Ghaziabad: Two persons were arrested with unaccounted cash worth Rs 24 lakh in the Link Road area on Saturday night.Rashid and Suhail — originally from Meerut, who currently reside in Mustafabad and Bhagirathi Vihar areas, respectively — were caught at the Delhi-Ghaziabad border. Sahibabad ACP Amit Saxena said they could not provide a “satisfactory explanation”….
Mohun Bagan SG have been at loggerheads with AIFF for a while Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has clarified that Mohun Bagan Super Giant cooperated throughout the biometric visa process, only to make a U-turn just hours before the India team was scheduled to take off for London to take part in the…
Gorakhpur: In a major push towards women empowerment, construction of a 500-bed working women’s hostel has started in Gorakhpur under the Chief Minister Shramjeevi Mahila Chhatravas Yojana.The project, coming up at Khuthan in Chargawan block, will be built at a cost of Rs 47.38 crore and is targeted for completion by Sept 2027.Spread across 6,640…
Ahmedabad: While the public debate circles endlessly around carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides, a new study has found a “significant yet underexplored factor” in Indian cities and towns, toxic smog — chlorine produced by human activity.The study was published in the journal ‘Nature’ and was titled “Linking anthropogenic chlorine emissions to regional air quality in…
Ludhiana: Local authorities have moved to freeze the salaries of dozens of striking govt schoolteachers who failed to report for national census duty, threatening to lock them out of their classrooms as well.The Ludhiana municipal corporation has asked the district education officer (DEO) take quick disciplinary action against 80 education department employees who skipped the…
Chandigarh: Residents of Boys Hostel-6 at Panjab University staged a late-night protest Saturday over non-functional water coolers, alleging acute drinking water shortage amid rising temperatures.Students claimed that at least seven of the nine installed coolers were not working and that repeated complaints had gone unaddressed for days. Many said they were forced to buy water…
Pune: A family of three, a couple and their 10-year-old daughter, was on returning home in Badlapur on a scooter when an SUV took a reverse and hit their two-wheeler and killed the girl on Bopdev Maharaj bridge in Ravet on the Pune-Mumbai highway.The parents of the girl suffered severe head injuries. The accident occurred…
Surat: Ravi Raj Desai won the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) vice-president election for 2026–27 by securing 1,887 votes, defeating his rival Nitin Bharucha, who polled 599 votes and lost his deposit.The polling was held at Platinum Hall in Sarsana from 9am to 5pm. However, voter participation remained low, with only around…
Agartala: The Patriotic Writers Forum (PAWF) of Manipur presented Dr Thiam Suresh Literary Award to AK Sheram, a Manipuri author from Bangladesh and president of the Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, here on Saturday.Naoroi Bam Khamba Luyang, who leads PAWF of Manipur, said the organisers were forced to relocate the event from Imphal to Agartala at…
Lucknow: Lucknow University’s Department of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology (AIHA) will introduce a one-year diploma course in tourism from the 2026–27 academic session. The department will offer the course for postgraduates in history or other subjects.“A diploma in tourism from an AIHA department combines travel skills with historical knowledge. It will prepare students for…
