MUMBAI: Torrential rain amounting to 500 mm over 84 hours disrupted normal life in the city and surrounding areas on Monday, prompting the IMD to issue the season’s first red alert for Aug 18-19.BMC and the civic bodies of Navi Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Mira Bhayander declared a holiday for all schools and colleges on…
Rahul Mukhiya (L), Munna Mukhiya (middle) and Ravi Kumar left for Gangotri for a construction job DEHRADUN: The firewood had already been stacked, and three effigies — built for Rahul Mukhiya, Munna Mukhiya and Ravi Kumar, each just 19 and working as labourers in flash flood-hit Dharali — had been arranged for the pyres when…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with an order passed by the Bombay HC which had dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the entire Maharashtra assembly elections held last year on the allegation of bogus voting.HC had rejected the plea filed by a voter on the ground that he did not…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh attempted Monday to garner broader support for NDA vice-presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan, speaking to Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin over the phone, and to former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik (BJD), to seek their support for a consensus.Singh also called up former Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Lieutenant General Vinod G Khandare (retired), who was the principal advisor to the Ministry of Defence during Operation Sindoor, on Sunday said further escalating the recent Indo-Pak conflict by occupying the PoK would have given birth to a “new monster’ for India.“The ceasefire was announced by India after a request from Pakistan DGMO….
NDA VP candidate CP Radhakrishnan with Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief MK Stalin CHENNAI: NDA’s decision to field C P Radhakrishnan as its vice-presidential candidate has put DMK in a political bind.To reject a candidate from Tamil Nadu could be portrayed as disregarding Tamil pride, a line rivals are expected to play up in…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a less formal look on Monday during his high-profile meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, which was also attended by European leaders. He wore a black jacket instead of a formal suit for the summit.Earlier, while preparing for the meeting at the Ukrainian embassy in…
JAMMU: An eight-year-old boy was crushed to death by a rashly driven SUV when he and his father were returning home from their agriculture field in Gharota area on the outskirts of Jammu Sunday evening, prompting police to trace and arrest the absconding accused Monday.“The critically injured child, Harsh Singh, was rushed to Jammu’s Government…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday said all eligible electors left out of Bihar’s draft electoral roll published on August 1, 2025, can file their claim in Form 6, along with a copy of their aadhaar card, before September 1.Similarly, if any ineligible elector has been included in the draft roll, any aggrieved elector…
A memorial gathering was organized today by the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Charuni at the Jagadhri grain market in Yamunanagar district to pay tribute to former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik, who passed away recently. The event, attended by a large number of farmers from Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh, was led by BKU…
