Tummala urges Centre to allot Sathupalli coal block to Singareni Hyderabad: Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has urged the Centre to allocate the Sathupalli block-3 coal mine to the SCCL, arguing that the move would help fast track coal extraction and bolster the country’s energy security.In a letter to Union coal minister G Kishan Reddy,…
A day after the gridlock, police stepped up monsoon preparedness by deploying 260 additional personnel, taking the traffic wing’s field strength from around 1,250 to nearly 1,500 Gurgaon: Nearly 500 distress calls poured into Gurgaon traffic police helplines between 6pm and 8pm on Tuesday as thousands of commuters were trapped in waterlogged roads and gridlock…
A still from ‘Ab Tak Chhappan’ that glorifiesextrajudicial murder as a heroic necessity but Diljit Doshanj’s ‘Satluj’and Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘The Lowland’ criticise such attempts Kolkata: The police “encounter” killing of a prime accused in the Baruipur rape-and-murder case has brought the reality of extrajudicial justice to the fore, reigniting a discourse of Bengal for long…
Sanitation workers conduct fogging exercise in Sector 58 Noida: The Noida Authority has launched a month-long fogging and anti-larval drive across the city to curb mosquito breeding and prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases during the monsoon.Four Tata Ace vehicles equipped with fogging machines and anti-larval spray have been deployed across residential sectors and villages.Kapil…
Panaji: Five school students from Goa have been selected to represent India at the FIRST Global Challenge 2026, an international robotics competition to be held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from Oct 7 to 10.The competition brings together teams from countries across the world, with each nation fielding one team to design, build and program…
Varanasi: A trader passing through Dalmandi on Tuesday died after suffering grave injury caused by a brick that fell on his head amid demolition of buildings taking place in the area on a large scale. The trader was heading to his shop when a brick fell on his head. He was rushed to trauma centre…
Ahmedabad: A 16-year-old love story that led a Hindu man to adopt a new name and religion has now resulted in a criminal case after an old passport exposed his dual identity during a routine passport verification.The Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) booked a 38-year-old man on charges of forgery and cheating after investigators…
Two residents of Samrala in Ludhiana helped manage traffic in Chandigarh as part of community service ordered by a local court Chandigarh: What began as a drunken-driving violation at a traffic checkpoint ended with two young men from Ludhiana standing at one of Chandigarh’s busiest intersections, holding placards that read ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ and…
The unions want teachers assigned only academic responsibilities so that the quality of education is not compromised Pune: Teachers’ unions across Maharashtra have called for a statewide ‘school shutdown’ on Thursday to demand that primary teachers be relieved of non-academic duties, such as booth-level officer (BLO) work. They also sought changes to the ongoing promotion…
Guwahati: Assam has over 31 lakh registered farmers, and the agriculture department is working in expeditious manner to increase the farmers’ registration so that all farmers can enrol and avail the benefits under the govt schemes, the govt told the state assembly on Wednesday.Replying to a query raised by BJP MLA Mrinal Saikia in the…
