Gurgaon: To assess preparedness and inter-department coordination during emergencies such as waterlogging and flooding, the city administration will conduct a disaster management drill at multiple locations on May 14. The exercise is part of a statewide, large-scale flood rescue mock drill being carried out across 13 districts. It will focus on swift evacuation of people…
What specific instruction has the BJP brass given to ensure post-poll peace in Bengal?There is a specific direction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the day of results, he called me up to say that nothing that can foment divisive tendencies and violence must be uttered. He even specified words which need to be avoided…
Ahmedabad: In 2024, Gujarat Police recorded 1,592 FIRs in cases related to cybercrimes. According to the recently published report ‘Crime in India 2024’ by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), about half the cases were related to cheating (698) and forgery (97).According to the report, cybercrimes saw a dip compared to 2023. In 2022, the…
Panchkula: Three men have been arrested for allegedly stealing copper wire from a solar power plant inside the Chandimandir military station.The accused — Raju, Pintu and Sahil alias Rahul alias Kida — are residents of Rajiv Colony in Sector 17. Police seized about 32kg of stolen copper wire and a knife allegedly used in the…
Pune: Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education will conduct supplementary examinations for students of classes X and XII from June 16.The Class X supplementary SSC exam will be held from June 16 to June 30 and that for Class XII from June 16 to July 8. The results are expected to be…
Prateek Yadav, 38, husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav and step-brother of Akhilesh Yadav (R), died in Lucknow under mysterious circumstances LUCKNOW: Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of his stepbrother Prateek Yadav, who died in Lucknow under mysterious circumstances at the age of 38.In a post on X, Akhilesh Yadav wrote,…
NEW DELHI: From conducting a life-saving midnight delivery on a remote Lakshadweep island to treating patients in the harsh high-altitude terrain of Ladakh, 15 nursing professionals from across the country were honoured with the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 by President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday.The awards were presented at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan…
Representative image credits: AP Saudi Arabia carried out a series of unpublicised airstrikes on Iran in late March in retaliation for attacks inside the kingdom during the Middle East conflict, according to sources cited by Reuters.The strikes marked the first known case of Saudi Arabia directly conducting military action on Iranian soil, underscoring a major…
Asian markets traded mixed on Wednesday as fading momentum in artificial intelligence-linked stocks, elevated oil prices and concerns over persistent inflation kept investors cautious.Japan’s Nikkei 225 edged up less than 0.1% to 62,774.94, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.9% to 7,708.05 after recovering some recent losses.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.3% to 8,645.80.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng…
‘Raja Shivaji’, starring Riteish Deshmukh, is continuing its dream run at the box office. The historical epic that is currently in its second week in theatres, is slowly making its way into the record books.As per a box office report on sacnilk, the film has crossed the Rs 20 crore mark in its second week…
