Surat: As part of its heatwave mitigation measures, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) shifted 1,061 homeless people to shelters over the past month to prevent heat-related illnesses.Officials said the drive was launched at the beginning of April after earlier instances of critically ill homeless persons being found on roads, some of whom later died due…
Guwahati: At a first Asom Gana Parishad legislature party meeting on Wednesday, the elected members of BJP’s regional ally proposed Himanta Biswa Sarma’s name for chief minister to lead the state govt for a second straight term. AGP president Atul Bora was unanimously chosen as its legislature party leader.The meeting of the 10 newly elected…
Lucknow: At least six people, including women and children, went missing after a boat carrying around nine passengers capsized in the Yamuna River in Hamirpur on Wednesday evening while villagers were returning after collecting muskmelons and cucumbers from a river island, officials said.The incident took place in Kutubpur Patiya hamlet under Bhauli gram panchayat in…
Rajkot: A special Pocso court in Porbandar sentenced a 24-year-old man to rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life, for kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old Dalit girl in Oct 2023. The court relied entirely on scientific evidence and independent testimonies, overcoming the hurdle of the minor victim and her parents turning hostile during…
Jaipur: For the first time, Rajasthan will showcase its tourism products and experiences at ITB China in Shanghai, a premier global networking platform, in a bid to tap into the vast Chinese travel market.The initiative comes at a time when China does not figure among the top 20 source countries for tourist arrivals in the…
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: Congress snapped on Wednesday its 11-year alliance with the DMK and threw its weight behind TVK, deepening fissures in INDIA bloc after DMK’s rout in Tamil Nadu. AICC in-charge Girish Chodankar met TVK chief C Joseph Vijay and pledged support of Congress’s five MLAs. “Congress-TVK alliance will continue for local body polls and…
Candace Owens questions Blake Neff over Erika Kirk TPUSA leadership video after Charlie Kirk death (Image via Getty) Candace Owens publicly challenged Turning Point USA producer Blake Neff this week as the fight around late TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization’s leadership battle continued to grow online. The argument happened on X after Blake…
Nandamuri Balakrishna, a veteran of Telugu cinema and a politician, has often made headlines for his outspoken nature and controversial public moments over the years. Urvashi Rautela has weighed in on the controversies surrounding her collaboration with Balakrishna, offering a contrasting take on the superstar’s on-set behaviour and his much-discussed interactions with fans.In a recent…
Rishabh Pant and Yuvraj Singh (File Photos) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant recently gave Yuvraj Singh a special gift to thank him for helping him ahead of IPL 2026. Pant had approached Yuvraj for guidance after a difficult phase in his career, which included a poor IPL season last year and missing out on India’s T20…
The ocean’s nightly rush hour. Image Credits: Google Gemini Every night, the ocean does one of the biggest magic tricks on Earth, and most of us have never heard of it.Imagine it’s 2 AM somewhere above the Pacific Ocean. On the surface, it looks dead calm, maybe a little spooky, but 600 feet below you,…
