Thane: A fire broke out at a timber warehouse in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra‘s Thane district in the early hours of Sunday, and no casualties were reported in the incident, an official said. The blaze erupted at the facility in the Bhinar Nimbavali area around 5 am, the official said. “Three fire engines from the…
Bengaluru: Ahead of elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), the State Election Commission (SEC) has ordered a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 27 wards after objections were received to the voter lists published on April 18.According to an SEC circular, the revision will cover all 24…
The PM Mitra Park in Virudhunagar The textile industry cannot catch a break. It has been caught in the crossfire of a trade war, followed by a conflict in West Asia that drove up fuel and commodity prices. Then came a cotton shortage, prompting the govt to grant yet another last-minute extension of duty-free imports….
TGSRTC Posts Record Rs 1,059-Crore Surplus After Decade of Losses Hyderabad: After reporting losses for nearly a decade, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) posted its highest-ever annual surplus of Rs 1,059.2 crore in 2025-26. Higher passenger traffic, the Mahalakshmi free bus travel scheme for women, govt reimbursements, and expenditure-control measures contributed to the…
Kolkata: The Thakurpukur police has registered an FIR against former cabinet minister Partha Chatterjee, former Trinamool councillor Ghanasree Bag, Tilak Bhattacharjee and Sudip Ghosh on charges of assault, extortion and criminal intimidation over an alleged 2020 incident involving a former Behala BJP functionary who died in judicial custody months later.The case has been registered under…
Panaji: Despite Panaji leading the state in stray dog vaccination with 80% coverage, a web of legal, logistical and social obstacles hampers the city’s ability to close the remaining gap, said mayor Rohit Monserrate on Sunday. Monserrate said that without a coordinated regional approach, the problem cannot be solved by the Corporation of the City…
Fire at Arpan Aromatics, Vatva GIDC Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out at a chemical manufacturing unit in Phase II of Vatva GIDC in the early hours of Sunday, prompting a massive firefighting operation involving 22 fire tenders. Fire officials brought the blaze under control after nearly four hours, and no casualties were reported.The fire…
Bathinda: Amid Punjab govt’s rollout of welfare schemes, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday was confronted by an unusual demand during a ‘Lok Milni’ at Chandbhan village in Faridkot district.As Mann was telling women that the cash assistance scheme for them was just two days away, a man interrupted him with a plea that “chharas”…
In 1920, the term “robot” made its debut in a Czech play; 106 years later, robots made their debut on the battlefield.This Jan, videos circulated online showing Russian soldiers surrendering to an unmanned, armed Ukrainian robot. About a month later, two humanoid machines became the first ever to be deployed in an active combat zone….
Guwahati: Guwahati: The death toll from flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district rose to three after the body of another missing man was recovered from the Kimin circle in downstream Papum Pare district, the state disaster management department said on Sunday.The deceased was identified as NEEPCO employee Saurabh Kumar Kharwar (30), who had…
