Varanasi: A day after a sack containing codeine syrup was found floating in the Ganga in Varanasi, Chandauli police seized a consignment of 7,200 bottles of codeine syrup worth around Rs 15 lakh from an abandoned truck near the Kori underpass under Alinagar police station on Thursday.Police are trying to ascertain whether the consignment was…
A flooded Drive-In road in Ahmedabad after heavy downpour on July 23, 2026 Ahmedabad: Thursday was the wrong day to be outdoors. As the skies pelted Amdavadis with heavy rain, commuting became a nightmare for those depending on app-based cab rides. If fares skyrocketed by up to six times, passengers willing to pay the inflated…
Ludhiana: The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is grappling with a major operational crisis in its Central Zone, with nearly 70% of its workforce on strike. This has severely affected the ability of the utility to respond to consumer complaints and maintain services.According to official attendance records for July 23, out of a sanctioned…
Mohali: A bull was rescued from a nearly 25ft-deep underground water storage tank at an under-construction building in Sector 82, Mohali, after a four-hour operation carried out by members of the Gau Grass Seva Samiti Thursday.According to the organisation, its helpline received a call around 9am reporting that the animal had fallen into the tank…
The rally between 3pm and 7pm on Friday will start from Shaniwarwada and conclude at the Pune collectorate Pune: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has given a call for a protest rally in the city on Friday as the ongoing dissent at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi intensifies.The organisers said the rally was being organised to…
Lucknow: A pastor and his wife were among seven people booked on Thursday by the Lucknow Police for allegedly running an illegal religious conversion racket under the guise of a multi-level marketing (MLM) network in Mohanlalganj.An FIR was registered at Mohanlalganj police station under Sections 352 and 351(2) of the BNS and Sections 3, 5(1)…
Hathi Gaon, Jaipur (File photo) Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state govt to file a response by Aug 17 to allegations concerning the health, welfare and safety of elephants at Jaipur’s Hathi Gaon after the amicus curiae said the state’s affidavit contained only “generic” claims without supporting documents.A division bench of Acting…
An NDRF personnel evacuates a youth from the middle of the Tawi river JAMMU: A joint team of J&K Police and SDRF rescued two individuals stranded in the Tawi near Prambli, in Jammu’s Phallian mandal, following a sudden rise in the river’s water level Thursday, even as the Army launched relief and evacuation operations in…
In 1747, a sixteen-year-old schoolboy in Virginia sat down with pen and ink to copy 110 handwritten rules of good behavior. The exercise was meant to teach young men how to act in polite society. Rule 56 on his paper gave a clear warning: “Associate yourself with Men of good Quality if you Esteem your…
India to face 10% US tarrifs The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new tariffs of 10 per cent and 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 economies, including India, saying the move aims to push trading partners to strengthen enforcement against goods produced using forced labour. India now qualifies for the lower 10% rate after…
