Ranchi: Spaces that should be filled with children’s laughter and morning walkers are turning into neglected corners marked by broken swings, rusted open gym equipment, damaged walking tracks, and poorly maintained washrooms in many parts of the city, residents said.Several parks under the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) are in visible decline, raising concerns over the…
NEW DELHI: With temperatures soaring and heatwave conditions intensifying, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday directed officials to strictly implement the Heat Wave Action Plan 2026 on the ground. Highlighting the growing severity of heat conditions, the Chief Minister pointed out a worrying trend: Delhi has seen temperatures exceeding 40°C for nearly 40 consecutive…
Kolkata: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that while some Hindu names have been deleted from the electoral rolls, they have to “do a little sacrifice to make the nation better”.Addressing a press conference, Sarma said, “Some Hindu names were deleted in the SIR (special intensive revision) process. How will the country…
Mumbai: In a move that has surprised many in political circles, culture minister Ashish Shelar has been kept out of the committee formed to recommend the names of distinguished individuals who have excelled in various fields for the 2027 Padma awards. In recent years, the culture minister has either headed the panel or has been…
NEW DELHI: Delhiites reeled under heatwave conditions for the third consecutive day on Saturday as the mercury touched 42.8 degrees Celsius at the city’s base station, Safdarjung — 5 degrees above normal — making it the hottest April day in four years.The last time the temperature crossed this level in April was on April 30,…
In a tragic incident in Nalanda, 27-year-old Bade Mahto was discovered deceased, prompting police to consider the possibility of suicide. Yet, the narrative shifts as his family voices allegations of foul play, attributing the tension to a controversial marriage to his sister-in-law that may have soured family ties. Biharsharif: A 27-year-old man, identified as Bade…
NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, staying lowkey after row linked to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife, has moved to the Supreme Court after the Gauhati high court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in a defamation and forgery case the Assam Police registered against him.The Gauhati high court had on April 24…
Asansol: A 43-year-old man was allegedly attacked and beaten to death by miscreants on Friday night near his home at Kanyapur, Asansol, in West Burdwan, after which police detained two persons. Congress netas said the victim was a party supporter and that the assailants were Trinamool supporters.The incident triggered tension in Asansol on Saturday and…
Mumbai: A day after the Bombay high court warned the BMC that if methane emissions caused by mismanagement of Kanjurmarg dumping site and their ill-effects are not curtailed soon, it would be restrained to stop all “activities” there and would require authorities to look for an alternative site, Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe visited…
New Delhi: A court has directed the station house officer of the domestic airport police station to file an action-taken report on a complaint alleging cruelty against a community dog on the IGI Airport premises.Chief judicial magistrate Abhinav Ahlawat sought clarity on whether any complaint was filed, action taken, the status of the inquiry and…
