Fairly widespread rains over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, are expected from September 15-17 and across Punjab, Haryana and Delhi on Sept 16 and 17 | India News
As many as 129 houses have been fully damaged and 502 partially damaged across the state. The state has reported 300 deaths between June 30 and September 13, including 180 in road accidents, 41 died after falling from rocks or slopes, 18 in landslides, 17 due to drowning and one in a flash flood.
The Madras High Court has set aside an order mandating a blanket statewide ban on temples acquiring or keeping elephants and observed that the conservation direction aimed at stopping any fresh depletion of the wild elephant population, whereas an elephant gen
A Sikh policeman of Canada s Vancouver Police Department, Sukhwinder Singh Sunger, also known as Suki, has become an internet sensation after participating in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2026 festival in Scotland in late August as a drum major. He tells The
MINNEAPOLIS - Two people were killed and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to police.Three Minneapolis police officers were also injured, including two of them from gunshot wounds
A 42-year-old labourer identified as Sugna Devi was killed by a tiger at Jaipur s Nahargarh Biological Park on Wednesday morning. Devi and other women labourers had entered an enclosure at the park to cut grass when tiger Shivaji s cage inside the enclosure op
Most plastic bottles are used briefly before becoming waste. But in Hawaii, the equivalent of nearly 195,000 plastic bottles was given a very different destination beneath the tyres of thousands of vehicles
The statement does not say that all 612 officials have been convicted in corruption cases. The cases listed are at different stages even as some officials have been convicted and dismissed, others have been acquitted, and several cases are still under trial
The Patna High Court has directed state authorities in Bihar to reconsider a widow s claim for family pension after finding that officials had overlooked a crucial application made by her late husband seeking permission for his second marriage to her, holding
The Karnataka Police suspended three officers on Monday after their conference call purportedly discussing bribes paid for sub-inspector postings and other transfer-related dealings surfaced on social media. M N Deepan, Superintendent of Police, Uttara Kannada
The Karnataka Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a key suspect at the New Delhi airport amid an investigation into the alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) fraud. The suspect, said to be a key middleman was allegedly on his way to
The Maharashtra forest officials captured a man-eater leopard at Inamgaon in Pune district early on Saturday, exactly a month after the animal killed a woman at Pimpalsuti village in Shirur. Range forest officer Nilkanth Gavhane said, The leopard was spotted a
A 17-year-old was killed in a shooting that took place at Independence High School at 8001 Old River Road in Bakersfield in California, on August 21, during an ongoing football game there. The Bakersfield Police Department said they were investigating the shoo
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has cancelled an order stopping the operations of a liquor vend in Jammu s Gandhi Nagar where residents alleged that intoxicated persons and rising criminal activity made it difficult for women to move freely in the
TikTok has agreed to a $400 million settlement with the US Department of Justice. This resolution addresses allegations of violating federal children's privacy laws
The Andhra Pradesh education department has constituted a three-member committee to examine the cause of death of a six-year-old student who died after being allegedly beaten up by his teacher over homework in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The committee comprises
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a punishment order withholding 50 per cent of a government employee s pension, holding that the disciplinary authority failed to consider his detailed reply and passed a non-speaking order. The court also quashed the a
The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is planning to establish a dedicated School of Undergraduate Studies on its campus, said varsity vice-chancellor Suresh Gosavi on Thursday. The proposed school is expected to become operational from the next academic
Sometimes, a little coordination between humans can make a huge difference for wildlife. That was evident in Assam s Nagaon, where quick action by the Forest Department and Indian Railways helped prevent a possible tragedy involving a large herd of elephants a
Chandigarh: Haryana is using GIS-based technology to cut infrastructure site-feasibility assessments from 40-45 days to just one or two days, signalling a major shift from conventional, file-driven planning to integrated, technology-based decision-making under
A day after a hotel blaze killed nine people in central Kolkata, West Bengal s fire and emergencies department on Thursday pulled up nine guest houses and four restaurants-cum-bars on Mirza Ghalib Street for allegedly failing to comply with fire-safety rules
The Haryana health department is expected to set up a project management unit (PMU) in September to introduce technology-enabled and artificial intelligence-backed solutions across sub-centres, primary health centres, district hospitals, medical colleges and A
The Maharashtra Public Health Department and Ruby Hall Clinic (RHC), Pune, have discussed a plan to expand access to specialised treatment, including cardiac and cancer care, for poor and needy patients under government health schemes. The meeting, chaired by
After Prime Minister Modi s Independence Day speech mentioned that the government would provide free coaching for competitive examinations to students, Maharashtra s Higher Education Department has constituted a committee to form a policy to expand the state s
Uttar Pradesh is likely to receive more heavy to very heavy rainfall till August 22 as a well-marked low-pressure area near southeastern UP maintains strong monsoon activity, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.The system is likely to m
Gujarat forest department has decided to secure two important pilgrimage sites located on hills after lion attack incidents were reported last month. On Tuesday the government deployed 25 wildlife trackers for the 24 7 monitoring of the three stairways of Moun
Assam Cabinet meeting has approved operationalization of 8 new Co-Districts with its head quarter at a central location, to be identified by District Commissioners in consultation with the Guardian Minister of the concerned District. Assam Cabinet approves ope
A structure fire was reported in West Valley City, Utah on August 18, Tuesday. As per a local reporter the blaze was at 5039 West 3500 South in the city
With the deadline set by the high court to clear pending Dearness Allowance (DA) ending Monday, the Punjab government is now looking for a middle path to resolve the issue, by paying 6 per cent interest on the arrears rather than immediately clearing the dues
Income tax dept has identified suspicious entities that sent money abroad, launches verification drive; Know what to do - The Economic Times Income tax action on foreign remittance,Income Tax Department undertakes verification of suspicious foreign remittances
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday reacted to Tamil Nadu leaders demands for a CBI probe into the Hanur shootout case, where three suspected poachers were allegedly shot dead by forest department officials in Chamarajanagar district, saying one
US Attorney General Todd Blanche has thrown his support behind Washington, DC, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro after President Donald Trump publicly criticized her handling of a controversial vandalism case involving the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting P
Welcome to Delhi Confidential, your inside track to the power corridors of the capital. Today: Venkaiah Naidu s rare appearance at a BJP event to the split within the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
The deaths of three men in a forest department firing in Chamarajanagar district triggered protests in both Houses of the Karnataka Assembly Monday, with the Opposition demanding a judicial inquiry into the incident. In the Assembly, Leader of Opposition R Ash
Rajasthan's education department has restricted outsider school access without permission. This directive follows the Cockroach Janta Party's announced inspection campaign
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay condemned the killing of three Tamils by Karnataka forest officials. He called the explanation provided by the department unacceptable and demanded a high-level probe
The Sorrento Valley Fire sparked a major firefighting operation Sunday as crews worked to contain a vegetation fire that rapidly expanded across the San Diego area. Road closures were implemented, while evacuation orders affected several nearby residential com
Three men residing near the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka were allegedly shot dead by forest department officials early Saturday morning. While forest authorities claimed the men were poachers who opened fire on patrolling staff, the victims families
Food safety officials raided a KFC outlet in Mangaluru following a customer complaint. The inspection led to the sealing of the establishment's go-down and sample collection
Colombia earthquake news: Hopes for earthquake survivors are fading as recovery efforts continue in western Colombia. Hundreds of people died and many more remain missing after the powerful quake
Even as the US-Iran conflict in West Asia slowed down the strengthening and repair of roads spanning 162 km in the Capital due to a surge in bitumen prices, the Delhi government s Public Works Department (PWD) is now aiming to finish the work before the year e
In a measure that paves the way for domestic consultancies to be on an equal footing with multinational consulting firms, the Department of Expenditure has issued an advisory to all central government departments and ministries for easing of eligibility criter
New Delhi, The Delhi government has again extended the pink ticket facility for women passengers in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses till August 31, an official order said on Saturday.In an earlier direction issued by the transport department, 'Pink Sah
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US is getting ready to squeeze Iran with unprecedented economic pressure, a claim critics greeted with skepticism given the country is already subject to a naval blockade and thousands of sanctions.While the Trump admi
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said the national capital s development model can become a benchmark for other cities. Making her second Independence Day speech at Chhatrasal Stadium after becoming the Delhi CM, Gupta said, Delhi is the national c
The investigation into the mysterious death of 30-year-old nurse at Nil Ratan Sircar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital, Rupali Barman, has taken a turn with preliminary post-mortem findings suggesting a possible drug overdose. Police, however, are awaiting de
The Uttar Pradesh transport department has identified 1,660 active black spots on roads across the state based on accident and fatality data for 2023-25, with National Highways emerging as by far the most dangerous road category. The recent data accessed by Hi
GREATER NOIDA: To ensure effective follow-up of vaccine-hesitant families and pregnant women in the district, Gautam Budh Nagar health department directed all health workers to maintain detailed beneficiary records and ensure timely delivery of vaccination and
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Thursday claimed that there were serious allegations in the report of the Sports Department regarding the efforts made during the previous LDF government's tenure to bring football legend Lionel Messi
Calling pension not a bounty but a statutory right, the Rajasthan High Court has allowed the plea of a retired public official and held that the permanent withholding of his 100 per cent pension in the absence of a mala fide, corruption or dishonest motive but