Category: India

The Mumbai civic body has imposed a penalty of ₹10 lakh each on the operators of four mini pumping stations for failing to install and operate pumps to clear the water accumulated at key junctions here following heavy rains. The failure to timely and adequately drain water affected vehicular movement in some areas in Mumbai, according […]

There is an 80% chance that a year between 2025 and 2029 will be warmer than the record-breaking 2024 and an 86% likelihood that another will exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the threshold beyond which climate change will make human life more difficult, a new World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report has warned. The report offers no […]

Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, who is leading multi-party delegations to Congo on Tuesday (local time) launched a scathing attack on Pakistan for its involvement in promoting terrorism. Shrikant Shinde informed that Congo’s parliamentarians and leaders have expressed solidarity with India in its fight against terrorism.(@IndiainDRC) While speaking with ANI, Shinde drew stark contrast between the […]

Actor Kamal Haasan has sparked a storm just weeks ahead of his film Thug Life’s release, claiming that “Kannada was born out of Tamil” — a remark that has triggered outrage across Karnataka.  These remarks were made during the launch of his latest film ‘Thug Life’ at an event in Chennai.(PTI) These remarks were made during […]

The state government would initiate legal proceedings against BJP MLC N Ravikumar for his “communal and derogatory” remark against Kalaburagi deputy commissioner Fouzia Taranum, questioning whether she was from Pakistan, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said on Tuesday. The state government would initiate legal proceedings against BJP MLC N Ravikumar for his “communal and derogatory” remark, […]

May 28, 2025 08:00 AM IST At TDP’s Mahanadu, leaders propose Nara Lokesh as working president, citing his capabilities and potential to carry on Naidu’s legacy. Several party leaders pitched for Telugu Desam Party (TDP) general secretary and state IT minister Nara Lokesh’s apppointment as the working president at the party’s three-day biennial conclave, Mahanadu, which […]

Authorities in Kerala on Tuesday said that a salvage firm has been deputed to assess the scale of cargo containers that fell into the sea off the Liberian cargo vessel and to remove the debris of the ship that sank on May 25 off the coast of Kochi. Meanwhile, the Indian Coast Guard has confirmed that […]

The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday upgraded its monsoon forecast to 106% of the long period average (LPA) for the June-September season, citing the early onset and rapid progress of the southwest monsoon across the country. The monsoon made onset over Kerala on May 24—eight days ahead of schedule—and has since shown remarkably rapid progress. (ANI) […]

May 28, 2025 07:20 AM IST Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for petitioner Devendra Nath Goswami, submitted that “a fund of ₹300 crore has been given to the Uttar Pradesh government without making us the party”. The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for “hijacking” a legal dispute between two private parties to […]

Two separate petitions were filed before the Election Commission of India on Tuesday seeking to prevent the Chennai chief electoral officer from accepting nomination forms for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections signed on behalf of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, according to people aware of the matter and documents seen by HT. Petitioners urge […]