For south Mumbai, this was the lowest June rainfall in the last three years. MUMBAI: June ended with Mumbai recording significantly less rainfall than its long-period average, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a forecast for heavy to very heavy showers in the first week of July. The IMD’s Colaba observatory recorded 441.1…
The accused, identified as Sanjeev Dixit alias Sanjay Sharma, 53, was arrested on Thursday (AI image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: A man accused of cheating multiple banks of more than Rs 18 crore using forged property documents and impersonation has been arrested by Delhi Police after allegedly evading arrest for nearly nine…
Ahmedabad: More than half of the undergraduate seats across state-run universities remained vacant after four rounds of admissions under the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) portal. The authorities have announced that the fifth round will be held only after supplementary examination results are declared.According to official figures, only 2.26 lakh of the nearly 5.5 lakh…
Jalpaiguri: A year after scripting what was described as a national record in wildlife crime convictions, the Jaldapara Wildlife Division continued its run in 2025-26, securing convictions of 22 accused in 13 separate cases, reinforcing its position as one of India’s most successful forest divisions in converting wildlife crime investigations into convictions.In 2024-25, when Jaldapara…
Tourists present at the fort were evacuated while police conducted investigative procedures linked to the case PUNE: Lonavala rural police closed Lohagad Fort to visitors as part of the ongoing investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder case on Tuesday.Tourists present at the fort were evacuated while police conducted investigative procedures linked to the case, according…
Yan Dhanda, a former England U-17 international who trained under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, believes the country can benefit if its doors are opened to players of Indian origin Panaji: India’s top tier football clubs are in favour of signing OCI card holders as domestic players, with an undertaking that they will take up Indian…
Latest small savings schemes rates for July-September 2026 quarter Latest Post Office Small Savings Interest Rates: The interest on small savings savings, popularly known as post office savings schemes, have been declared for the second quarter of the current financial year 2026-2027. The interest rates for the July-September 2026 have been announced by the Finance…
Taijul Islam and Mitchell Starc (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam achieved a major personal milestone despite his team’s heavy defeat to Zimbabwe in the one-off Test at Harare.The left-arm spinner claimed 7 for 138 from 40.2 overs in Zimbabwe’s first innings to register the 19th five-wicket haul of his Test career….
Veteran lyricist Vairamuthu has made an emotional appeal to the Tamil Nadu government, requesting that a memorial be built in honour of legendary filmmaker Bharathiraja. The acclaimed director, fondly known as “Iyakkunar Imayam,” passed away on June 10 after battling age-related health woes. He was laid to rest with full state honours at his native…
UAE’s first passenger train service launched The UAE entered a new chapter in its transport history on Tuesday as the country’s first passenger train service completed its inaugural journey, linking Fujairah and Abu Dhabi in just 1 hour and 45 minutes.Operated by Etihad Rail, the maiden service departed Fujairah at 5. 34am and arrived at…
