Kolkata: Amid the Poila Baisakh Bird Count, that’s on across the state, Bengal has given India its first record of black-tailed gull, a bird native to the shorelines of East Asia. This is also the 933rd bird species from the state.Birder Shantanu Ghosh clicked the bird in South 24 Parganas Kargil beach on Saturday, according…
TNNTNNNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep grief over the fire in a residential building in Vivek Vihar, Shahdara, which caused nine deaths.He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the next of kin of each deceased person and Rs 50,000 to those…
JANDIALA GURU: The suspects involved in the broad-daylight murder of a government school teacher here remain at large for the second consecutive day. Nearly 24 hours have passed since the incident, but no arrests have been made so far. According to police sources, CCTV footage has captured five suspects, and operations to identify and apprehend…
A perfect way to escape the scorching heat, enjoying a crushed ice ball on a humid afternoon in Lucknow Lucknow: Relief from scorching heat continued in the city for second day on Saturday. Similar conditions will continue for next two days, followed by gradual rise in mercury levels again.Temperatures that had fallen below normal following…
Mumbai: The East region cyber police station on July 23 registered a case against unknown mobile users for publishing and transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit acts on social media.The case was registered after the cyber police received a complaint from the state govt, alerting it through a “tip line” about videos and photos…
NEW DELHI: Maximum temperatures across northwest India are expected to rise gradually by 2–4°C over the next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. The increase is likely to affect states such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from April 20.According to news agency ANI, the IMD said Delhi recorded an Air…
Chandigarh: CBI Thursday arrested former Panchkula municipal corporation commissioner Ram Kumar Singh in the Haryana govt funds misappropriation case, making him the first IAS officer to be arrested in the scam.Singh’s arrest has intensified the probe into the alleged siphoning of public funds from the corporation’s account maintained at Chandigarh’s Sector 32 branch of IDFC…
ABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological University ABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological University ABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological University ABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological University ABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological University…
Hyderabad: The Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple is experiencing significant growth in both visitor numbers and income, with income reaching ₹243 crore in 2025-26. This temple is the only one in the state with gross earnings exceeding ₹200 crore. According to data available with TOI, the temple earned ₹224 crore in the fiscal year 2023-24,…
Lucknow: In a flurry of transfers between Sunday and Monday, UP govt transferred 61 IAS officers, giving the state 25 new district magistrates. Ayodhya gets a new DM, Shashank Tripathi, a 2016 batch officer who was DM of Barabanki before this. Former Lucknnow municipal commissioner and incumbent special secretary energy Inderjit Singh is the new…
