MUMBAI: Ahead of the monsoon season, inspections of nullah desilting works by ruling political parties continued across Mumbai on Friday, this time with BJP functionaries, MLAs, corporators and civic officials visiting several parts of the city to review the progress of ongoing drain-cleaning operations being undertaken by the BMC.A party delegation led by Mumbai BJP…
HYDERABAD: Telangana has recorded the highest number and the highest crime rate of economic offences in the country in 2024, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. Telangana alone accounted for 18.2% of all economic offence cases registered in India, placing it far ahead of all other states on several critical parameters.With…
KOLKATA: Montu Mondal, a 33-year-old driver from Banikantha Nagar in Barasat, was travelling in the SUV with Suvedu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath Rath and driver Buddhadeb Bera when the killers attacked.Mondal is the only one who escaped unhurt.Over 48 hours after the incident, his brother Jhantu, a lawyer, said Mondal is still in trauma. Watch…
Panaji: The Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) has expanded its online outpatient department (OPD) booking system to include the remaining seven departments from Monday. GMC had launched online OPD bookings in Feb with a few departments, and additional departments were gradually added in the following months.According to a notification issued by the public health…
Lucknow: Two labourers died allegedly due to suffocation and suspected poisonous gas exposure while cleaning a septic tank in a village on the outskirts of Lucknow on Friday, triggering outrage among villagers over the delayed arrival of emergency rescue teams.The incident took place in Naveen Panah village in Maal, around 35 km from the state…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s “Sonar Bangla” era has begun as Suvendu Adhikari is set to be sworn in as chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday.This comes after the BJP received an overwhelming mandate in the assembly polls, winning 207 out of 293 seats.Despite being considered a politically difficult terrain for the BJP, even…
The Trump administration is pushing to expand hunting and fishing access across national parks, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas by rolling back several existing restrictions on federal land.In January, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed agencies under the US Department of the Interior to remove what he called “unnecessary regulatory or administrative barriers” to hunting and…
Mumbai : Health insurance is steadily increasing its dominance in India’s non-life insurance industry, with its share rising to 40.8% in FY26 from 38.6% a year earlier. Health as a segment grew 15.4% to about Rs 1.4 lakh crore, even as the non-life industry grew 9.3%, with total gross direct premium income reaching nearly Rs…
‘Neelira’ was screened in theaters on April 3, and critics and film enthusiasts quickly appreciated the movie. The harrowing depiction of the Sri Lankan civil war through emotional storytelling and real-life events kept audiences glued to their seats. Directed by Somidharan, the movie effectively depicted all elements of fear, survival, and human emotions with simplicity…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released a detailed advisory for candidates appearing in the CUET UG 2026 examination, laying down strict dress code and exam day protocols. The guidelines aim to ensure smooth conduct of the examination and prevent any security-related issues at exam centres.With lakhs of students expected to appear for the national-level…
