Monsoon rainfall across the state has been scattered in Rajasthan Jaipur: Rajasthan’s monsoon rainfall deficit widened to 14.1%, with the state receiving 278.28mm of rain against the normal 323.91mm till Friday, according to the Daily Monsoon Bulletin. The Met office said at least three more monsoon spells are left and the deficit is unlikely to…
BJP-SAD alliance buzz has grown ahead of next year’s assembly polls. NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Friday said that people in Punjab want his party to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party for the upcoming polls.Majithia cited Punjab’s status as a border state and the need to protect…
In 1979, about 30 mongooses were released on Japan’s Amami Oshima to control habu snakes Japan has officially declared the successful eradication of the invasive small Indian mongoose on Amami Oshima, ending a decades-long ecological crisis on the UNESCO World Heritage-listed island. According to an official announcement from Japan’s ministry of the environment, expert panels…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay shared his condolences after South Indian veteran Sowcar Janaki passed away on Friday in Chennai after age-related complications at the age of 94. The actor turned politician remembered her seven-decade-long contribution to Indian cinema and said her death was an “irreplaceable loss” to the film world. C Joseph…
Image credit: Hockey India The Indian women’s hockey team suffered a 0-2 defeat to the Netherlands in their second-round match of the FIH World Cup on Friday.The Netherlands, the reigning Olympic and world champions, controlled much of the contest and scored once in each of the first and third quarters. Jansen, Matla score from PCs…
New Delhi: Commuters using the Shahdara flyover towards Apsara Border will have to brace for slower traffic as renovation and repair work on the stretch is expected to continue till Aug 31, Delhi Traffic Police said in an advisory.The location is a crucial commuter corridor for people travelling between east Delhi and the Apsara Border…
The FIR was registered recently based on a written complaint received by the police. Police are probing the case and are yet to make any arrests. MUMBAI: BKC police on Wednesday registered a first information report (FIR) against a diamond merchant, who had an office at Bharat Diamond Bourse, for allegedly duping an NRI by…
Bengaluru: A serial chain snatcher who targeted women passengers aboard slow-moving trains at Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) has landed in custody. The broken half of a chain that he’d snatched from a passenger helped police track and arrest him.Through a joint operation which included Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Crime Investigation Bureau (CIB), Byappanahalli…
Chennai: To retain the attention of Gen Z students, colleges are reimagining the classroom. The novel ideas include splitting the traditional 50-minute lecture into active and passive learning sessions, creating short videos, quizzes, guided problem-solving sessions and structured discussions.Colleges are taking inputs from alumni and conducting academic audits to make lessons more relevant to students…
Gurgaon: Four people were killed in two road accidents in the city. In the first case, two motorcycle-borne youths, Rohit and Abhishek, died after a collision with a Tata Punch in Sector 14 area in the early hours of Friday near Lal Hospital on New Railway Road.A passerby, Harsh Kumar, told police he had come…
