Panaji: Fr Bolmax Pereira, a priest of the Goa archdiocese, academic and prominent activist who championed the environment, died at 4.30am on Tuesday after a cardiac arrest at the GMC. He was 50.A native of Quepem, Pereira was serving as parish priest at St Francis Xavier Church, Chicalim. He also balanced pastoral responsibilities with academics…
Varanasi: A 20-year-old and his juvenile aide were arrested after an exchange of fire with Bilariyaganj police personnel in Azamgarh district early Tuesday morning. The duo had snatched the purse of a woman who was commuting on an e-rickshaw on May 23. The 20-year-old accused was identified as Fuzail Ahmad.Azamgarh ASP (rural) Chirag Jain said…
Meghna Patel, 47, was shot dead by a gunman at a store in Virginia, US. Patel hails from Gujarat’s Mehsana district. She had moved to the US a decade ago with her husband and two children Ahmedabad: In just about 26 seconds, a life was lost to gun violence in the US state of Virginia….
Civic elections on a hot day in Raikot town of Punjab’s Ludhiana district Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave across Punjab severely depressed voter turnout for Tuesday’s municipal elections, with participation tumbling nearly 10 percentage points from the last local polls.Final data reveals that only 64.82% of eligible voters cast ballots across the six contested municipal councils…
BJP leaders said the issue surfaced after their candidate at the booth noticed alleged discrepancies in the sealing and alerted senior party functionaries BJP leaders said the issue surfaced after their candidate at the booth noticed alleged discrepancies in the sealing and alerted senior party functionaries BJP leaders said the issue surfaced after their candidate…
Baramati MP Supriya Sule said the measures were counterproductive Pune: Opposition parties on Tuesday dubbed the Pune police’s 10pm closing deadline for restaurants anti-people, saying the move did not address the city’s rising crime.The Pune Police recently issued prohibitory orders enforcing a 14-day ban on public gatherings. Alongside this, multiple restaurant owners and operators of…
Guwahati: Manipur Police on Tuesday said four men have been apprehended in Kangpokpi district for their suspected involvement in the abduction of six Naga civilians on May 13, who are allegedly still being held hostage.“The individuals are suspected to be active cadres of armed village volunteer groups in Kangpokpi district and are suspected to have…
Lucknow: UP govt has shifted public holiday announced for Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) from May 27 to May 28 following confirmation based on moon sighting that the festival will be celebrated across the state on Thursday.With the revised order coming into effect, all govt offices, educational institutions and state-controlled establishments earlier scheduled to remain closed on Wednesday,…
Jaipur: Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University has started its admission process for the 2026-27 academic session, and application forms are open till June 30.This year, the university is offering admissions in several undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, along with diploma, certificate and self-financed courses. Undergraduate courses include the four-year Shastri course in Veda, Dharmashastra, Philosophy, Jain…
NEW DELHI: Strongly disapproving of law students bunking class to roam around campus, Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed Delhi HC’s order which said no student could be prevented from taking exams on the grounds of lack of minimum attendance.While issuing notice on a batch of petitions filed by law colleges and Bar Council of India…
