Ahmedabad: The line of withdrawal of southwest monsoon passed from Deesa and Naliya along with parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, according to India Meteorological Department’s Thursday bulletin.With the cloud cover gone, the maximum temperature rose to 36.3 degrees celsius, which was 2.1 degrees above normal, whereas minimum temperature at 27.7 degrees was…
Nationalised banks have been told by the finance ministry to keep branches open on Sunday (Sept 27) Pune: Offline banking activities such as cheque clearing and manual real-time gross settlement (RTGS) services are likely to be impacted during the three-day nationwide bank strike next week, from Sept 28 to Sept 30.Combined with festival holidays this…
Keri: Despite govt’s strict ban on the manufacture, import, and sale of plaster of paris (PoP) Ganesh idols, many have been found this year at several locations in Sattari, polluting water bodies. Even in fast-flowing rivers, such idols lay undissolved, choking aquatic life and blocking waterways.Synthetic paints used to decorate the idols often contain hazardous…
4 Mumbai residents killed as car rams stationary dumper on Bharatmala Expressway SURAT: Four Mumbai residents travelling to a Jain pilgrimage site in Gujarat were killed on Friday morning after their car crashed into a stationary dumper parked on the side of the Bharatmala Expressway in Surat district, police said.The Maharashtra-registered car, suspected to be…
India draws record $94.5 billion FDI in FY26 India’s investment and manufacturing push has clocked record gains, with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) reaching a record $94.53 billion in 2025-26, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.The latest annual inflow has taken India’s cumulative FDI receipts between 2014 and 2026 to $843 billion, Goyal…
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey NEW DELHI: The internal power struggle within Hockey India has taken a dramatic turn, with federation president and former India captain Dilip Tirkey filing a complaint with Delhi Police against some of the federation’s officials, alleging “criminal breach of trust, theft, endangerment of life and wrongful abandonment”.Tirkey’s complaint also seeks…
Nani’s latest release ‘The Paradise’, directed by Srikanth Odela, opened in theatres on September 24 and has been receiving a mixed response from audiences and reviewers. While the action drama has been praised in some quarters for Nani’s performance and its scale, several early reactions have also raised concerns about the film’s writing, narration and…
Children’s toys are designed to attract attention with bright colours, sounds and lights, but some of those features can also introduce safety risks. On September 24, 2026, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of approximately 43,674 light-up children’s toys because their battery compartments do not meet mandatory safety requirements.The recalled…
Donut was taken to the RSPCA East Winch Wildlife Center for emergency veterinary treatment. She is still in critical condition and the priority now is to treat her serious wound and stabilize her health. A young gray seal caught in a snare of discarded fishing gear that had tightened around her neck has a long…
There’s something genuinely special about naming a child for the very trait that drives human progress forward, that restless, endless urge to ask why, how, and what if. Curiosity has long been considered one of the most valuable qualities a growing mind can carry, the spark behind every scientist, philosopher, and explorer who ever looked…
