Workshops on scriptwriting and direction, panel discussions, audience interaction and networking forums for theatre practitioners are on the anvil Mumbai: The Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA), one of India’s oldest cultural organisations, will hold its annual theatre festival at Mysore Association, Matunga, from May 20-27. Two performances of ‘Kaifi Aur Main’ by Shabana Azmi and…
Heavy rain batters Bengaluru, triggers severe waterlogging (Picture credits: X) BENGALURU: Bengaluru witnessed heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning, leading to severe waterlogging and massive traffic snarls across several parts of the city. The sudden downpour disrupted peak-hour movement and left commuters stranded on flooded roads. The worst-hit stretches reported waterlogging in areas such…
Chennai: Sports minister Aadhav Arjuna on Monday said state govt will create a dedicated Olympic action plan to identify and train athletes from a young age, while focusing on expanding sports infrastructure across the state. After inspecting Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium’s sports hostel facilities, diet provided to athletes, and training routines at the stadium, where he…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt has said that 40 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy have been procured during the ongoing 2025-26 rabi season. In a statement on Monday, the govt said 8,575 procurement centres have been set up across the state for rabi crop purchases. After procuring the paddy, payments amounting to Rs 6,462 crore…
Gurgaon: Haryana govt on Saturday carried out a major reshuffle of top police officers, appointing 1999-batch IPS officer Sibash Kabiraj as the new city police commissioner, replacing 1998-batch officer Vikas Arora, who has been posted as ADGP (administration) at the police headquarters in Panchkula.Kabiraj (51), who was serving as Panchkula police commissioner with additional charge…
Kolkata: Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, accused in a land grab scam being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), was arrested on Monday after the central agency allegedly found him evasive and non-cooperative during questioning.Pappu, a history-sheeter who had been absconding for a long period, appeared before the ED’s CGO Complex office on Monday accompanied…
Panaji: With geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz continuing to disrupt global maritime trade, the Mormugao Port Authority has moved to prioritise the berthing of vessels carrying essential commodities and ensure that exporters shipping cargo to countries in West Asia receive immediate financial concessions at the point of billing, without having to wait for…
Ahmedabad: “He is away for a year on work,” Jagruti Goswami would allegedly tell family and neighbours when asked about her husband, Shantigiri. The charade continued for nearly seven months until Sunday when Ahmedabad crime branch found out that Jagruti, with her lover Kantilal Sabaria, had killed Shantigiri in Oct 2025 and thrown his body…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has issued a notice on a contempt petition against Punjab state election commissioner Raj Kumar Chaudhuri for alleged non-compliance with court directions on implementing an optional online nomination filing system for local body elections.The petition was filed by HC lawyer Nikhil Thamman, who alleged that the Punjab State…
The state-run MSRTC is considering a proposal to increase bus fares, while private luxury bus operators said inter-city and inter-state ticket prices could rise by 5% or more. Autorickshaw unions are also preparing to demand fare revisions Pune: Public transport may become costlier following the recent fuel price hike, with authorities and owners of private…
