Kanwar Yatra vehicle restrictions Schools and colleges in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, will remain closed from August 3 to August 10 as the district administration has stepped up preparations for the annual Kanwar Yatra.The decision has been taken to ensure the smooth movement of Kanwar pilgrims and maintain public safety as a large number of devotees…
India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh was on Monday named in the North Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy, while Jammu and Kashmir wicketkeeper-batter Kanhaiya Wadhawan was appointed captain of the 15-member team.Arshdeep, who is a regular in India’s white-ball teams, was part of the Test squad during the 2025 tour of England but did not…
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directed the BMC to halt wasteful expenditure on new vehicles (Photo credit: X) MUMBAI: After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Rs 1.5 crore proposal to replace Mahindra Scorpio SUVs allotted to key political office-bearers in the civic body with six new Toyota Innovas ran into controversy, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said…
BJP MP Raghav Chadha addresses the chair in Rajya Sabha. NEW DELHI: BJP MP Raghav Chadha on Monday accused the opposition of “politicising” the NEET paper leak issue and using students’ emotions for political promotion, asserting that the fight over examination paper leaks is not between the BJP and Congress but between “merit and mafia”…
Organised under the banner-Miles of Smiles Run 2026, the event was aimed at promoting health and fitness. CHENNAI: More than 1,100 participants took part in a run conducted by Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Mylapore, in Besant Nagar on Sunday.Organised under the banner Miles of Smiles Run 2026, the event was aimed at promoting health…
Kolkata: ITC has concluded the acquisition of Century Pulp and Paper (CPP), marking the formal integration of the business into ITC Paperboards & Specialty Papers portfolio. The completion, announced through a regulatory filing, makes ITC India’s largest integrated paperboards and paper business. The total installed capacity will rise by over 50% to approximately 1.5 million…
A villager walks home in the rain near Lavasa; satisfactory rainfall was recorded in catchment areas around Pune on Sunday Pune: Coastal and eastern parts of Maharashtra may expect the most rain in the coming week till Aug 8, while the rest of the state will experience varying monsoon activity, according to the India Meteorological…
A huge mound of earth excavated during the redevelopment work has been lying along the road Margao: Commuters at the Curchorem-Sanvordem railway station continue to face unsafe and inconvenient conditions years after redevelopment work began, with construction debris littering the main platform, limited canopy along the second platform, and an unbarricaded mound of excavated earth…
More than 1.18 lakh Central Government employees and eligible retirees have opted for the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) since its rollout, the government informed Parliament on Monday.In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the total number of UPS subscribers stood at 1,18,195 as of July 19, 2026. This…
India ended their CWG 2026 campaign on a high, finishing fourth in the medal standings with 39 medals. NEW DELHI: India ended their Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign in Glasgow on a high, finishing fourth in the medal standings with 39 medals – 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze.Australia topped the medal table with 62…
