Kolkata: The city is likely to get intensified thunderstorm activities on Wednesday, the day of the polls. The IMD has issued an orange alert for Kolkata, where the showers are expected to be accompanied by lightning and gusty wind. The enhanced thunderstorm activity alert also extends to Howrah, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly. All these…
Chennai: Skywatchers have a striking celestial display awaiting on June 9 as Jupiter and Venus appear unusually close together in the evening sky.The two brightest planets will seem around just 1.6° apart in a conjunction, although they will actually be separated by hundreds of millions of kilometres. They have been approaching each other for weeks.In…
Image used for representative purpose. New Delhi: Four people have been arrested and two minors were apprehended for allegedly kidnapping and robbing a biker on the highway in Holambi Khurd of outer Delhi.Police had received a PCR call from the brother of a resident, who was on his way home from work in Shahbad Dairy…
The BMC has moved a proposal to allot a 12-acre plot housing the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Complex in Andheri (West) at an annual rent of around Rs 21 lakh and a 50% share in revenue to the mandal Mumbai: Despite opposition from the BJP, Shiv Sena (UBT), activists and residents’ groups, the BMC has…
Ghaziabad: A 22-year-old medical aspirant was found dead at his residence in Pratap Vihar on Friday morning, two days before the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test on June 21.Police recovered a video from his mobile phone, apparently recorded shortly before his death, in which the youth said he had grown weary of the exam cycle.The…
On July 13, 2026, Pluto will transit the Uttara Ashadha nakshatra. This is a very powerful and deep astrological event. Pluto represents transformation, hidden power, endings, rebirth, control, and inner strength. Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra is a symbol of long-lasting success, discipline, leadership, truth and victory. During this transit of Pluto, people may feel a strong…
Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal (File photo) Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal has said India could “weaponise” the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) and expressed hope that “better sense” would prevail to prevent the two neighbours from going to war again, this time over water.He noted that the treaty had remained “untouchable” for almost seven decades since it…
Chief minister Vijay is scheduled to meet the families of the Karur stampede victims on July 10. The Sept 2025 tragedy at a political event claimed 41 lives and left several others injured. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court agreed to hear Tuesday a plea filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) seeking its intervention to restrain…
Rajkot: A hit-and-run in Jamnagar on Sunday night claimed the life of a five-year-old girl and left her parents critically injured.Abira Sama, 5, died of severe head injuries. The collision occurred near Kalawad Gate when the luxury car, travelling from the opposite direction, hit the motorcycle carrying Abira, her father Israel, and her mother Rukhsad….
File photo: CJI Surya Kant Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said India had overcome several formidable challenges in the eight decades since Independence, but much remained to be done, urging young law graduates and lawyers to prepare themselves to shoulder the responsibilities of the future.Speaking at the national flag-hoisting ceremony organised by…
