Heatwave policy has reduced school hours to half in Ludhiana Ludhiana: Extreme weather policy changes have forced a drastic halving of instructional hours across city’s double-shift govt schools, sparking backlash from parents and students who warn the academic year is being derailed at the starting gate.To combat soaring regional temperatures, the state govt mandated an…
Hyderabad: As many as 21.7% or 73.3 lakh electors were removed from the draft electoral rolls of Telangana, published by the Election Commission (EC) on Monday after completing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). These electors were removed after they were marked as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate.Another 92.8 lakh electors among those included in the…
An officiating sub-registrar was allegedly assaulted recently after refusing to register a property document. He was then forced to spend several hours at a police station Pune:The Maharashtra govt has directed police across the state to obtain prior approval from the Inspector General of Registration (IGR) and Controller of Stamps before filing an FIR against…
Jhunjhunu: Anil Kumar Sharma, a jawan in the army who died during special training in Uttarakhand, was cremated with full state honours Monday at his village Ramseesar in Sikar. The atmosphere turned sorrowful when Sharma’s mortal remains reached his home. An eight-km-long ‘Shaheed Samman Yatra’ was taken out in his honour. Anil Kumar was undergoing…
AI generated match tickets busted in Lucknow (Image: BCCI/IPL) Lucknow Super Giants finally registered their first home win of the IPL 2026 season after defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Ekana Stadium, but the match was also overshadowed as fake AI-generated tickets being circulated outside the venue.According to PTI, the Lucknow Police busted an interstate…
Udaipur: One person was killed after a speeding car lost control and rammed the rear of a container moving ahead of it late Monday night near Dakan Kotda toll plaza in Udaipur. The collision was so powerful that the entire front portion of the car, including the bonnet up to the driver’s seat, went inside…
In a major shake-up for global oil markets, the United Arab Emirates will withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+ with effect from May 1, AFP reported citing state media on Tuesday.“This decision reflects the UAE’s long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile,” the official WAM news agency said, AFP quoted.UAE Energy Minister Suhail Mohamed…
Bathinda: BKU (Ekta Sidhupur) on Tuesday began indefinite protests outside branches of the Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank (PADB) in 10 districts against the practice of retaining blank cheques from farmers while advancing loans.The farmer body alleged that banks later deposit these cheques when borrowers fail to repay loans on time, triggering litigation and,…
New Delhi: Residents had complained for at least seven years but footpaths around Vikaspuri remained choked with encroachments, forcing pedestrians to dodge traffic on busy roads while risking their safety.It took a high court order for civic agencies to finally step in, conduct a joint inspection, and confront the scale of the encroachment in the…
Ahmedabad: Due to repair work in the Shedhi Canal, the water supply in the eastern region of Ahmedabad will be affected on May 3 during morning and evening hours. Residents will face water cuts. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s water project department informs the public that the state’s irrigation department supplies raw water from the Shedhi…
