Minister Agnimitra Paul at Alipore zoo Kolkata: Torrential rain for a couple of hours in the morning—this monsoon’s first heavy spell—flooded large areas of Kolkata as well as Salt Lake and New Town on Friday. Consequently, traffic on multiple stretches, especially in central Kolkata, slowed down in the morning peak hours.The intensity of the showers…
Pune: A 27-year-old software engineer jumped to death from the third floor of a residential building in the Manikbaug area on Thursday afternoon.The brother of the deceased stated in his complaint with the Sinhagad Road police that she ended her life because her husband and her mother-in-law harassed her. The same day, the police registered…
Margao: Public works minister Digambar Kamat on Friday issued a stern warning to Margao Municipal Council (MMC) officials over recurring complaints of missing files. He directed them to complete an internal inquiry within 24 hours and lodge a police complaint if any file remained untraced.Kamat was at the MMC hall for a public interaction session…
Surat: Pre-monsoon showers lashed parts of Surat city and district on Friday, providing much-needed relief from the sweltering heat and humidity that gripped the region over the past several days. While the city received light to moderate rainfall, several talukas in the district recorded significant precipitation.Umarpada received the highest rainfall at 72 mm, followed by…
Experts warn against panic selling, emphasizing the need to maintain investment discipline. (AI image) The US-Iran war has not just hit portfolios of Indian investors, it has also led to record outflows, and fewer inflows in equities. One big sign of the impact of the ongoing uncertainty has been a jarring figure from May 2026…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) For more than two decades, Cristiano Ronaldo has built a career on proving people wrong.Every time critics questioned him, he responded with goals. Every time doubts surfaced about his longevity, he produced another record. From Manchester to Madrid, Turin to Riyadh, and throughout an extraordinary international career with Portugal, Ronaldo…
Paul Blackthorne: ‘I was happy to point a finger at the British Raj’; recalls Aamir Khan’s commitment on Lagaan (Image credits: Instagram) Twenty-five years after Lagaan became one of Indian cinema’s most celebrated films, British actor Paul Blackthorne is still surprised by the impact his character, Captain Andrew Russell, continues to have on audiences. During…
When Jack Ancell was just 10 years old, he wrote a letter to a local farmer asking for work experience, hoping to turn his childhood fascination with farming into something more. Although he was initially told he was too young and warned that farms could be dangerous places, his determination paid off. What began with…
In north-west Wales, there is a village whose name has become almost a joke in itself, printed on souvenirs, railway signs and the occasional breathless attempt at pronunciation. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch doesn’t just stand out because of its length. It carries a sense of something assembled rather than inherited, as if parts of local history were stitched…
The tide turns in your favour today. Work conditions improve, anxiety begins to loosen, and you’ll feel that things are finally moving with more order than confusion. Mars gives you drive, and Saturn now supports effort with structure. That’s why the day feels busy, but useful.Stay in contact with people who are important and these…
