JAIPUR: The wait had lasted over a decade, but for Rajasthan’s cricket fraternity, the dry spell finally ended on a historic Saturday morning in New Chandigarh. Not since Pankaj Singh stepped out in the pristine India whites has a cricketer from the state earned a coveted Test cap. After a 12-year hiatus, the desert state…
This week begins with effort, plain and simple. Monday and Tuesday ask you to work with patience, not mood. You may feel tense, slightly restless, and aware that nothing is coming free. Still, there is strength in your chart, the kind that grows quietly while others are still talking. Support from a younger sibling, cousin,…
Mumbai: Even as the city is facing a 10% water cut, the Mumbai Water Tanker Association (MWTA) has warned that all tanker operators across Mumbai will take their vehicles off the roads and suspend water transportation services throughout Mumbai from 12 am on June 8 until further notice, in view of “harsh and selective” implementation…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has ruled that the erstwhile BBMP, now Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), is not empowered to compel the relinquishment of privately owned land free of cost for widening a road under the Master Plan.Justice Suraj Govindaraj made the observation while allowing a petition filed by Bengaluru resident M Shashikumar.“If the respondents…
Chennai: BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday dismissed a narrative that the movement launched by former party president K Annamalai was strategically sanctioned by the high command as a form of political ‘brainwashing’.“I want to state categorically to our party cadre that neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, nor any…
Several parts of Hyderabad experienced heavy rainfall on Saturday, bringing relief from the heat across the city. Pic: Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: Rain returned to parts of Hyderabad on Saturday evening, offering much-needed relief from the intense summer heat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that the city and several parts of Telangana are…
Kolkata: Bengal is set to receive its first bullet train as part of an ambitious Rs 1 lakh crore rail infrastructure expansion announced by railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at a meeting with Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday. The high-speed line will connect Delhi and Siliguri via Lucknow, Varanasi and Patna. It is designed to…
Guwahati: Parts of Manipur and Mizoram saw the onset of the southwest monsoon on Saturday, with the IMD saying conditions are favourable for it to advance across the rest of the northeast over the next 2–3 days.For the first time in five years, the southwest monsoon has reached parts of the northeast almost on its…
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested the alleged kingpin of Bihar of an inter-state online fraud racket that cheated competitive examination aspirants by falsely claiming access to leaked question papers through Telegram channels.The accused, identified as Om Kumar (30), son of Sagar Sao and a resident of West Pandarak in Patna…
Traffic Jam at Collectorate Circle Jaipur: At the heart of the city, the Collectorate Circle has become a notorious bottleneck, straining the patience of daily commuters. With nearly 40,000 vehicles traversing this critical junction each day, traffic congestion has reached alarming levels, particularly during peak hours from 10am to noon and 5pm to 8pm.Strategically positioned,…
