Hyderabad: Unseasonal torrential rains that hit most parts of the state on Monday and Tuesday may have brought a temporary relief from the extreme heatwave but caused significant distress to the farmers by soaking the paddy they had brought to govt procurement centres.Officials estimate that Siddipet was the worst affected district with 2,976 tonnes of…
A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a neighbour in Faridabad on Thursday night, with her family tracking her down through CCTV footage after she failed to return home.Faridabad Police have arrested the accused, originally from Bihar, and registered a case under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, which deals with penetrative sexual assault, at…
Kolkata: Speculation intensified on Friday about a potential expansion of the Bengal cabinet, likely on Monday, after the state’s home secretary met governor RN Ravi at Lok Bhavan. While the purpose of the meeting was not officially disclosed, sources in the state administration said the discussions revolved around preparations for swearing-in ceremonies of new ministers.The…
The storm knocked down trees, walls, and electricity poles in parts of the city Noida: Two teenagers were injured in separate storm-related incidents in Noida on Thursday. In Sector 63, bricks placed on the third-floor wall of a house fell during the storm and hit a 15-year-old boy on the head. In Bisrakh, a 16-year-old…
Vasco: Police arrested 26 people and seized electronic gadgets worth Rs 55 lakh during a raid on an illegal call centre operating from a rented premise at Verna IDC, on Thursday.Police said the call centre employees were involved in cheating several US citizens by impersonation. Those arrested were from Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya…
File photo of hippopotamus cooling at Ahmedabad zoo Ahmedabad: As mercury crosses 42°C across Gujarat, zoo facilities in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar are executing comprehensive heat-management plans to safeguard their inhabitants.At Kankaria zoo in Ahmedabad, staff use geothermal pipes, mist sprinklers, and coolers to lower cage temperatures for lions, tigers, leopards, and monkeys, while keeping otters…
Ludhiana: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which also runs the Punjab govt, has secured a majority across six municipal councils in this district, consolidating its local govt footprint despite significant upsets in key constituency strongholds.The elections held on Tuesday for 112 wards across the Khanna, Jagraon, Samrala, Raikot, Doraha, and Payal councils saw the state’s…
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Pune: There has been a sharp and worrying increase in the number of oral cancer patients amid a rise in screenings with 250 confirmed cases reported in Maharashtra in April and May alone. In 2025-26, 3,677 cases were registered under the state’s NCD screening programme — up from 1,018 in 2021-22Doctors said patients are getting…
Meiteis during Friday’s demonstration Silchar: Members of the Meitei community on Friday staged a peaceful sit-in protest demanding their inclusion under Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, which provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect the cultural, social and linguistic identity of Assam’s indigenous people.The demonstration was organised by the All Assam Indigenous…
