NEW DELHI: In a tragic incident, a tourist from Tamil Nadu died after being caught under an elephant during a fight between two trained elephants at the Dubare wildlife camp in Karnataka’s Kodagu district, officials said on Monday.The victim, identified as Tulasi (33), was standing near the river watching the jumbos being bathed when the…
At present, 383 Amma Unavagams are functioning under the Greater Chennai Corporation, while another 237 are operated by other corporations and municipalities across the state. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday ordered the revamp and modernisation of Amma Unavagams across the state.At present, 383 Amma Unavagams are functioning under the Greater…
‘Panchayat’ Season 5 is officially moving ahead, and the makers have confirmed that the next chapter of the Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta and Raghubir Yadav starrer will arrive in 2026. The rural comedy-drama will return to Phulera after season 4 left viewers with major questions about the village election, Abhishek Tripathi’s future, his bond with…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel Monday summoned the National Testing Agency (NTA) chief to review reforms in the backdrop of the NEET-UG paper leak that has raised serious concerns about the procedural flaws in the conduting of the country’s one of the most tedious and competitive examination. NTA chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and other bureaucrats…
Fifty-two years ago, India detonated a nuclear device in Rajasthan’s Thar desert, codenamed ‘Smiling Buddha’. This event, coinciding with Buddha Purnima, marked India’s entry into the nuclear club. Despite being officially termed a ‘peaceful nuclear explosion’, the test ignited debate and reshaped India’s global standing, demonstrating scientific self-reliance and announcing strategic intent. NEW DELHI: On…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The chief minister Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal cabinet Monday scrapped the assistance to the groups based on religious categorisation, effective ending the religion based schemes run during the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government.The BJP government has also done away with the exisiting state OBC list in accordance…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday justified Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 5 nation tour amid “save fuel” appeal from the PM and criticsm from the opposition parties.“In the current global circumstances, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a very important foreign visit to safeguard the interests of every Indian with great wisdom and foresight,”…
A Croatia Airlines passenger aircraft skidded off the runway during an aborted take-off at Split Airport in Croatia on Saturday, triggering panic among passengers and briefly disrupting airport operations.The incident involved an Airbus A220-300 operating flight OU412 from Split to Frankfurt. According to local authorities and airline officials, the aircraft veered off the runway and…
GURGAON: A special PMLA court on Monday sent Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora to judicial custody in a money laundering case. Arora, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from Chandigarh on May 9 in connection with an alleged ₹100 crore fake GST billing and laundering racket, had been in ED custody since his arrest.Before the…
Heatwave alert: IMD forecasts severe heat conditions in northwest and central India this week (Image credit: TNN) NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that large parts of northwest and central India are likely to face intense to severe heat wave conditions over the coming days, with Delhi among the worst-affected regions.The weather…