Kolkata: Two separate road accidents in the Beniapukur police station area have claimed the lives of two pedestrians within 24 hours.In the first incident, an auto driver who was on his first trip out in the city after arriving from Delhi, hit a 60-year-old unidentified woman with his vehicle on Friday near the main gate…
Since it began operations in Nov 2025, the facility has scrapped only 1,638 vehicles Panaji: The vehicle scrappage policy is facing a major implementation problem, with Goa’s only authorised Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) at Marcaim performing poorly and operating at just about a fraction of its potential.Transport director Arvind Khutkar said, “The capacity would…
Gorakhpur: A mother and her teenage son left home together to buy medicines, but returned a day later in coffins, as grief descended on Belwa Dekhli village in Gorakhpur’s Barhalganj area on Saturday. Bindu Devi (42) and her elder son Suraj Yadav (18), who were killed in a road accident on Friday, were cremated on…
Gujarat’s reading initiative Ahmedabad: A Class 10 student in Mansa govt school browses the state-run library in Gandhinagar and finds a book by her favourite author. On an app, the student chooses the book by its number. A dedicated van, plying between chosen schools and libraries, fetches the book from the specific library and, in…
Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday accused both the state and central govts of failing to curb the drug menace in Punjab.Describing drug addiction as the most serious challenge facing the state, he said the political blame game could no longer be a substitute…
Bahraich/Lucknow: A Bahraich court on Saturday sentenced a 62-year-old man to life imprisonment in a nearly 27-year-old murder over a family feud in Sikandarpur village under Hardi police station limits. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.02 lakh on the convict.Additional district and sessions judge/special judge (Gangsters Act) Sunil Prasad held Angad Shukla…
NSA Ajit Doval to visit China for boundary talks with Wang Yi ahead of Modi-Xi meetings NEW DELHI: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s upcoming engagements with President Xi Jinping, NSA Ajit Doval will travel to China Monday for the 25th round of Special Representatives dialogue on the boundary question. Doval and his counterpart Wang Yi…
Pic courtesy: Instagram/ Visit Faroe Islands Her home is ‘picture perfect’, and that’s exactly the problem! While most of us spend thousands trying to create an Instagram-worthy home, one woman in the Faroe Islands has found that daunting. Her home is objectively beautiful. Her home is Instagrammable from every angle: breathtaking sod roofs, neat gardens,…
India steps up Latin America outreach, with Chile trade pact talks and engagements with Argentina, Brazil NEW DELHI: Amid the global turbulence, govt is stepping up its engagement with Latin America, seeking to diversify its trade basket with talks with Chile scheduled for later this week to finalise a comprehensive trade treaty.Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal…
‘Khalifa’ box office collections day 4 vs ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’_ The Onam box office battle between Prithviraj Sukumaran‘s ‘Khalifa’ and Nivin Pauly‘s ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ is showing a clear difference in their latest trends. While ‘Khalifa’ remained almost steady on its fourth day, ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ continued to hold well in theatres, with constant growth…
