Parked cars block the way on Hapur Road Ghaziabad: The city streets are anyway crowded. They are now being choked by haphazard parking, encroached footpaths and roadside activity that spills on to carriageways.Across Indirapuram, Vaishali, Vasundhara and the old city, a smooth ride has become increasingly rare as vehicles line roadsides, pedestrians are pushed off…
Panaji/Mapusa: Omkar was successfully guided back into Maharashtra on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.Sources said the tusker reached Ugade—located roughly 9km from the Goa border—on Monday morning after traversing the Tilari Fakirpata and Kalane regions.A forest official told TOI that teams had to actively track and guide the elephant over a considerable distance….
Shimla: In a significant push to strengthen technical education, research, and innovation, the Himachal Pradesh Technical University (HPTU), Hamirpur, has approved an annual budget of Rs 76.07 crore for the financial year 2026-27.The budget was cleared during a finance committee meeting chaired by the vice-chancellor and secretary, technical education, Abhishek Jain, and later approved by…
Silchar: A man in his 60s was allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and shot dead by a group of armed youths near the Assam–Manipur border in Assam’s Cachar district, triggering panic in the area, police said on Monday.The victim, Luku Mia Laskar of Atghar village under Jirighat police station, was targeted in the morning when he stepped…
JAMMU: At least 21 passengers died and 51 were injured Monday after their bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu’s Udhampur district.Preliminary probe pointed to mechanical failure, driver error, road condition or a combination of the factors as possible causes for the 10am crash in the hilly Khagote area marked…
Drone footage captured at Manly Beach in Sydney has documented a rare and potentially dangerous rip current forming close to the shoreline. The footage shows a strong circular motion in the water, where sand and seawater are drawn into a spinning vortex beyond the breaking waves. The event occurred on Monday shortly before midday and…
Abhishek Bachchan may be known for taking risks on screen, but when it comes to feedback on his performances, there’s one opinion he consciously avoids—that of his daughter Aaradhya Bachchan.Often compared to his father, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek has carved his own space with a string of notable performances. But in a recent interaction, he…
On a Friday afternoon on Cannon Green, a central lawn on Princeton University’s campus, the Class of 2028 gathered to mark a formal step in their academic journey. Departmental banners in orange and black lined the space, with food stalls and clusters of students moving between them. For many, Declaration Day was a moment of…
Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with captain Hardik Pandya (PTI Photo) Mumbai Indians’ emphatic 99-run win over Gujarat Titans was defined by Tilak Varma’s brilliance, but skipper Hardik Pandya made it clear that a key tactical call with the ball also played a decisive role. One of the biggest talking points was the decision to…
In a recent public event, US President Donald Trump reiterated claims suggesting that the Earth is experiencing a cooling trend, reigniting public and political interest in the president’s claims. Historically, these assertions have been sporadically made during many moments of his presidency and have produced renewed public and political responses. In the present moment, these…
