Margao: A citizens’ panel, ‘Aamcho Manis, Aamcho Maan, Swabhimaan‘, on Wednesday projected senior Congress functionary and former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as its consensus candidate for the 2027 Cuncolim assembly election, piling pressure on Congress not to renominate sitting MLA and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao from the constituency.The event brought together key aspirants for the…
Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Thursday sentenced a 42-year-old woman to 10 years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for throwing acid on her former boyfriend and injuring him following the end of their relationship.The incident occurred on the evening of Jan 27, 2024, near an AMTS cabin close to Kalupur…
Illustration of an assault inside an Indian apartment, showing a 62-year-old man attacking his 32-year-old nephew with an iron rod during a domestic dispute Pune: The Kalewadi police on Wednesday arrested a man (62) for allegedly bludgeoning his nephew (32) to death following a dispute over property around 2pm on the same day.The incident took…
Guwahati: Assam’s flood situation improved over the past 24 hours, with the number of people affected by the first wave of floods dropping sharply.The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said the flood-affected population declined to around 25,000 by Thursday evening from 48,452 on Wednesday.According to the latest ASDMA report, only Dhemaji and Dibrugarh districts…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate the three-day ‘Aam Mahotsav’ (mango festival) on Friday. The festival will showcase more than 800 mango varieties across seven categories and 56 subcategories at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan.Describing the festival as more than an exhibition, minister of state (independent charge) for horticulture and agricultural marketing Dinesh Pratap Singh said…
Baba Amte Divyang University Vice Chancellor Dr Dev Swarup Jaipur: Granting relief to the vice chancellor of Jaipur-based Baba Amte Divyang University, Rajasthan High Court Thursday stayed an order by Governor Haribhau Bagde to remove Dev Swarup as the varsity’s VC over charges of alleged irregularities in recruitment during his tenure as Rajasthan University VC.Bagde,…
Amarnath Yatra (File photo) JAMMU: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the twin base camps of Amarnath Yatra 2026 from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar base camp under elaborate security arrangements early Thursday, as chants of “Bam Bam Bhole”, “Har Har Mahadev”, and “Jai Barfani Baba Ki” rang in the…
A Tibetan man set himself on fire outside UN HQ in Manhattan (Screengrab from video on X) A man carrying a Tibetan flag set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday evening in an apparent act of protest, according to officials and local media reports.The protester was…
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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) Cristiano Ronaldo‘s extraordinary international career could be entering its final chapter, with his sister Katia Aveiro revealing that the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the Portugal legend’s “last dance” in national colours.The emotional revelation came as Ronaldo continued to rewrite football history, inspiring Portugal to a dramatic 2-1 victory…
