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Vadodara: Godhra railway station has been redeveloped at a cost of Rs 7 crore under the Centre’s Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, with upgraded passenger amenities, improved accessibility and modern infrastructure.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the redeveloped station from Jalandhar on July 17. The upgraded station now has a modernised main building with a 1,000 sqm façade, a 700 sqm concourse hall, a new entrance porch and a dedicated ladies’ waiting room.A second entrance featuring a 650 sqm station building and a 1,500 sqm circulating area has also been developed to improve passenger movement, said Anubhav Saxena, public relations…

Varanasi: A three-day solo exhibition by artist Subhash Chandra, titled ‘Life Death Liberation in Banaras Ghat’ began at Bharat Kala Bhawan, BHU on Tuesday, offering visitors a visual exploration of the ghats of Varanasi as both a physical landscape and a metaphysical journey.The inaugural programme was attended by BHU VC Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi and Bharat Kala Bhawan director Prof Sreerup Raychaudhuri. The exhibition has been curated by Suresh Chandra Jangid, assistant professor at the Faculty of Visual Arts.Featuring 16 major works, the exhibition is inspired by the concept of Kashi as a bridge between the material and spiritual worlds.…

Kerala home minister Ramesh Chennithala with Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay Joseph in Chennai Thiruvananthapuram: Tamil Nadu has extended its support to Kerala’s anti-drug campaign, Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt, with home minister Ramesh Chennithala meeting Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay in Chennai on Wednesday to strengthen inter-state cooperation against narcotics trafficking.During the meeting, Vijay lauded Kerala’s ongoing anti-drug initiative and assured full cooperation from the TN govt in the fight against drug trafficking. The two leaders agreed that Kerala and TN would work together to curb the narcotics trade through coordinated enforcement measures.Vijay said TN govt and police…

Madan Mitra with Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha in assembly Kolkata: A day after Enforcement Directorate (ED) served notices on Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra’s wife and two sons in the school job scam, the 71-year-old Trinamool Congress veteran on Wednesday snapped his more than three-decade-old association with Mamata Banerjee and joined the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee.Following the dramatic flip, Mitra blamed Abhishek Banerjee for his exit while Mamata alleged central agencies and police were being used to intimidate politicians into switching camps.Seated beside Ritabrata in the latter’s Assembly chamber, Mitra announced he had resigned from all organisation posts…

Srinagar, Jul 15: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all medical colleges and counselling authorities across the country, mandating strict adherence to the approved MBBS intake capacity for the 2026-27 academic session, warning that admissions beyond the sanctioned seats will invite regulatory and penal action under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019.In a communication issued to medical colleges, state medical education departments, and the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), the NMC directed institutions to ensure that admissions are made strictly against the approved number of MBBS seats and asked all stakeholders to comply with the instructions issued by the Medical Assessment and…

LONDON/CHANDIGARH: A 24-year-old Indian mother has been stabbed to death in what appears to be a random unprovoked attack at her west London home.Kirandeep Kaur, an Indian national who hails from Piddi village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, was found dead at a house in Hayes on Sunday morning. She leaves a new-born baby aged a few months.A man, aged in his 20s, was also found outside the property with stab injuries. He remains in hospital; his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.Kirandeep was in the UK on a work permit, having arrived two years ago on a…

Sachin Ahir lost Raigad bungalow allotment as former minister and current state BJP chief Ravindra Chavan continues to occupy it Mumbai: A scramble has broken out in the Mahayuti over allotment of bungalows to newly elected Legislative Council deputy chairperson Sachin Ahir. Ahir, who recently joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, was allotted the Raigad (A-6) bungalow opposite Mantralaya, but the order was cancelled, and Ahir was instead allotted a flat in Suniti Building because Raigad is still being used by former minister Ravindra Chavan, who is now the state BJP president. While Chavan was PWD minister in the previous…

New Delhi: Three days after four Class X students went missing while bathing in the Yamuna near Hiranki Road in outer north Delhi, rescue teams Wednesday recovered the bodies of two of them—Rahul and Amandeep, both 15. Efforts were on to trace Anshu and Saurabh.The boys had gone to the river Sunday evening along with another friend who survived. Police said the four of them had waded into the river together. The survivor later said that the group had formed a human chain and walked towards a rocky stretch of the river before they were swept away by a strong…

With FIFA World Cup fever set to peak on the semifinal and final match days, Bengaluru’s pubs, bars and restaurants have a reason to cheer: the city has extended their closing time from 1 am to 3.30 am. The decision, announced by Bengaluru City Police following a request from the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), has drawn a mixed response from the city’s F&B industry. Taking to X, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar called the FIFA World Cup “a celebration that fans eagerly look forward to” and said the extended timings were approved after a request from the NRAI while…

Gender crisis deepens: Nalgonda’s birth ratio falls to 787 girls per 1,000 boys, lowest in T Hyderabad: Telangana’s worsening gender imbalance at birth has come under sharp focus, with 14 of the state’s 33 districts recording fewer than 900 girls for every 1,000 boys in 2024. At the centre of the crisis is Nalgonda, which posted a sex ratio at birth (SRB) of just 787 girls per 1,000 boys — the lowest in Telangana and among the worst in the country.The latest Civil Registration System (CRS) data paints a troubling picture for a district that has long struggled with skewed…