Flooding at Ambli Gam in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Following Thursday’s heavy downpour that plunged temperatures to a cool 27°C — six degrees below normal — Ahmedabad is bracing for another spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Thursday’s soaking weather kept relative humidity well above 90% throughout the…
Filed by NidhiLudhiana: To establish a fire station in the West constituency, the Ludhiana civic body officials have finalized a location near Phullanwal Chowk. The tenders have already been floated for this purpose and it is expected that in the coming days the construction work will start at the ground level.Initially, one piece of land…
New wage regime to expand pay protection across sectors Chandigarh: Employers and workers in Chandigarh are set to see significant changes in wage regulation with the Chandigarh administration likely to notify rules under the Code on Wages, 2019, in early Aug. The move will bring all wage-related provisions under a single legal framework and extend…
Garbage at Moshi landfill Pune: National Green Tribunal (NGT), after ordering an inquiry into the July 8 Moshi landfill collapse that claimed nine lives, has constituted a three-member joint committee to investigate alleged environmental and safety violations. The panel will inspect the site and submit a factual report along with an action-taken report within a…
The Auranga river bridge in Valsad district Surat: Flooding in Valsad district submerged several areas, prompting the district administration to seek aerial assistance as rescue boats were unable to reach certain locations. With ground access severely restricted and even NDRF boats finding it difficult to operate in some places, the administration deployed a helicopter from…
Guwahati: Just two days of intense rainfall in Nagaland have kept parts of Upper Assam flooded for five days, underscoring how short, extreme rain spells can outweigh an overall monsoon deficit and cause widespread devastation if downstream communities are not warned in time.Despite below-normal seasonal rainfall across the northeast, Nagaland received nearly 100% excess rain…
Lucknow: In the third crackdown in 23 days on an international cyber fraud syndicate operating from the city, the Lucknow Police Commissionerate has busted a fake Apple Customer Support call centre running out of a luxury apartment in Vibhuti Khand and arrested four alleged masterminds accused of extorting money from US citizens through impersonation, fake…
Jaipur: Victims of cyber financial fraud involving Rs 1 lakh or more in Rajasthan will now have an e-Zero FIR registered automatically immediately after reporting of the crime, with Rajasthan Police lowering the threshold from Rs 5 lakh to enable faster legal action.The revised system came into effect across the state Thursday following orders issued…
Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike after 26 days NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday ended his 26-day hunger strike in the presence of Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh, saying the decision followed prolonged negotiations and was taken to avoid any possibility of violence in the country. In a post on…
President John F. Kennedy addressing the nation in 1963. Source: Heritage Images / Heritage Images via Getty Images On June 11, 1963, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood directly in the doorway of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. His goal was to block two Black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from…
