Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Monday flagged off the first batch of 144 Mizoram youths selected for the 166 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army (Home & Hearth), Assam.The batch includes 135 males and nine females, and will leave for Shillong on May 15 for training-related formalities ahead of the start of training next month.Addressing the event,…
People rest under shadow of trees at Ramniwas Bagh in Jaipur Monday Jaipur: Heatwave conditions intensified across Rajasthan Monday, particularly in the western districts, with Barmer emerging as the hottest place in the country with a scorching maximum temperature of 47.3°C. Jaipur recorded a maximum temperature of 39.9°C.The national heat bulletin of the India Meteorological…
Free flow fee plaza (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Busting the perception that people evade paying pending highway toll, NHAI on Monday said half of those who received e-notices after the first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF), or barrierless tolling, started on NH-48 in Gujarat have paid their dues — around Rs 30 lakh.E-notices, issued to vehicle…
Can calling the police to report a crime be considered as a law and enforcement record in the US? Immigration attorney Scott Decker highlighted a case in which the US Citizenship and Immigration Services denied an applicant’s STEM OPT extension, citing that the individual had a “law enforcement interaction”. The agency did not say what…
India’s association with the Cannes Film Festival has, for years, come with one constant visual — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walking the red carpet for L’Oreal Paris. Since becoming the global ambassador for the beauty brand in 2004, the actress has been one of the most recognised Indian faces at Cannes, attending the festival more than…
Students looking to build a career in healthcare and allied medical sciences now have more options at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU). The university has introduced seven new paramedical and healthcare programmes for the 2026 academic session and has started the online admission process for the same.The newly launched courses focus on areas that…
David Miller and Axar Patel (IPL) Delhi Capitals kept their IPL 2026 playoff hopes alive with a stunning three-wicket win over Punjab Kings in a high-scoring thriller at Dharamsala on Monday. Chasing a daunting target of 211, DC rode on counterattacking half-centuries from David Miller and captain Axar Patel to complete the highest successful run…
A centuries-old mosaic map has helped archaeologists identify what may be a long-lost Byzantine city hidden beneath the desert landscape near the Dead Sea in Jordan. Researchers believe the settlement is Tharais, a city marked on the famous Madaba Mosaic Map, one of the oldest surviving maps of the Holy Land. The discovery emerged after…
New Delhi: In the wake of recent fire incidents, Delhi govt has ordered fire audits of sensitive establishments such as schools, colleges, hospitals and night shelters, while also directing authorities to step up awareness campaigns and emergency preparedness measures across the city.At a high-level review meeting chaired on Monday by home minister Ashish Sood, senior…
Mumbai: The BMC is set to implement a 10% water cut in Mumbai from May 15 as a precaution, taking into account the India Meteorological Department’s forecast of below average monsoon due to the El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole conditions. Besides Mumbai, BMC’s water cut will also impact certain areas in Thane and Bhiwandi-Nizampur…
