MUMBAI: Four young gharials -- fish-eating crocodiles known for their long, slender snouts -- have found a new home in the 'Croc Trail' section of Byculla Zoo. The juveniles, under four years old and about two feet long, were brought from the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Ranchi, Jharkhand, as part of a long-awaited animal exchange programme. In return, the Mumbai zoo sent eight cockatiels -- four white and four grey -- to Ranchi, confirmed z
Mumbai: Cousins Raj and Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday reiterated their opposition to the Maharashtra government's recent decision to make Hindi the default third language in primary education, with their parties set to take part in separate protests against the move on July 6 and July 7, adding fuel to growing speculation that they're set to reunite after nearly two decades ahead of local body polls across the state. A week after the Bharatiya Ja
MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 39 cargo containers with 1,115 metric tonnes of dry dates of Pakistani origin, estimated to be worth ₹9 crore. The containers, seized at the Nhava Sheva port, were imported via Dubai to circumvent the ban on the import of Pakistani goods, imposed after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, said DRI officials. The Mumbai-based partner of the firm which imported the dates was arrested on T
Mumbai: Facing strong opposition from educationists, political parties and civil society groups, the Maharashtra government has softened its stance on its controversial decision to make Hindi the default third language in state board schools from Class 1. On a day when cousins Raj and Uddhav Thackeray both attacked the state government over the decision, school education minister Dada Bhuse on Thursday assured that Hindi would not be imposed. He
Mumbai: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Customs intercepted two passengers who flew in on an Air India flight from Bangkok early on Thursday morning. The duo were caught smuggling a cargo of wild reptiles and small furry mammals in violation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The smugglers' luggage contained two Sumatran striped rabbits (Nesolagus netscheri), a Waigeo spotted cuscus
MUMBAI: With the state government approving the entire land acquisition cost for the Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway, farmers from 12 districts have decided to take a tough stand against the project with a simultaneous protest across all the districts on Krishi Din (Agriculture Day) on July 1. The decision was taken in the meeting of the action committee, also known as the Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth Highway Virodhi Kruti Samiti. On Thursday, the D
MUMBAI: Usually, an infrastructure project subject to delays in completion witnesses a sizeable cost escalation. This time around, however, a project's cost has been trimmed by nearly 40% by deleting some of its components and changing its design. This is the Uttan-Virar Sea Link (UVSL), to be implemented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The changes happened on the directive of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on T
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 27 (ANI): It was a moment straight out of a fan's dream -- and Alia Bhatt was living it. The actress turned heads at the special screening of Umrao Jaan, dressed in a gorgeous saree inspired by one of Rekha's most iconic looks from the 1981 film Silsila. Dressed in a light pink saree, Alia's look was styled by Rhea Kapoor. Also Read | 'Squid Game 3' Full Series Leaked on Tamilrockers, Movierulz & Telegram Chan
The Delhi Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) on Thursday registered a first information report (FIR) against former health ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain in connection with alleged large-scale corruption in health infrastructure projects approved or executed during their tenures. The FIR was filed under Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which pertains to criminal misconduct by a public servant, and sections 409 (crimin
New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport police on Thursday said it had arrested a 52-year-old Iranian woman for allegedly cheating a 70-year-old US citizen of Indian origin of 700 US dollars along with her 55-year-old husband at the Delhi airport on Saturday. A 52-year-old Iranian woman who allegedly cheated a 70-year-old US citizen of Indian origin of 700 US dollars along with her 55-year-old husband at the Delhi airport was ar
New Delhi: Alleging "blatant misuse" of agencies to defame its leaders, AAP on Thursday questioned why the first information report filed against former Delhi ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain was being kept under wraps and "selective" press notes were being leaked to the media.Bharadwaj, who is Delhi AAP convener, alleged that only two former ministers were named in the case without any reasonable cause while all the officers of the
NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has raised some concerns about simultaneous state and parliamentary elections in his submissions to a joint parliamentary committee and called for a level-playing field between smaller and national parties, people aware of the matter said on Thursday. Ex-CJI Chandrachud and another former CJI, JS Khehar, are set to attend on July 11 a meeting of the JPC examining the Constit
KOLKATA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Arun Dey, 50, in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Abhijit Sarkar in the May 2 2021, violence after the West Bengal assembly elections were announced. Dey was arrested at Teghoria near Kolkata on Thursday morning. He was produced before a local judge and remanded in judicial custody till July 4. "A mob tied a television wire around my brother
New Delhi: A year after introducing the stop clock in white-ball cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has extended the measure to Test matches in a bid to address the issue of slow over rates. The rule has already come into effect with the start of the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle that kicked off with Sri Lanka's two-Test series at home against Bangladesh, which began on June 17. The mechanism involves an on-ground electroni
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Hindi was a "friend to all Indian languages", adding that there should be "no opposition" to any foreign tongues. This comes as several political parties have criticised the Centre over three-language policy, accusing it of Hindi imposition."I sincerely believe that Hindi can't be opposed ('virodhi') to any Indian language. Hindi is a friend ('sakhi') of all Indian languages," Amit Sh
New Delhi: A 90-day nationwide mediation campaign to resolve pending disputes across courts -- from district courts to high courts -- will begin on July 1, the Supreme Court's mediation and conciliation project committee (MCPC) and the national legal services authority (NALSA) announced on Thursday. The campaign, Mediation for the Nation, will be organised under the guidance of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R. Gavai, patron of NALSA, alon
HYDERABAD: A 32-year-old private land surveyor in Telangana's Jogulamba Gadwal district, who was found dead within a month of his marriage, was murdered by three killers hired by his 23-year-old wife and her boyfriend, a manager in a housing finance company, police said on Thursday. Eight people, including V Tirumala Rao, manager at a Canfin Homes branch, the victim's wife G Aishwarya, and the three hired killers - Kummari Nagesh, Chakali Parash
India's next space hero is here. It's Shubhanshu Shukla.In a historic leap for India's space exploration, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled for launch on June 10, aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), Shukla's journey will make history as he becomes the first Indian astronaut to travel to the ISS.Axiom Mission 4 (Ax
MUMBAI: In a tragic incident early on Sunday morning, a mini-bus carrying school teachers from Chiplun to Ratnagiri for an official training programme was struck by a CNG tanker and plunged into a 20-foot gorge near Nivali village on the busy Mumbai-Goa highway. At least 26 teachers were injured, with several suffering serious wounds. The accident has sparked widespread anger in the education community and raised questions about the rigid trainin
Mumbai: Indian selectors are expected to go with the same long-term vision with ODI captaincy as they did with Test leadership. The next ODI World Cup is slated for October, 2027 by when Rohit Sharma, the current captain, would be 40. It is difficult to predict if he would last the distance in terms of form and fitness, and to avoid having three separate captains across formats - Suryakumar Yadav is the T20I skipper - the selectors are known to
New Delhi: It is 3-5, 0-40 in the fourth set of the 2025 Roland Garros final and Carlos Alcaraz is on the brink of losing the game and the match. So many others would have thrown the towel in but Alcaraz instead threw caution to the winds. He went for his shots without fear and won 13 of the next 14 points. And then in the fifth, with Alcaraz serving for the match, Sinner returned the favour by finding a gear that even he didn't know existed. Ma
Bengaluru: A letter written by the DCP of the Vidhana Soudha security division to the state government has revealed serious concerns over organising a felicitation ceremony for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) players at the iconic steps of the Karnataka state legislature. The DCP warned that the rushed planning of the event could jeopardise security arrangements due to the expected massive turnout of fans. Following a request from the Karnatak
Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday claimed that he became aware of the deaths caused by the stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium only at 5.45 pm on June 4, the day Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) held their IPL victory celebrations. The tragedy resulted in 11 fatalities and over 56 injuries. "I came to know that deaths happened at 5.45 pm. At 3.50 pm, deaths were reported at the hospital, but I came to know about it onl
Ludhiana, Jun 8 (PTI) Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday asserted that his party will win the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll, scheduled to be held on june 19, with a "record margin". "Congress practically has no competition here", he claimed. Warring, who is also the Ludhiana MP, said that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was badly mistaken that the Congress would allow it to abuse power and misuse the official machi
IMPHAL: Tensions escalated across the valley districts of Manipur following the arrest of Asem Kanan, a member of the Meitei group Arambai Tenggol, by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Guwahati, on Sunday. In a press release, CBI said: "Kanan was arrested on Sunday at Imphal airport for his involvement in various criminal activities linked to the 2023 Manipur violence. His family has been informed of the ar
Mussoorie: Mussoorie faced massive traffic snarls over the weekend, turning the usual one-hour drive from Dehradun into a gruelling three-hour journey for visitors and locals alike. "Over 6,000 to 7,000 tourist vehicles turn up during weekends, and managing that number with limited parking facilities becomes a challenging task, forcing us to adopt 'out-of-the-box' measures like introducing a one-way plan to streamline traffic," in-charge of Muss
PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, on Sunday targeted the Election Commission of India (ECI) citing the results of the Bihar assembly elections in 2020 and alleged that all the constitutional institutions in the country have been hijacked ever since Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister of India. His remark comes after leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Ga
Also Read - Karnataka reports two more Covid deaths, toll rises to 9 in 2025: Health officials alerted Senior BJP leaders, including Karnataka Assembly Leader of Opposition R Ashok and MLA Prabhu Bhamla Chavan, led the demonstration. Holding the state's top leadership directly responsible for the tragedy, the BJP demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, and Home Minister G Parameshwara. "The
Bengaluru: A formal complaint was submitted to Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday against chief minister Siddaramaiah over alleged negligence leading to the June 4 stampede near the Chinnaswamy stadium that claimed 11 lives, even as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intensified its attack on the Congress leadership in the state. In his complaint to the governor, Girish Kumar, a resident of Kottigepalya in Bengaluru, all
Also Read - Bengaluru man beheads wife, caught carrying severed head on scooter: Report The announcement came four days after the deadly crowd surge outside Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium during a felicitation event organised to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) historic IPL 2025 win. Taking to social media platform X, Siddaramaiah said, "I have ordered an increase in the compensation announced for the families of those who died