Pune: Seven roads, chock-a-block with traffic, all converge at Omkar Garden Chowk underpass in Bavdhan.Further compounding matters are the absence of a traffic signal and little to no police presence at the spot on several days. All these factors create a recipe for extreme chaos and undue stress to motorists heading to work or home…
Surat: With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections recorded a significant rise in voter turnout, even as the number of voters declined sharply due to deletions in the list.The provisional turnout stood at 59.32%, nearly 12% higher than the 47.14% recorded in the 2021 elections. However, the…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Sunday called on defence minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.In a post on X, Khandu wrote, “Always a privilege and a humbling experience to call on Hon Defence Minister Shri@rajnathsingh ji.”The CM said he sought continued support for strengthening critical infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh.Khandu also said he discussed…
Lucknow: Panchayati Raj minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday accused the Samajwadi Party of attempting to vitiate the atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh over the Kataria village incident in Ghazipur.He asserted that a girl’s death should not be politicised and added that the state govt had already extended financial aid and housing support to the bereaved…
Rajkot: Four children drowned in Bakhavad lake in Jasdan taluka of Rajkot district on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Ramu Rathod (14), Kalu Rathod (10), Rajveer Rathod (15), and Kishan Rathod (15).ASP Naveen Chakravarthy Repudi of Jasdan division told TOI, “Bodies of all four children have been recovered from the lake. The preliminary…
Local protest after an 8 year old girl was crushed by a bus in Bharatpur Jaipur: An eight-year-old girl was crushed to death by a speeding roadways bus in Bharatpur’s Nadbai area on Sunday morning, police said.Police identified the deceased as Arika, 8, a resident of the Tikri area in Deeg district.According to police, the…
Arvind Kejriwal (File photo) NEW DELHI: Getting to know that his party’s MPs in Rajya Sabha could break away to join BJP only towards the end, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal made last-ditch efforts to salvage the situation by reaching out to most of them, but it proved a case of too little too late.That Sandeep…
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has apologised after allegedly calling an Indian-origin Radio New Zealand staff member a “Muslim terrorist” during a visit to the broadcaster’s Auckland officesa.The incident took place on Monday as Brown arrived at Radio New Zealand (RNZ) for an appearance on its Afternoons programme. According to RNZ, a…
Ameesha Patel has recently spoken about losing out on Lagaan, calling it a decision she respected rather than resented. Reflecting on the missed opportunity, she said there was no politics involved in the casting.“There was no politics involved. Ashutosh Gowariker was very honest. He felt I looked too fair and too educated for the role—my…
Sanju Samson and MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson continued his rich vein of form in the IPL 2026 Chennai Super Kings against Gujarat Titans at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. The right-hander once again showed his simple yet effective approach – watch the ball closely, and when in…
