Monsoon conditions are also expected to strengthen further over parts of northwest India as it advances during the coming days. NEW DELHI: Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to continue across several parts of the country on Tuesday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast an active southwest monsoon over large parts of north,…
straight talk: Over the years, RTI activists have staged protests across TN urging govt to address concerns over lack of accountability and access to information G AnanthakrishnanChief minister C Joseph Vijay’s pre-election promise of enacting a Right to Services Act within six months of assuming office puts him on a Nov 10 deadline, although it…
Ahmedabad: Several areas of the city witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall between midnight and 4am on Sunday, with Ahmedabad recording 39mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 6am. While a number of localities reported temporary waterlogging, some underpasses in the western parts of the city were closed to vehicular traffic as a precautionary…
Kolkata: The cleanup of the 8-acre Bikramgarh Jheel, which involved removing water hyacinth and piling saal logs along the banks, has enthused local residents who have long been demanding the restoration of the waterbody, often described as an oasis in the concrete jungle.Bikramgarh is south Kolkata’s second-largest water body after Rabindra Sarobar. The jheel, which…
Pune: Several businesspersons and shopowners in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have received extortion calls over the last two weeks from alleged members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, raising concerns about the syndicate’s growing presence in the region.Two weeks ago, the owner of a steel-manufacturing company based in Wanowrie received an extortion demand of Rs50 crore…
Times News NetworkVasco: Mormugao police arrested jeweller Bhimappa Yallappa Chalwadi, 35, who had been evading arrest for several days, from Hosapete in Karnataka.He was produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Vasco, which remanded him in two days’ police custody.A police team was sent to Hosapete to trace the accused. Officers arrested Chalwadi, who…
Rupee began the week on a weaker note, slipping 10 paise to 95.28 against the US dollar in early trade. The decline came as a stronger US dollar overseas and uncertainty over global developments kept market sentiment under pressure.Rupee opened at 95.25 against the US dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday before…
England’s Jordan Henderson is looked after by training staff following an injury. (AP Photo) England’s memorable FIFA World Cup victory over Mexico was overshadowed by a freak post-match injury to veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson, who was rushed to hospital after suffering what manager Thomas Tuchel described as a “really bad” wrist injury during the celebrations…
Tom Holland shares how he thought Christopher Nolan hated him because he kept stopping his shots during ‘The Odyssey’ filming. Christopher Nolan‘s latest project, ‘The Odyssey’, has created quite a lot of buzz in the market. With the release date approaching soon, fans have been left wondering about the project and have been awaiting more…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan capital Islamabad is emerging as the leading venue for the next round of technical negotiations between the US and Iran, a media report said Sunday. The US and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding on June 18, aimed at restoring peace in West Asia. It was followed by technical-level talks in Switzerland on…
