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Heavy rainfall caused severe gridlock on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. GURGAON: Tuesday’s gridlock on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway worsened because not one but two key underpasses got affected — Ambience Mall underpass and Bajghera underpass on Dwarka Expressway.The situation was so grim that city traffic police had to resort to stopping the entry of vehicles into Ambience underpass for around two hours late in the evening as it was totally jammed.Commuters got stuck inside this underpass for over two hours and the patchy network and decreasing fuel increased their anxiety.According to NHAI, traffic congestion was caused by the combined impact of heavy rainfall,…

Guwahati: Vedanta Group has contributed Rs 7 crore towards flood relief and rehabilitation efforts in Assam, prompting chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to express gratitude to the company’s chairperson, Anil Agarwal, for extending support at a time when the state is grappling with one of its worst flood spells this year.Taking to X on Wednesday, Sarma said Agarwal was a “passionate advocate of Assam’s growth story” and noted that the Vedanta Group has made significant investments in the state.“As Assam faces this devastating flood, Vedanta has once again stepped forward with a contribution of Rs 7 crore towards relief and…

An abandoned illicit liquor den at Pandharemala in Hadapsar Pune: The state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against a nine-member gang involved in manufacturing, transporting and selling illicit liquor in the district.The action follows an investigation into a case registered at Hadapsar police station in connection with the spurious liquor tragedy that claimed 21 lives in Phugewadi, Dapodi and Hadapsar between May 26 and 28.According to the CID, Dattatray alias Bhau Bhimrao Londhe of Uruli Kanchan headed the gang. The other suspects are Akash Deepak Jadhav of Hadapsar, Yogesh Rajendra Inamdar…

PGIMS Rohtak has been placed No. 1 in Haryana Rohtak: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, has placed fifth among medical colleges in the country in the IIRF India Rankings 2026.The International Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) is an India-based organisation that publishes annual rankings of higher education institutions.The achievement places PGIMS, Rohtak — a constituent institution of the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (PBDSUHS) — as the number one medical college in Haryana and among the top institutions in the north zone, marking a significant milestone for the state’s medical education and healthcare sector.The institute also…

Abaan Ahmed, son of Atiq Ahmed, died in a highway accident on Wednesday. LUCKNOW: Abaan Ahmed (21), son of slain mafia don-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, was killed in a road accident on the Jhansi-Kanpur Highway on Wednesday while travelling to meet his elder brother, Ali Ahmed, lodged in Jhansi Jail. Another occupant, identified as Sonu, also died in the crash, while three others were injured.According to police, all five occupants were travelling from Prayagraj to Jhansi in a Hyundai Creta when the accident occurred. Preliminary investigation suggests the driver lost control of the SUV while trying to avoid an animal that…

Patna: Detailed reports have been sought from BJP booth managers and office-bearers involved in managing the July 30 Bankipur assembly byelection which the party lost to Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor by 19,324 votes. Bankipur had been a BJP stronghold for nearly three decades and was represented by the party’s national president Nitin Nabin, who vacated the seat after his election to the Rajya Sabha in April.Chief minister Samrat Choudhary, BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi, several ministers, MLAs and senior party functionaries reviewed the byelection result at a meeting held for more than two hours at the BJP state office…

Jaipur: State govt’s hike in DLC rates is set to make homes more than 20% costlier, hitting buyers not only through higher property prices but also increased stamp duty.While the immediate impact would result in home buyers paying 20% stamp duty or more depending on the area, it will also make property prices costlier.Credai-Rajasthan president Ravindra Pratap Singh said, “Direct impact of DLC rate will be on the common home buyers. They will have to shell out more stamp duty which could be substantially in the upwards of 20%.”Realty developers also pointed out that the DLC rate hike will make…

Nagpur: Election Commission’s online ‘Book a Call’ facility, introduced to help voters connect with their Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), has witnessed a decent public response. With 35,666 Book-a-Call requests, Nagpur district is fifth in Maharashtra in using the facility.However, official data reveals that while over 7.51 lakh voters across the state have booked calls with BLOs, nearly one in every four requests is still awaiting a response, with the overwhelming majority pending for more than two days. In Nagpur, 25,200 requests have been responded to, while 6,534 remain pending. Notably, 6,173 of these pending…

Since 1953, K Rustom & Co. has been more than just an ice-cream shop. It has been a Mumbai ritual. Listed among the 100 Most Iconic Ice Creams in the World by TasteAtlas and loved for its legendary wafer ice cream sandwiches, the Churchgate favourite has now been shut, its licence was suspended after the Maharashtra FDA found serious hygiene violations during an inspection.There were rats and flies on the premises. Expired artificial flavouring agents were allegedly stored for use. Outdated essences ranged from pistachio and strawberry to rum and mixed fruit, among others.But beyond the inspection report, social media…

The widow of a police officer has said she hopes people will share a petition calling for his killers to be denied early release from prison, insisting she “will not give up”.PC Andrew Harper, from Wallingford, died in 2019 when he was dragged by a car as three teenagers fled the scene of a Berkshire quad bike theft.Under updated plans to tackle prison overcrowding, two of PC Harper’s killers – Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers – would be eligible for release next year.Justice Secretary Alex Norris said the government was trying to avert “a prison capacity crisis”.Lissie Harper said: “Hopefully…