The water level in Jaikwadi, which is the biggest dam in drought-prone Marathwada region, has crossed 86 per cent. The Water Resources Department has asked district officials to closely monitor the water levels and if required, open the gates for discharge. Of the total water storage capacity (2,170,000 million…
In less than a week, another cyclone is brewing but it may not directly affect India’s coast. The new cyclone is most likely to develop in the North Arabian Sea by Thursday morning, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. This will be the second cyclone after Tauktae to develop in the basin of the…
Travel enthusiasts looking forward to spending some quality time in an exotic international destination once the current IPL season ends have a reason to pack their travel bags. As more and more people are getting vaccinated, the opening up of the economy seems to be taking place. Taking some time-off and visiting…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Shiv Sena MP Bhavana Gawali for questioning on October 4 in a money laundering case registered against her and others, official sources said on Wednesday. Gawali, 48, is a member of the Lok Sabha from the Yavatmal-Washim seat in Maharashtra. The Shiv Sena MP has…
Chandigarh/New Delhi: A day after Navjot Singh Sidhu’s shock resignation as Punjab Congress chief, the party has reached out to him but he has apparently refused to budge. “I will fight for truth till the last breath,” Mr Sidhu said in a video this morning. Here is your 10-point cheatsheet to the…
Beijing: China’s ambitious foreign infrastructure push has saddled poor nations with “hidden debt” worth $385 billion, and more than a third of the projects have been hit by alleged corruption scandals and protests, a study said Wednesday. Research from international development research lab…
Chandigarh: Amarinder Singh, after delivering a “told-you-so” barb at the Gandhis on rival Navjot Singh Sidhu’s shock resignation as Punjab Congress chief, stacked up more digs at the cricketer-turned-politician. Navjot Sidhu’s resignation within two months of taking over the vital post…
An explosion in an apartment building in Gothenburg, Sweden, injured up to 20 people early on Tuesday morning, according to Swedish media outlets. The explosion occurred in the early hours, and rescue services are still working to put out fires that spread to several apartments, the Swedish news agency TT and public…
The Supreme Court Tuesday granted four months temporary bail to actor and producer Sachin Joshi in connection with a money laundering case. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, however, made it clear that no application for further extension of time would be entertained. The temporary bail…
“Blessed is the land which has given birth to a great leader like Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh. I’m extremely happy to smear the soil of this sacred land on my forehead,” wrote Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in the visitors’ book at the ancestral house at Khatkar Kalan in…