Kolkata: New Town cops have recovered gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh from a thief, Tajmul Haque, a resident of Rajarhat after he admitted to have stolen the ornaments from a gold shop at Kestopur Mission Bazar. Cops said he had stolen the jewellery on the night of June 28 and had burried…
Meet the UPSC aspirant who failed Prelims three times, Mains once, took a year-long break—and returned with AIR 199 For every UPSC success story that makes headlines, there are years of unseen struggles behind the final result. Multiple failures, self-doubt, changing strategies and starting over are often part of the journey. IAS officer Tripti Kalhan’s…
A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella as she walks in the garden of the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering under a heat wave that combines daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104…
Chennai: An electric racing boat and a human-powered submarine built by student teams from Kumaraguru institutions in Coimbatore are set to represent India at two international maritime engineering competitions in the coming weeks. The teams were in the city this week as part of an outreach programme to meet industry representatives and govt officials, seek…
Margao: Snake bite cases and consequent deaths must now be reported to health authorities, after the Directorate of Health Services notified the condition under Section 57 of the Goa Public Health Act, 1985. The order which comes into force with immediate effect, has brought snake bite cases within Part II of Chapter VII of the…
Surat: As traffic snarls and roadworks choke Surat’s expanding roads, residents are pinning hopes on the upcoming metro, with two corridors under construction, even as the city’s heavy reliance on private vehicles exposes gaps in its public transport network while calls to save on fuel are sounded.With no rail-based transit yet operational, the city bus…
Young photographers are embracing film, trading digital speed for the deliberate art of analogue. Organized photowalks in Mumbai encourage patience and mindful shooting, with participants using vintage cameras to capture everyday scenes. Pics- Tejas KudtarkarOn a Saturday morning, a group of photographers traded instant gratification for patience.Armed with vintage film cameras instead of smartphones, they…
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed MahaMetro to launch a public awareness campaign. THANE: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday directed Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MahaMetro) to launch a citywide public awareness campaign and hold consultations with residents to address concerns and dispel misconceptions amid mounting public opposition to the ₹12,200-crore Thane…
Just days after powerful earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela, residents of Caracas looked up to witness another extraordinary sight: a sky glowing an intense crimson red as the Sun dipped below the horizon. Videos of the spectacle quickly spread across social media, prompting speculation that the phenomenon was connected to the recent seismic disaster. While…
Mumbai: Concerns over regulatory compliance, civic and infrastructure problems, political instability and the business environment have come into focus after 36,211 private companies were liquidated, dissolved or struck off in Maharashtra over the past five years. The figures, disclosed by the ministry of corporate affairs in the Lok Sabha to a query by Shiv Sena…
