Ahmedabad: With temperatures climbing in the city, candidates contesting the upcoming Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections are facing an unusual challenge: convincing voters to step out in the heat and actually vote.Voting for the AMC general elections is scheduled for April 26. Candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and…
Chandigarh: Panic gripped the city on Thursday morning after authorities received another email threatening bomb blasts at multiple sensitive locations — including nine schools, Chandigarh secretariat, Chandigarh airport and the residence of Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini.The email warned of explosions at different locations at staggered timings — 1.11 pm, 2.11 pm and 3.11…
Pune: PMPML bus conductor Surekha Baliram Bhalerao suffered injuries to her leg after a passenger under the influence of alcohol assaulted her with a sharp weapon around 7.30pm on Wednesday after she told him to deboard the bus near Pune railway station.The incident occurred when Bhalerao was manning the PMC-Vimannagar bus.She lodged a complaint with…
Image used for representative purpose only (Photo credit: PTI) AIZAWL: The Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has lodged a formal complaint with the Mizoram People Forum (MPF), alleging violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by a minister and an MLA, who also serves as adviser to the CM, during the ongoing campaign for…
Lucknow: A compensation of Rs 8 lakh was provided to the family who lost two girls in the fire. Two cheques of Rs 4 lakh each were handed over to the family in the presence of Lucknow East MLA OP Srivastava on Thursday.The fire, which swept through a shanty settlement in the area, left several…
JAIPUR: Heatwave conditions tightened their grip across Rajasthan on Thursday, with temperatures soaring above 40°C in most parts and crossing 42°C in several western districts, signalling an early and intense summer spell.Barmer remained hottest in the state, where a maximum temperature of 42.9°C was recorded. The Met office, however, said that on Friday some places…
Kiren Rijiju and Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: A heated exchange broke out in the Lok Sabha between leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Kiren Rijiju during the Congress MP’s speech on the Women’s Reservation Bill.Rijiju intervened when Gandhi, in his address, accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to sidestep…
PC: Guinness World Records A man from the UK recently gained worldwide recognition when he took his lifelong passion for comic book heroes to the next level by breaking a world record through an extensive collection of tattoos. This is Tom Radford, who was recently recognised as the owner of the world record for having…
The Indian rupee strengthened to a one-week high on Friday, supported by steps taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to limit the impact of dollar buying by state-run oil refiners.The currency rose 0.5% to 92.7250 per dollar by 10:50 am, marking its strongest level since April 10. Traders said the move followed a…
Ram Gopal Varma revisits the 1990s, when Mumbai’s underworld controlled Bollywood through fear, extortion, and casting pressure. He explains why Rakesh Roshan and Gulshan Kumar were targeted, links it to real attacks and killings, and reveals how gangsters used cinema to boost their image while stars were summoned to Dubai at their behest. Filmmaker Ram…
