Delhi Police denied reports of violence and detentions during a protest. NEW DELHI: Amid social media posts claiming tensions at Jantar Mantar, Delhi Police on Monday dismissed reports alleging “sporadic use of violence/detentions” during its handling of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest.In a statement posted on X, Delhi Police said, “Some segments from the…
NEW DELHI: England star Jos Buttler etched his name into cricket history on Wednesday, overtaking West Indies great Kieron Pollard to become the highest run-scorer in men’s T20 cricket during Manchester Super Giants’ emphatic nine-wicket victory over Welsh Fire in The Hundred at Old Trafford.Buttler’s explosive unbeaten 51 off just 20 balls not only powered…
Ahmedabad: A 57-year-old tempo owner and trader from Isanpur lost Rs 1.9 lakh to cyber fraudsters after downloading a fake Bank of India KYC application sent through WhatsApp, city cybercrime police said.According to the FIR, the victim received a call on July 22 from a man claiming to be a Bank of India official. The…
Flooding at Bodakdev in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: At a time when occupancy was already high due to business events, hotels across the city ran out of rooms on the night of July 23 as torrential rain and widespread waterlogging stranded travellers, disrupted transport and even pushed locals to seek overnight accommodation.The city was hosting an investment…
Kolkata: Thousands of aspiring chartered accountants filled the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre as the National Conference of CA Students 2026 brought together over 4,000 students from across India on June 20 and 21. Organised by the Board of Studies (Operations), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and hosted by Eastern India Regional Council…
Germany and the Netherlands, crash out in the opening knockout round. (AP Photo) The 2026 FIFA World Cup has produced a historic first, with two teams ranked inside the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings being eliminated in the opening knockout round for the first time in the tournament’s history. Germany, ranked No. 10,…
Representative Image (Canva) A routine attempt to kill a venomous cobra turned into a medical emergency for a 72-year-old man in eastern China after the snake’s severed head bit him about five minutes later. According to a report by Global Times, the incident left the man with a severely damaged hand, requiring multiple surgeries and…
Ahmedabad: More than half of the undergraduate seats across state-run universities remained vacant after four rounds of admissions under the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) portal. The authorities have announced that the fifth round will be held only after supplementary examination results are declared.According to official figures, only 2.26 lakh of the nearly 5.5 lakh…
In the autumn of 1977, visitors arriving in Ames, Iowa, encountered something they would never have expected to see in the American Midwest: a massive iceberg sitting inside a refrigerated room at Iowa State University. It had travelled thousands of kilometres from Alaska by helicopter, aircraft and truck, not as a scientific curiosity but as…
Chennai: Electricity generated by windmills in Tamil Nadu reached an all-time high with the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) absorbing 124.34 million units (Mu) into the grid on Friday. This is about 27% of the state’s overall power consumption. On Friday, Tamil Nadu’s power consumption was 452.212 Mu.Previously, 123.85 Mu was the highest single-day…
