Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Kylian Mbappe joined Lionel Messi in an exclusive FIFA World Cup club after producing a remarkable all-round display in France’s 2-0 win over Morocco in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The France forward missed a first-half penalty but bounced back with a goal and an assist as…
NEW DELHI: The city witnessed the year’s most intense spell of rain on Thursday, making it the wettest July day in three years. The heavy downpour caused the maximum temperature to drop below 30 o C. Four stations in DelhiNCR received more than 100mm of rainfall in 24 hours till 8.30am Thursday. Tukmirpur-Khajuri logged 160mm,…
Bengaluru: In a move to boost non-fare revenue, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation has decided to monetise advertising space on 1,000 Tata electric buses operating under the Centre’s FAME scheme. For the first time, these non-AC e-buses will carry commercial advertisements, with BMTC floating a tender Wednesday to award advertising rights for three years.While diesel buses…
Former AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel, S Jayakumar and P Sathyabama Chennai: Former AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel, S Jayakumar and P Sathyabama on Thursday appeared before Speaker J C D Prabhakar and submitted written explanations for their resignation from the legislative assembly post.This is the second time they were asked to explain the circumstances leading to…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday temporarily lifted its stay on four guidelines of GO 9, issued on June 6, on fee collection and reimbursement, while directing that no fees be collected from students for the 2026-27 academic year.Modifying its earlier order, Justice Juvvadi Sridevi allowed colleges to continue admissions as usual. The court directed…
MCG has signed a MoU with a private agency to develop battery swapping infrastructure across the city Gurgaon: In a major push towards clean energy, Haryana’s discoms have initiated a land search across the state to deploy public EV charging stations at key govt sites and major highways.Fast-tracked under the Central Govt’s PM E-DRIVE scheme,…
Kolkata: Concerned over the impact of rampant digital usage among children, including infants, the Union health ministry has decided to deploy ASHA workers to assess the extent of the problem and sensitise parents on digital devices.A similar initiative is also being incorporated into the school health and wellness programme, health ministry officials said in Kolkata…
A school bus sunk inot the road in Indirapuram Ghaziabad: The district administration drew criticism on Thursday after declaring a rain holiday for all schools from nursery to Class 12 only after 7am, when many students had already left home or reached their campuses. The order came in response to heavy rainfall and widespread waterlogging…
Panaji: Speaking at the mid-term council meeting of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) held at Dona Paula, chief minister Pramod Sawant revealed that Centre has sanctioned 124 national projects for Goa between 2014-15 and 2025-26, representing a massive total investment of Rs 15,860 crore.At the meeting, Union minister of state for roads, transport and highways…
Varanasi: A cricket match between children in Bhadohi turned fatal after a 12-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death with a cricket bat by a 14-year-old following an argument over a no-ball in Bhanipur village under the Durgaganj police station area on Wednesday. The accused, a juvenile, has been taken into custody.According to police, the…
