Palghar: Heavy rain during the first and third weeks of July damaged crops on 1,205.4 hectares in Palghar district, affecting 4,636 farmers across 349 villages, according to a preliminary report by the agriculture department.Heavy rain that lashed the district between July 1 and 8, and again from July 22 to 24, claimed 23 lives and…
Taxpayers should carefully evaluate their eligible deductions before deciding which tax regime to opt for. (AI image) ITR filing AY 2026-2027: Do you plan to file income tax returns under the old tax regime? The first thing to know is that your ITR must be filed within the July 31, 2026 deadline, otherwise you will…
Students can apply for engineering, pharmacy and agriculture courses Pune: Twenty-four boys and two girls secured 100 percentile in Maharashtra MHT CET 2026 physics-chemistry-mathematics in the first attempt. The results were announced on Monday by Maharashtra CET Cell. While 24 of the students are from Maharashtra, two are from other states.The 26 include three from…
Patchwork done on VIP Road. photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: The deep craters that turned VIP Road into a death trap for thousands of commuters are finally getting a temporary fix.After a week of traffic nightmare, the state PWD has begun replacing some of the arterial road’s worst monsoon craters with paver blocks in a stopgap…
Ajith Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan are hailed as two of the biggest stars of Indian cinema today. Although their fan bases are in different industries, many movie buffs are surprised to hear that the two actors actually co-starred in a film more than two decades ago. Ajith was also part of the cast of…
An electricity transmission tower Pune: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) will set up four new substations in the Ravet and Kiwale areas of Pimpri Chinchwad after the monsoon to strengthen the power distribution network in these rapidly expanding suburbs, where prolonged outages during heavy rains earlier this month exposed the strain on…
Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka walks with team during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Group B match between Sri Lanka Vs West Indies at Bristol County Ground on June 21, 2026 in Bristol, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has said she feels like “a failure as a captain” after her side’s…
Vietnamese proverb of the day: “The cat praises its tail to be long” Self-love is good but not to that extreme when it clouds one’s ability to see their own fault. And that’s what this Vietnamese wisdom reminds us in a humorous proverb, which says that the cat thinks its tail is the longest and…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu govt on Wednesday announced a series of welfare measures for women, children, senior citizens and transgender people. They include an eight gram gold coin for eligible brides and the setting up of new elder care homes. The budget has allocated Rs 9,818 crore to the social welfare and women empowerment department.Among the…
NEW DELHI: Former Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Dr Vatsala Agarwal was arrested on Saturday in a corruption case linked to alleged irregularities in the procurement of medicines, surgical items and medical equipment, according to news agency PTI. The arrest of Dr Vatsala Agarwal comes days after the ACB arrested Dr Vijay Kumar Ranga…
