Mumbai: A 34-year-old autorickshaw driver lost his life after his vehicle crashed into the divider on the Western Express Highway at Dahisar East on Thursday night. Police said the driver, Swapnil Khade, could not control his vehicle, as per CCTV grabs and a video shot by an onlooker.The incident occurred around 8 pm near Dahisar…
Chennai: Kefira, a CBSE Class XII student from the city, says two pages from her maths answer sheet were not scanned and the copy had repeated pages. She was hoping to secure 195 out of 200 cut-off marks for engineering admissions. However, she got only 187 out of 200 cut-off marks and anxiously awaits her…
Kolkata: Vidyasagar Setu will be closed for 16 hours from 5 am to 9 pm on Sunday to facilitate the repair and rehabilitation work of the bridge, including replacement of stay and holding cables and bearings.Work is being undertaken by the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC). During work, movement of all types of vehicles will…
India have won 10 of the 13 meetings between the two nations, drawing one and losing two Margao: It’s a blockbuster final: five-time champions India up against Bangladesh, winners of the last two editions. One seeking to regain the trophy they last won in 2019, another wanting to create history with a three-peat. Whichever way…
Ahmedabad: Ahead of the school enrolment drive, the Gujarat State School Textbook Board has intensified efforts to ensure timely distribution of textbooks across primary schools. Acting chairman Manu Pawara stated that the board is working on a war footing with strong planning to deliver textbooks for all mediums, across primary to higher secondary levels, within…
Chandigarh: The digital consumer grievance platform, E-Jagriti, was selected as a winner of the National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2026 for making consumer dispute resolution more accessible, transparent, and technology-driven. However, despite the platform’s recent evolution to include accessibility features for persons with disabilities, multilingual support, and an improved user interface, lawyers and users report…
Pune: Tension flared in Patas in Daund taluka on Friday afternoon following a violent clash between two groups of transport operators.The group members attacked each other and pelted stones. One of them also fired bullets. However, no one sustained injuries in the firing.Senior inspector Nayaran Deshmukh of Yavat police said, “We are investigating how many…
Silchar: Cachar district administration on Friday carried out a massive eviction drive in the Arkatipur and Dayapur areas of Udharbond, demolishing hundreds of structures allegedly erected illegally along the proposed alignment of the Bharatmala Project road.The operation, which began early in the morning, involved more than 20 bulldozers and was backed by a heavy security…
Lucknow: The CSIR-NBRI-EIACP Programme Centre, in collaboration with the department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), organised a World Environment Day 2026 programme on the theme ‘Inspired by nature. For climate. For our future.’Prof Venkatesh Dutta, head, department of Environmental Science, BBAU, Vice-Chancellor Prof RK Mittal, spoke on the importance of sustainable lifestyles…
Jaipur: Unidentified persons rammed their vehicle into Khinvsar MLA Revant Ram Danga’s car twice in Nagaur district, police said Friday.The incident occurred late Thursday near the Govindi toll plaza under the Nava sub-division limits, when the BJP MLA was returning to Khinwsar from Jaipur.“A camper vehicle hit his Fortuner from the side. We have identified…
