Using aliases such as “Twinkle Dave” in theatre circles and “Spandan Modi” in films, he gradually entered Gujarati entertainment circles before shifting to Mumbai for film and serial work Ahmedabad: Long before police tracked him down as a parole jumper, Hemant Nagindas Modi, 53, had already mastered the art of becoming someone else.Years before entering…
As per the last NCRB report, with nine cases, Ludhiana was at number two spot among 34 metropolitan cities of the country. Ludhiana: Amid the growing concerns about environment protection, Ludhiana recorded the second-highest cases under environment protection laws among metropolitan cities of the country in 2024, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau…
Chandigarh: City mayor Saurabh Joshi Wednesday met Union minister for environment, forests and climate change Bhupender Yadav to discuss key environmental and development priorities for Chandigarh.During the meeting, the mayor raised issues related to environmental protection, scientific waste management, strengthening green infrastructure, pollution control, ecological conservation, beautification, and sustainable urban planning.The Union minister heard the…
Pune: The Bund Garden police on Wednesday night arrested a 20-year-old youth near Belagavi in Karnataka after a girl (21) lodged a complaint stating that he allegedly threw an acid-like substance at her and her male friend on Tadiwala Road around 1.55 am on the same day.The suspect was brought to Pune on Thursday. The…
Surat: A city jeweller was cheated of Rs 23 lakh after fraudsters swapped 30 gold rings for counterfeit gold bars, prompting Katargam police to book two persons and launch an investigation into the duplicate gold scam.The victim, Mahesh Jikadara (38), runs a jewellery firm in partnership in Surat and operates a business website listing contact…
Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma on Thursday attended Skillerate 2026 in Tura, reaffirming the govt’s commitment to strengthening skill development, employment generation and entrepreneurship opportunities for the youths of the state.During the event, 34 work orders were distributed under Skills Meghalaya and Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya (SHCDM) for the training of 4,830 youths,…
Lucknow: UP continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions on Thursday, with Banda recording highest temperature in the state and the country for fifth consecutive day. The district recorded 47.6 degrees Celsius, mour than 4 degrees above normal.India Meteorological Department (IMD), Lucknow, forecast heatwave/severe heatwave conditions at several places in East UP during daytime, while…
Rajkot: A 35-year-old woman died following a violent altercation allegedly linked to breaking an engagement at an apartment in Porbandar city on Wednesday afternoon.The incident took place around 3 pm at Neha Palace Apartments located behind Birla Hall in Porbandar. Police have registered a case against Suhasi Raychura, her father Jagdish Raychura, and mother Shilpa…
The objective of the guidelines is to create community ownership of schools by bringing all stakeholders onto a common platform Jaipur: A day after private school associations challenged the Centre’s School Management Committee (SMC) Guidelines 2026, the Ministry of Education clarified Thursday that private unaided schools exempted under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009,…
A record 274 people reached Mt Everest’s summit from Nepal side on Wednesday after a delayed spring season forced expeditions to fit their final attempts into a narrow spell of clear weather, making it the busiest single-day ever on the mountain’s southern route and putting fresh focus on crowding above 8,000 metres, where even brief…
