Panaji: The state cabinet on Friday approved the creation of an independent lead agency for road safety. The agency will set annual targets to reduce road accidents and fatalities, prepare a yearly action plan to achieve these targets, and monitor its implementation. It will also regularly collect and analyse accident data to identify high-risk locations…
R Madhavan who recently won a Padma Shri has been admired for his talent and movies ever since he joined the industry. Infact, he had a huge fan following among women with his romantic movies like ‘Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein’ and Mani Ratnam‘s ‘Alaipayuthey’ which was then remade into ‘Saathiya’. But did you know,…
Lucknow: Two students from farming families won gold medals in their disciplines at the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) convocation, highlighting academic excellence achieved amid limited resources. Samriddhi Kushwaha of Mirzapur, a BTech Electrical Engineering graduate from Rajkiye Engineering College, Sonbhadra, and Adesh Patel of Kanpur, MBA topper from the Institute of Engineering…
How beetles and crabs help forests spread seeds When we think about how forests grow and regrow, we often think about colorful birds carrying berries or monkeys dropping fruit seeds. For a long time, these animals have been known as nature’s seed dispersers, carrying seeds far from the parent plant and helping forests grow. But…
Desai Ni Pol in walled city area has been decked up for advertisement shooting in Ahmedabad on Sunday. November 17, 2013. Photo : Bhadresh Gajjar. Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad’s historic Walled City could soon see a sweeping curb on large-scale commercial and institutional development, with the Gujarat govt proposing to bar a wide range of new constructions…
JDA undertakes construction work at the Union Football Club, Jaipur Friday Jaipur: The Union Football Club (UFC) has accused Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) officials of failing to adequately secure its historic ground during restoration work, alleging that the lack of a permanent boundary wall has led to repeated trespassing, damage to the newly laid turf…
A grab of the viral assault video Thane: Vartak Nagar police have arrested an app-based cab driver for assaulting a senior citizen who objected to him spitting on the road on TuesdayNagar police have arrested an app-based cab driver for allegedly verbally abusing and assaulting a 70-year-old man who objected to him spitting on the…
Police tape cordoning off Welfen High School, Schongau, Germany, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa via AP) A 16-year-old boy found carrying weapons was arrested after allegedly wounding two 13-year-old girls at a German high school Wednesday, police said. The suspect was carrying a knife and a firearm, but it wasn’t immediately clear how he…
India’s push for flex-fuel vehicles can help meet twin national goals of cutting crude oil imports and reducing carbon emissions, but will require a full supporting ecosystem from fuel availability to wider model launches, Maruti Suzuki India MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said on Thursday.Speaking at the launch of the company’s first flex-fuel car, Wagon…
Police were questioning the four candidates at the time of going to press. No arrests have been made Mumbai: Powai police have registered a first information report against five candidates who allegedly used their mobile phones to cheat during the peon recruitment examination conducted by Central Sanskrit University at Kendriya Vidyalaya on IIT-Bombay campus on…
