Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has ordered federal employees in Mexico City to work from home and suspended classes across educational institutions on June 11 to help ease traffic congestion during the opening events of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The decree aims to improve traffic movement and road safety as Mexico City prepares to host the…
New Delhi: Delhi University (DU) has been offering undergraduate students the option to exit their courses at multiple stages and return later without losing academic credits in cases of financial, health or personal difficulties. But four years after the provision was introduced under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, most students continue to prefer the…
Passenger held on AC local with fake ID Mumbai: A passenger was arrested by the Govt Railway Police (GRP) after he was caught by Central Railway ticket checkers for impersonating Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and producing a fake identity card. The accused was identified as MD Malang.“Central Railway’s travelling ticket inspectors, Shraddha Salunkhe and…
Bengaluru: In a shocking case, a stranger approached a 31-year-old man for weed and later injured him and his elder brother with a trimmer.According to the complaint filed by Anith DN, a resident of Metro Layout in Nayandahalli, the incident happened around 2pm on June 3. Anith, who runs a dog-breeding business, was standing near…
CHENNAI: People in Madurai are among those most vulnerable to rising temperatures globally, with the city ranking seventh among the world’s cities facing the highest heat risk, according to a University of Oxford study. Chennai ranks 50th.The study found the risk is driven not just by high temperatures, but also by demographic and socio-economic factors,…
Snapped power line kills teen & auto driver amid downpour Hyderabad: Two persons were electrocuted in Bandlaguda on Tuesday evening after an overhead electric wire snapped during heavy rain and fell into stagnant water. The victims, a teenager and an auto driver, died instantly after stepping into the puddle near a hotel.The deceased were identified…
KRISHNANAGAR: Former West Bengal minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader Ujjal Biswas was arrested on Tuesday night in connection with an alleged case of misappropriation of government tarpaulins in Nadia district.The arrest came just hours after Biswas was heckled by protesters outside his residence amid allegations related to the same issue.Police said the former correctional…
Palanpur: Three women were killed and three others, including a car driver, were critically injured in a head-on collision between a rickshaw and a car near Hathrol village on the Himmatnagar–Gambhoi–Ranasan state highway on Tuesday.According to police, the accident occurred when the rickshaw allegedly made a sudden and reckless turn, colliding head-on with an oncoming…
Guwahati: Gauhati HC has ordered eviction drives in four centuries old reserve forests of the state, giving hundreds of families of illegal settlers a 30-day window to remove their belongings and make alternative arrangements.The forests are Lutumai in Nagaon, Jamuna Moudanga in Hojai, South Nambor & Doyang in Golaghat, and Borpani in Nagaon — some…
Thousands of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh police constable exam flooded the trains, resulting in severe overcrowding LUCKNOW: Thousands of candidates returning after appearing in the Uttar Pradesh police constable recruitment examination triggered heavy rush on trains on Tuesday as well, with several reserved coach passengers alleging severe inconvenience due to unauthorized occupancy of seats,…
