NEW DELHI: After earlier uncertainty, there are now clear indications that barrierless tolling on national highway (NH) stretches, coupled with e-notices for violations, is inculcating greater discipline among road users.At Choryasi toll plaza on NH-48 in Gujarat, the first to go live, e-notices fell from 1.7 lakh in May to 1.1 lakh in June and … Read more
Nagpur: A 32-year-old karate trainer has been arrested for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl who was training under him at his centre last week. The shocking incident came to light on Saturday in the Hudkeshwar police station limits.The accused, Sagar Dudhe, a resident of Ramana Marotinagar in Nandanvan, runs a taekwondo training centre in Bahadura … Read more
Chandigarh: The Cyber Crime Police Station, Sector 17, has arrested a 32-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly duping a city resident of Rs 23.2 lakh through an online investment fraud last year.The accused, Mohammad Umar, was arrested in connection with an FIR registered on July 21, 2025, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya … Read more
Jaipur: Even as Union home minister Amit Shah lashed out at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and demanded she apologise for her alleged affront to ‘Vande Mataram’ while it was being sung at Congress headquarters in New Delhi on Aug 15, the local BJP unit was besieged by a somewhat similar controversy when a Hindi film … Read more
Hawaii introduced mosquitofish to control mosquitoes Introduced to Hawaii in 1905 to control disease-carrying mosquitoes, the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) has caused major declines in native aquatic insects, including several threatened species of Hawaiian damselflies. Conservation reports from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) show that the small, non-native fish has had a … Read more
Tolly Club has woman representatives in its committee DI is the first premier club in Kolkata to have 45% women representation in the managing committee Calcutta Club has elected a woman president twice in succession Bengal Club has woman members in the managing committee Saturday Club had elected Harjyoti Bindra as the president three years … Read more
Residents accuse TNPDCL of negligence Chennai: A 17-year-old college student was electrocuted after stepping on a live power cable that had snapped and was lying on the ground at a grove near Vallappakkam in Walajabad in the Kancheepuram district on Sunday. The student had gone to the grove with three friends to collect firewood, police … Read more
Affected candidates during their sit-in protest on Sunday Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Candidates appearing for the Bombay high court clerk typing skill test alleged widespread technical glitches at examination centres in Chhatrapati Sambhajingar and other parts of the state on Sunday, with server failures, keyboard malfunctions and candidates being logged out during the 10-minute test triggering a … Read more
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu had said that there would be no Palestinian state as long as he is PM Several countries on Sunday condemned Israel’s decision to reject the latest US proposal for the next stage of the Gaza peace process.Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan issued a joint statement, … Read more
Princess Iman and Jameel Alexander Thermiotis welcome twin daughters Talia and Rania, bringing double joy to Jordan’s royal family. Princess Iman of Jordan has welcomed twin daughters with her husband, Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, bringing a double celebration to the Jordanian royal family. The newborns arrived on Friday, August 14, and their parents have now revealed … Read more