New Delhi: Delhi govt has put in place an extensive plan to protect the homeless and vulnerable from the intensifying heatwave.Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), responsible for the welfare of such people, has claimed to have upgraded infrastructure across the shelters it operates. According to an April 27 report, the nodal agency responsible for…
One of the most important Hindu festivals is Ganga Dussehra. Goddess Ganga’s birth anniversary is observed on this specific day, when she descended from heaven to earth. Ganga Dussehra is celebrated with great devotion by Hindu followers. During the month of Jyeshtha, the day is observed on dashami tithi of Shukla Paksha. This day is…
Ludhiana: A local court has sentenced a man to five years of rigorous imprisonment for snatching and assault. The court of additional sessions judge Preeti Sukhija also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convict, Sandeep Shukla of Sunder Nagar. Failure to pay will result in an additional three-month jail term.The case dates back…
Patiala: An ISI-backed Khalistani terror plot boomeranged when an alleged saboteur was killed while planting an IED on the railway tracks in the dedicated freight corridor in Patiala district late Monday night, police said on Tuesday, adding that four members of the terror module were nabbed within 12 hours.SSP Varun Sharma called it a low-intensity…
CHENNAI: Polling at a booth in T T Arasu Matriculation School in Choolaimedu was disrupted for over two hours on polling day after a malfunction in the electronic voting machine (EVM).Voting began at 7am and was proceeding normally until around 10am, when the EVM suddenly stopped working. At the time of the disruption, more than…
India’s association with the Cannes Film Festival has, for years, come with one constant visual — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walking the red carpet for L’Oreal Paris. Since becoming the global ambassador for the beauty brand in 2004, the actress has been one of the most recognised Indian faces at Cannes, attending the festival more than…
A fresh harvest of avocado from a home-garden in the city Pune: A growing number of home gardeners in Pune are transforming terraces, balconies and backyards into mini farms, cultivating exotic fruits and herbs. From dragon fruit, passion fruit and avocado to rosemary, thyme, basil and oregano, gardening enthusiasts are experimenting with crops typically associated…
New Delhi: An intense spell of rain accompanied by a thunderstorm and a dust storm hit parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday, bringing relief from intense heat. Some areas, including east Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad, were also lashed by a hailstorm.When the thunderstorm hit the region around noon, it instantly caused temperatures to crash. At Safdarjung,…
Ahmedabad: Since May 29, the city police have booked five people for trying to scalp tickets to the IPL final, scheduled to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium on May 31.Ahmedabad police commissioner G S Malik on Saturday issued a notification banning unauthorised sale of IPL tickets.On the night of May 29, Chandkheda police arrested…
Chennai: Public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna said on Saturday that 90% of AIADMK cadres were ready to join TVK.An event was organised at TVK headquarters in Panaiyur near Chennai where thousands of cadres and functionaries from other parties joined TVK in the presence of party general secretary N Anand, Aadhav and senior ministers, including…
