Kolkata: Chingrighata Bridge will be closed for 60 hours, from 8 pm on Friday to 8 am on July 13, for Metro work. Kolkata traffic police will deploy extra personnel between Kadapara and Science City, especially on Saturday evening, to tackle heavy traffic that is expected due to rain, weddings and a working Saturday.Police are…
Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade (left) takes over as GOA president from Shripad Naik, who led the body from 2012 Panaji: Rajya Sabha MP, Sadanand Shet Tanavade, along with the entire Goa Olympic Association (GOA) executive committee has been elected unopposed, as evident from the list of valid nominations declared by the returning officer…
Every parent wants their child to grow up feeling confident, strong, and ready to face life’s challenges. But many parents unknowingly make one common mistake: they try to protect their children from feeling anxious. According to child clinical psychologist Kathryn Hecht, anxiety isn’t something parents should always try to eliminate. In fact, when handled the…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, and PV Sindhu When the world’s best badminton players walk into the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Monday, India will not merely be hosting the World Championships for the second time. Seventeen years after Hyderabad staged the event, the tournament returns to a country where badminton has grown multiple folds —…
Ben Stokes calls out Jofra Archer (Image: X) England captain Ben Stokes was seen urging Jofra Archer to join the team celebrations during the third Test against New Zealand after the fast bowler initially chose to stay away following a wicket claimed by spinner Shoaib Bashir. The brief on-field exchange quickly went viral, with fans…
Ahmedabad: A 74-year-old retired woman approached Vastrapur police station alleging that gold jewellery worth around Rs 5 lakh was stolen from her residence while she was recovering from a knee surgery.According to her complaint, she underwent a knee surgery on June 13 and was discharged two days later. During her hospitalisation, her house remained locked…
Kolkata: With a growing number of cyber frauds where senior citizens are falling prey – a random estimate by Kolkata Police last year found that over 60% of all digital arrest fraud victims were senior citizens – the cops are worried. Thus, special cyber awareness programmes have been launched to inform them.But from now on,…
Calangute: Calangute police on Thursday registered a murder case against Akshata alias Rupashree for allegedly administering an intoxicating substance to Sandeep Salayam, 42. Salayam, a former driver of an ex-Karnataka minister, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a resort room at Umtawaddo, Calangute, on Tuesday.Police have also accused Rupashree of stealing Salayam’s gold chain…
Pune: Illegal construction, operating a business without a licence and unauthorised digging of public land within cantonments of the country will now attract civil penalties as the Centre’s ‘Jan Vishwas’ amendments to the Cantonments Act, 2006, come into force.The revised provisions, also applicable to Pune and Khadki cantonments, mark a shift from criminal prosecution to…
Heavy rainfall left roads, bridges and underpasses across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad inundated, causing traffic disruptions and forcing authorities to divert vehicles. PUNE: Steady and heavy rain that drenched the city on Monday did not stop people from leaving the safety of home to go about their jobs. Office-goers, healthcare workers, shopkeepers, restaurant staff and…
