Hyderabad: Got an old mattress, broken furniture or unwanted wooden articles piling up at home? Residents of Cyberabad can now have such bulky waste collected from their doorstep, with the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) introducing a scheduled collection service every Saturday.The initiative is aimed at curbing the practice of dumping large household items on roadsides,…
Argentina players hold a banner with the words “The Malvinas are Argentine”, referring to the Falkland Islands, at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) The White House has publicly defended the right of Argentina’s players to display the controversial Falklands…
A recent gathering at Aravalli Auditorium had Gorkha officers in pastel blue and pink shirts and Dhaka topis, posing alongside a matte-finish Gorkha green-coloured Classic 350 bearing the crossed khukri insignia of the Gorkha Regiment. It was a meeting of two legacies, both associated with generations of service, discipline and an unmistakable sense of character.The…
Rob Dieperink (Image credit: KNVB) NEW DELHI: Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, just weeks after he was removed from FIFA’s list of officials for the FIFA World Cup 2026.Dieperink had been selected to work as a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at the tournament but was dropped in May…
Transport Nagar bus terminal lacks basic amenities Jaipur: A year after its launch, RSRTC’s Transport Nagar bus terminal on Agra Road continues to function without basic passenger amenities, exposing commuters to inconvenience and safety risks at all hours. Envisaged as a key transit hub, the terminal today offers little beyond an open space and uncertainty…
Varanasi: Two teenager boys drowned in the Ganga while bathing at Fatahan Ghat in City Kotwali police station area of Mirzapur district on Monday afternoon. One of the body was fished out while the search operation is on for the other.According to police, Naitik (14) of Pratapnagar Metro Sabji Mandi, New Delhi, had come to…
HYDERABAD: Flagging what it termed a possible misuse of court-granted relief, Telangana high court has directed the CMD of TGTrsansco to submit a comprehensive report by July 15 on electricity connections provided to building owners who undertook to furnish occupancy or no-objection certificates at a later stage.Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka passed the order while hearing a…
Fuel-saving push, rising costs: Is public transport affordable enough? As fuel prices remain vulnerable to global events and governments continue urging citizens to use public transport, a practical question arises: how affordable is public transport in India today?While buses, metros and local trains are generally far cheaper than private vehicles, commuters often face additional costs…
Ahmedabad: A quiet residential lane on Rajpath Road in Bodakdev turned tense after a man allegedly staged a noisy protest outside his estranged wife’s home. The incident, reported around 11.30pm on Monday, involved firecrackers, loud music and repeated attempts to draw attention, leaving residents and the woman’s family alarmed.The family says the incident is part…
Patiala House court complex NEW DELHIi: An accessibility audit of district court in Patiala House complex near India Gate by a voluntary organisation, conducted as part of “Sugamya Delhi Abhiyan” in Jan this year, has brought into focus the accessibility challeng-es in courts, with missing or discontinuous tactile pathways, inadequate signage and poorly maintained surfaces…
