigators probing the alleged embezzlement of donations from the Ram Temple have widened their investigation to examine the assets and financial dealings of Anukalp Mishra, who police suspect to be one of the key conspirators behind the alleged theft. Officials are now probing whether his reportedly improved lifestyle and recent acquisitions were funded through…
KOLKATA: Panic gripped commuters at Dakshineswar railway station in Kolkata after an overhead electric wire snapped with a loud bang, disrupting train services.Videos from the scene show passengers jumping out of a local train and running to safety moments after the overhead traction wire snapped.Some commuters on the platform can also be seen running away…
