Voter turnout in elections to 15 municipal corporations across Gujarat touched 50% on Sunday, as citizens braved intense heatwave conditions with temperatures nearing 45°C. Polling was largely peaceful across the state, barring minor skirmishes, while repolling was ordered at one booth in Surendranagar following an EVM malfunction.The elections covered 15 municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad, Surat,…
CHANDIGARH: The Delhi High Court on Monday closed proceedings on a petition filed by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi against the release of ‘Lawrence of Punjab’ on an OTT platform, observing that nothing remained in the matter in view of the Centre’s advice to the OTT platform against releasing the docuseries.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that unless…
Pune: Shivajinagar police have detained three men, all residents of Senapati Bapat road, for stealing iron lids of the drainage chambers from the Shimla Office chowk on Ganeshkhind road at around 10am on Saturday.Police constable Sheshrao Bhalerao, who was on duty in the chowk, noticed them stealing the lids and immediately stopped the autorickshaw in…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the state police, once “in crisis” before 2017, has now emerged as one of the best forces in the country, asserting that “the rule of mafia no longer prevails” in the state. Addressing the passing-out parade of the 2025 batch of civil police constables at the Reserve…
Jaipur: The state govt Sunday directed officials to upload the final master plans under the Mukhyamantri Viksit Gram/Shahari Ward Abhiyan by May 15. It also called for faster execution aligned with local needs at the village and urban ward levels.In the directives issued by local self govt department secretary Ravi Jain and Joga Ram, secretary…
NEW DELHI: Police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person after a mazaar in the Chinour area of Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district was allegedly vandalised and a sacred cloth, or ‘chadar’, burnt, officials said on Monday.The incident, which came to light under the Sadar Bazar police station limits, triggered tension in the locality, prompting…
The long-lost Revolutionary War Barracks have finally been uncovered by archaeologists in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, giving a close-up, personal view of day-to-day life for Continental Army soldiers in that time period. The barracks were constructed in August 1776 at the order of the Commonwealth of Virginia to accommodate up to 2,000 soldiers and 100 horses,…
SkyHop Aviation founder & CEO Avani Singh NEW DELHI: After some fits and starts in the past, India will again see seaplane services. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted air operator certificate (AOC or licence) to SkyHop Aviation which plans to become India’s first dedicated commercial seaplane operator.In the first phase, SkyHop…
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is best known for his looks, his acting prowess on the big screen, and his bodybuilding. However, along with that, he is also best known for the ink that he has managed to get his body covered in over the years. In a recent social media post, the famed ‘Jumanji’ actor…
The Telangana State Council of Higher Education has released the TS EAMCET 2026 engineering hall ticket today. Candidates can download it from eapcet.tgche.ac.in using their login credentials. The admit card is mandatory for entry into the exam centre. The engineering exams will be conducted from May 9 to May 11, 2026. TS EAMCET hall ticket…
