Chennai: Southern Railway announced changes in the pattern of EMU and MEMU trains, including partial and full cancellation of services from May 17 to June 19, owing to pre-non interlocking engineering works at Arakkonam Yard in the Central-Arakkonam section.While several train services between Tiruvalangadu and Arakkonam and back will be affected, city commuters may largely…
Hyderabad: Representatives of the United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations held a meeting with the Secunderabad zone additional deputy commissioner of police J Narsaiah on Thursday to discuss measures to improve the safety of women and senior citizens while ensuring the dignity of domestic workers.During the meeting, the delegation submitted a memorandum recommending several measures,…
Kolkata: The revision in fuel prices might hit Kolkata’s public transport sector hard. Following international market volatility and escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, the price of diesel has crossed Rs 95 per litre mark. While economists said that central interventions managed to prevent a worse price shock, the Rs 3 hike has pushed…
Ahmedabad: Ahead of the Census 2027, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has accelerated preparations for the first phase of enumeration work, with large-scale training and deployment of census staff already underway across the city.According to a Gujarat govt notification issued on May 5, the first phase of the census — involving house listing and building…
Chandigarh: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) initiating the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, Punjab chief electoral officer Anindita Mitra on Friday held a meeting with representatives of registered and recognised political parties and urged them to appoint booth-level agents (BLAs) at the earliest to ensure transparency and smooth…
Pune: A 17-year-old youth drowned in the Vastad Balasaheb Gawade swimming pool at Chinchwad on Friday afternoon. The pool is managed by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. The Chinchwad police have identified the deceased as Shravan Gaikwad of Rahatani.Inspector Ranjit Jadhav of the Chinchwad police said the accident happened around 11am, when Shravan had went…
Uttar Pradesh Minister for Minority Welfare Danish Ansari commutes on a motorcycle, in Lucknow Lucknow: Reacting to the fuel price hike, citizens across income groups said it will make everything expensive by increasing transport costs.With petrol prices rising from Rs 94.73 to Rs 97.55 per litre and diesel from Rs 87.86 to Rs 90.82 per…
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma’s moves with reduced convoy size Friday Jaipur: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to conserve fuel amid rising global tensions and uncertainty in West Asia, the Rajasthan govt is preparing a series of measures to cut fuel consumption and encourage more responsible use of vehicles across the state.The proposed measures are…
22.1 million excess deaths recorded globally between 2020 and 2023NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic caused an estimated 22.1 million excess deaths globally between 2020 and 2023, nearly three times higher than the seven million Covid deaths officially reported worldwide, according to the World Health Statistics 2026 report released by the World Health Organization (WHO).WHO said…
MUMBAI: The rupee hit a record low of 96.14 against the US dollar on Friday before settling at 95.97, one paise lower than its previous close, as global and domestic pressures weighed on the currency.The decline comes amid a widening current account deficit, continued selling by foreign investors, and broader macroeconomic pressures, while global developments…
