Mumbai: There will be a megablock on the Main line of Central Railway on Matunga-Mulund slow lines from 11.05 am to 3.55 pm.On Harbour line, the block will be on CSMT – Chunabhatti / Bandra DN Harbour line from 11.40 am to 4.40 pm and Chunabhatti / Bandra- CSMT UP Harbour line from 11.10 am…
BENGALURU: In what is being billed as Bengaluru’s biggest sporting infrastructure push in decades, Karnataka on Saturday launched work on a new international cricket stadium and integrated sports complex in Anekal taluk, near Bannerghatta National Park, around 24 km from the city centre.The Rs 943-crore project, spread across 75 acres and being developed by Karnataka…
Chennai: Tambaram Corporation has accelerated its plan to install water ATMs across its limits, to provide round-the-clock access to safe drinking water. As part of the first phase, 25 locations have been identified, with the project estimated to cost ₹4crore.The civic body announced the project two months ago, and officials said the installations are now…
Hyderabad: The fading sparrow population in the city is finding its way back home through carefully engineered nest boxes tucked into balconies, walls and apartment corners across the city. From Ameenpur and Gachibowli to Dilsukhnagar and Alwal, thousands of plywood nest boxes are helping revive the disappearing sparrow population.What appears to be a simple plywood…
KOLKATA: Bengal’s new BJP govt has slashed a two-day holiday for Eid-ud-Zoha or Bakrid announced by the previous TMC administration to one day. In a notification issued Saturday, the BJP govt announced the Bakrid holiday would be observed on May 28. Earlier, the official holiday calendar announced at the beginning of the year by the…
Panaji: Light showers in isolated places across Goa during the last few days have wiped off the pre-monsoon deficit, as India Meteorological Department (IMD), Panaji, has forecast light to moderate rainfall till Friday.At one stage, especially the first fortnight of May, the state had witnessed heat wave-like conditions, as the mercury persistently recorded maximum temperatures…
The proposal was made at the ninth edition of the IGPC-IIMA Annual Gold and Gold Markets Conference 2026 Ahmedabad: The India Gold Policy Centre (IGPC), which is part of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), has proposed the setting up of a ‘Gold Trust of India’, and a dedicated ministry or a centralised entity…
Chandigarh: Thieves smashed the windscreen of a parked car near the night food street at Panjab University and decamped with cash, an iPhone and bags on Friday night.Police said the victim, Vivek Saini from Saharanpur, had parked his Maruti Brezza in the area. On returning, he found the windscreen broken and belongings missing. Around ₹30,000…
Pune: Choked drain pipe of the air-conditioning system in a Metro rake led to water leakage in a coach around 6.40pm on Thursday after the train departed from Ramwadi for Vanaz.The video of water leakage in the Metro coach was widely circulated on various social media platforms on Saturday with a claim that Friday afternoon’s…
Lucknow: With the third hike in the past 10 days, the price of petrol in Lucknow has climbed to Rs 99.28 per litre, moving closer to the Rs 100 mark. Diesel also became costlier at Rs 92.64 per litre.Fuel rates have been rising steadily since May 14. Petrol prices went up from Rs 94.69 to…
