Ganga Saptami 2026: In Hinduism, Ganga Saptami is regarded as one of the most auspicious days. Goddess Ganga is honored on this particular day. This day is also known as Ganga Pujan and Ganga Jayanti. It is believed that Ganga was reborn on this day. To commemorate Goddess Ganga’s rebirth, Ganga Saptami is observed. According…
Narela unit catches fire (Picture credits: PTI) NEW DELHI: A major fire broke out at a factory in outer Delhi’s Narela Industrial Area on Wednesday morning, triggering panic in the vicinity. However, all workers present at the unit were safely evacuated, a Delhi Fire Service official said. Officials said a call about the blaze was…
Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai has voiced strong criticism regarding Mumbai’s infrastructure, particularly the poor state of roads and civic works in Andheri MUMBAI: Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai has sparked fresh debate over Mumbai’s infrastructure after criticising the condition of roads and civic works in Andheri, saying Indian cities often showcase “world-class buildings” alongside…
Bengaluru/ Belagavi: Karnataka on Tuesday reported its second suspected heat stroke death in two days, even as the govt placed all district and taluk hospitals on high alert and ramped up emergency preparedness amid an intensifying heatwave sweeping large parts of the state.A day after a 20-year-old youth in Bidar was reported as Karnataka’s first…
AI ‘speech-o-meter’ ranks TN 2026 leaders on campaign effectiveness Amid the campaign noise, TOI used a large language model (LLM) with a fixed prompt to analyse speeches by three key leaders from April 14–20 in the TN 2026 election, processing a 50,000+ word corpus.The model broke the text into “tokens” (words) and detected repeated phrases.A…
KOLKATA: The first day of the prolonged pre-election curb on sale of liquor translated into a Rs 125-130 crore loss for Bengal’s liquor and hospitality business on Monday, said industry insiders, who fear the figure might be higher for Day 2 since footfall in bars and restaurants generally tend to go up on Tuesdays.The unprecedented…
Panaji: Goa-based triple amputee and founder of Tinkesh Ability Foundation, Tinkesh Kaushik, led India’s largest inclusive trek to Everest base camp, which was completed on April 14.Panaji: The Lyrids meteor shower occurring in the constellation Lyra: the Harp, in the northern sky in spring, is expected to be sighted in Goa, on April 22. This…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court quashed a lower court’s order directing an investigation into bribery charges against a former chief manager of Bank of Baroda’s Chandkheda branch. The court observed that the banker had been accused of corruption by a bank fraud accused as an “arm-twisting” tactic to avoid a criminal case against him.Bank manager…
Amritsar: The Amritsar Commissionerate Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted two interlinked cross-border narcotics smuggling cartels and arrested five people with 7.050 kg of heroin.Police teams also impounded a motorcycle used in drug trafficking.The arrested persons were identified as 22-year-old Deepak Singh alias Deepu, a resident of Harkrishan Nagar in Chheharta, Amritsar; Prince Singh…
Pune:Online fraudsters posed as officials of the Nashik city police and cheated a 68-year-old woman of Rs43 lakh between April 8 and 15 after threatening to arrest her in a money laundering case.The woman had tendered a complaint application to the Pune cyberpolice. After verification, a formal FIR was registered at the Sahakarnagar police station…
