Scorching heat leaves Ganga ghats in the city deserted on Sunday Varanasi: Intense heat gripped Varanasi on Sunday, with the city recording 44.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal.According to the India Meteorological Department, Varanasi (BHU) recorded the second-highest daytime temperature at 44.2 degree Celsius, followed by Sultanpur at 43.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum stood…
Hyderabad: For the second time in as many months, rumours of fuel shortage triggered panic buying across the city on Monday, leading to long queues, traffic congestion and tense scenes at several petrol pumps. Fuel bunks in areas including Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Begumpet, Sri Nagar Colony, Irrum Manzil, Khairtabad, Alwal, Trimulgherry, Rajendranagar, Nampally, Mehdipatnam…
Screengrab from video released by US Centcom The US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a fresh footage showing their Navy diverting a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Oman as part of what it described as enforcement of restrictions linked to Iran’s maritime routes.The video, shared on X, shows a sailor aboard the USS Michael Murphy…
CHANDIGARH: An operation cell team of Chandigarh Police arrested a wanted criminal after a brief encounter from Sector 25, Chandigarh, in the early hours of Wednesday. The accused sustained bullet injuries in his leg and was admitted at GMSH-16 for treatment.Vikash Sheokand, DSP, Operation Cell, Chandigarh Police, said the accused has been identified as Mukesh…
NEW DELHI: In what may be bad news for India’s farm sector and rural economy, IMD on Monday predicted a ‘below normal’ southwest monsoon (June-Sept) in the country amid growing risk of El Nino, which is linked to depressed summer rainfall over India. “Quantitatively, the seasonal rainfall over the country is likely to be 92%…
Hyderabad: A special court in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday remanded two senior functionaries of Bengaluru-based Neokred Technologies Private Ltd to 14 days of judicial custody in a GST evasion case linked to alleged online betting and gaming transactions.Investigators informed the court that the company had allegedly played a central role in routing funds for shell entities…
Pune: The Vishrantwadi police on Wednesday registered a case of assertions prejudicial to national integration against two students for playing and dancing to a song based on Hidma Madavi, the Naxalite commander gunned down last year by security forces.“The two students, pursuing BBA course in a college on Bund Garden Road, had selected the song….
JAIPUR: Parts of Rajasthan are likely to witness gusty winds and light rainfall on Friday due to a Western Disturbance, while weather conditions in the rest of the state are expected to remain largely dry, according to the Meteorological Centre here.The weather office said districts including Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Jaipur, Alwar, Kotputli, Behror,…
CHENNAI: The headline-grabbing turnout of 83.7% masks a quieter reality — actually, fewer people voted than the last two assembly elections.In percentage terms, data till 9.30pm (excluding postal ballots) showed that the city logged a sharp jump from 60% in 2021 and 61.2% in 2016. But in absolute terms, only 23.7 lakh votes were polled…
The Michael Jackson biopic titled ‘Michael’ is ready to hit the big screens on Friday. Chronicling the making of the late legendary musical artist Michael Jackson, the biopic made headlines right from the word go, unfortunately, not always for the right reasons. For instance, recently, the movie found itself in hot water for claims of…
