Short rain, big disruption Bhopal: A brief spell of heavy afternoon rain on Wednesday once again exposed the fragility of the city’s urban infrastructure, with key roads waterlogged and traffic thrown out of gear in several localities.Though the showers were short, they were intense enough to leave commuters stranded and residential areas battling ankle- to…
The commissioning ceremony for INS Malvan, the second indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare shallow water craft, was presided over by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff. Panaji: In a veiled critique of the Indian Air Force’s troubled record in indigenous fighter jet and engine development, Air Chief Marshal Amar…
Image: The Washington Post When Asian elephant calf Linh Mai was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., in February 2026, her arrival was celebrated as an important step for the conservation of an endangered species. But within hours, the joyful occasion turned into a race against time. Her mother, Nhi Linh, rejected…
Angh, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Theja Rio, has been selected for the Platform Competition at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), becoming the only Indian film to compete in the section this year.Set in 1960s Nagaland, Angh follows Anghba, the last surviving chief of an abandoned Indigenous Naga village, who lives in…
Dhubri: Assam CM’s vigilance cell has registered a case into the alleged embezzlement of several crores of rupees from the Dhubri zila parishad between 2021 and 2025.A team of vigilance officials arrived in Dhubri on Tuesday evening and has since been examining official records, scrutinising financial documents and questioning officials and employees suspected of involvement…
Bhubaneswar: The city police on Wednesday served a notice to V K Pandian, a former IAS officer-turned-BJD politician and close aide of ex‑chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who virtually ran the govt, was called for questioning in connection with the theft of two sensitive inquiry reports from the chief minister’s office (CMO) during the 2024 regime…
Mahoba Police have detained an 80-year-old man for the murder of a temple priest LUCKNOW: Mahoba Police have solved the murder of a Hanuman temple priest within days of the incident, arresting an 80-year-old man who allegedly killed the priest to falsely implicate his long-time rivals in a murder case.The accused, Kallu Jogi (80), a…
Mumbai: To ensure medical assistance to patients facing serious illnesses, and to bring speed and transparency to the process, a Mayor’s medical assistance fund cell, on the lines of the Chief Minister’s Medical Assistance Cell, has been made operational at the BMC headquarters on Wednesday. On the occasion, cheques from the Mayor’s medical assistance fund…
NEW DELHI: The Centre is unlikely to remove Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan despite mounting demands for his resignation, as it believes he cannot be held responsible for the NEET paper leak, news agency PTI reported, citing a senior government functionary.According to the report, the government is, however, willing to favourably consider the demand for…
Hindu religious and charitable endowments minister C Ramesh CHENNAI: The Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department has announced the formation of a special inspection committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the properties belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple in Palani. Similar committees are expected to be constituted for the remaining temples of…