Chennai: Police arrested a 24-year-old man for smuggling liquor from Puducherry to Chennai in an SUV, on Wednesday. The arrest followed a surveillance operation conducted by a team from the CMBT police station on April 28 near the Koyambedu metro railway station. Acting on a tip-off, police attempted to stop a suspicious car for inspection….
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen won 15 seats in urban local body elections in Gujarat state but failed to win even a single seat in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, where it won 7 seats in the previous election held in 2021.The AIMIM won 3 seats in Bhuj urban local body, 3 seats in Sikka (Kamnagar),…
Bongaon: Contrasting scenes marked the second phase of the assembly elections across the Matua heartland in Bongaon on Wednesday, where a family contest unfolded alongside voter discontent over exclusions from the roll.At the centre of attention was the face-off within the Thakur family. Trinamool candidate and MLA Madhuparna Thakur locked horns with BJP nominee Soma…
Ahmedabad: Faculty members across colleges have urged authorities to exempt teachers from Census 2027 duties, arguing that the assignment would add to their already heavy academic workload and disrupt important educational activities.In a representation submitted to the census directorate, members of the teaching community said faculty in colleges affiliated with govt universities are currently engaged…
CHANDIGARH: In the wake of Mumbai incident where four family members died allegedly after consuming watermelon, the food safety wing of the UT health dept launched a safety drive on Wednesday. Officials conducted random sampling of watermelons from 10 locations across the city to address growing public concern.The wing has also started tests in its…
Pune: The number of heatstroke cases in Maharashtra is on the rise as temperatures continue to soar across the state. The health department has reported 95 heatstroke cases from March 1 to April 29, while over 4 lakh people sought treatment at outpatient departments for heat-related symptoms during the period.Four suspected heatstroke deaths have been…
Lucknow: A glitch in the Lucknow University Registration Number (LURN) portal left candidates applying for undergraduate and postgraduate courses harried on Wednesday.Applicants complained that while applying for admission, the registration fee (Rs 100) was deducted from their bank accounts, but the registration number was not generated. Instead, an error appeared on the screen.LURN is necessary…
JAISALMER: The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Dr Mahendra Kumar Goyal in Pokaran on Wednesday sentenced five convicts to life imprisonment in a 10-year-old case from Delasar village under Lathi police station. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1,11,500 on each of the convicts. The case was related to a land…
NEW DELHI: After the exodus of 7 Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MPs, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann is scheduled to meet President Draupadi Murmu on May 5 to “safeguard the mandate of the people.“Man has sought time to meet the President along with party MLAs to press for the “recall” of seven Aam Aadmi…
New Delhi: The West Asia conflict and weak monsoon pose a downside risk to Indian’s economic growth and may put pressure on inflation, fiscal and external deficits, the finance ministry said in its monthly economic review released on Wednesday.It, however, added that while seeking to sustain economic growth, policy is expected to safeguard medium-term fiscal…
