Mumbai is set to experience another spell of intense monsoon activity as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the city, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coming hours. The weather alert comes amid continued monsoon activity across Maharashtra, with neighbouring districts Thane and Palghar placed under a...
Indian badminton star PV Sindhu suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the China Open after surrendering four match points against Olympic champion Chen Yufei in a tense three-game encounter. Sindhu, who had taken control of the contest by winning the opening game, eventually went down 21-16, 20-22, 18-21 in the women’s singles round of 16. The...
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said that the state police have been given complete freedom to take firm and immediate action against crimes targeting women, stressing that officers should not wait for political or administrative instructions before acting within the framework of the law. Speaking during a discussion on the budgetary demands of...
The death toll in the Sikkim tunnel disaster has continued to rise as rescue teams recover more bodies from an under-construction hydropower project tunnel in the State. The operation has been complicated by waterlogging, debris and the presence of toxic gases, creating extremely dangerous conditions for personnel working inside the tunnel. The incident took place...
Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt has publicly expressed her support for students involved in the ongoing protest movement, sharing an emotional message about the events of the past few days and highlighting the hopes, sacrifices and aspirations behind the demonstrations. The actor’s statement comes amid growing public attention around the student-led protests and the response to...
New Delhi: Commuters across the national capital faced disruptions on Thursday as authorities closed 16 Delhi Metro stations amid heightened security arrangements linked to the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar. The stations were shut from 7:30 am and will remain closed until further instructions, according to the latest service update. The move comes as the...
A court in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district has rejected a police closure report concerning the deaths of a wanted criminal and his minor son during a police operation in 2021, directing that a criminal case be registered against seven police personnel. The order marks a significant development in a case that has remained under scrutiny over...
The ongoing controversy surrounding the Campaign for Judicial Protection (CJP) protest in Delhi has drawn attention to Rapid Action Force (RAF) officer Sonia Sehrawat, whose name has emerged in connection with the events surrounding the demonstration and the subsequent clashes. The controversy has intensified following incidents of violence reported during the protest in the Connaught...
The Centre has appointed senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Anurag Jain as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog, placing an experienced administrator with more than three decades of public service at the helm of the government’s premier policy think tank. Jain, a 1989-batch IAS officer belonging to the Madhya Pradesh cadre,...
Two men from Karnataka were allegedly trafficked to Myanmar after responding to a Facebook advertisement promising well-paid overseas employment, according to police officials familiar with the investigation. The men, who believed they had secured legitimate jobs abroad, were reportedly forced to work inside a heavily guarded compound linked to an organised cybercrime network. The two...