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The Gujjar community unveiled statues of its late leader Col Kirori Singh Bainsla and two locals at Kushalipura village in Sawai Madhopur– a land falling within the Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve–Saturday.The Gujjar community unveiled statues of its late leader Col Kirori Singh Bainsla and two locals at Kushalipura village in Sawai Madhopur– a land falling within the Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve–Saturday.The Gujjar community unveiled statues of its late leader Col Kirori Singh Bainsla and two locals at Kushalipura village in Sawai Madhopur– a land falling within the Critical Tiger Habitat…

Nagpur: The Local Crime Branch (LCB) Nagpur Rural has uncovered a cold-blooded murder disguised as an accidental death.The victim, Yogesh Sambhare (36), a resident of Kalmeshwar, went missing on May 11. His body was recovered from a well near a farm in Nimboli Upravahi on May 17, after which an accidental death case was initially registered under Section 194 of the BNS at Kalmeshwar police station.Acting under SP Harssh A Poddar and Addl SP Anil Mhaske, a special LCB team conducted a parallel probe. Through interrogation of relatives, technical evidence analysis, and secret informant inputs, the team exposed the murder…

A tree uprooted in the storm at Doranda Ranchi: Thunderstorm, rain and gusty winds early on Saturday forced the diversion of four flights from Birsa Munda Airport in the city with the aircraft unable to land. All four planes — two of IndiGo and two of Air India Express — were diverted to Kolkata, officials said.Airport director Vinod Kumar said the IndiGo flights from Kolkata and Delhi to Ranchi, as well as Air India Express flights from Bangalore and Delhi to Ranchi were diverted due to prevailing inclement weather.Airport officials said operations normalised later in the day, with all four…

Varanasi: Jangipur police in Ghazipur district arrested a notorious cattle smuggler and accused in murder and rape cases, Ziauddin alias Ziyau Qureshi (35), following an encounter near Baghol Pulia on Madarpur late on Friday night.Ghazipur CO City Shekhar Sengar said that jangipur cops were busy in night patrolling near Baghol Pulia on Madarpur road, when they noticed a motorcycle and signalled its rider to stop. However, he turned the motorcycle and tried to flee. When cops started chasing him, he fired at them in his bid to escape, said the CO adding that when the cops started retaliatory firing, he…

Kolkata: Chief minister and Bhowanipore MLA Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday evening visited two key public parks in former chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s neighbourhood, flagging what he described as a worrying pattern of encroachment and restricted access in city green spaces. The focus of his inspection was Harish Park, where he examined the condition of the grounds and spoke to KMC officials about restoring the park’s character as an open, public facility for local residents.According to an official present at Harish Park, Adhikari asked civic officials to ensure that people of the neighbourhood got an opportunity to take part in sports…

In the last few years, a new kind of jugaad has entered our lives – one that does not require safety pins or rubber bands but prompts. Welcome to the jugaadu age of Generative AI PROF. SUKRITI ARORA A piece of my mother’s earring broke loose on the night of my brother’s wedding. An uncle, known in the family for his quick wit, came to the rescue. He managed to put it back together with nothing but a simple thread borrowed from the banquet receptionist. The earring survived the night, and my uncle was hailed for this ‘jugaad’. Long before…

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Mumbai: With the students now having a wider range of options across colleges in Mumbai and other parts of the country, traditional programmes, including arts in leading colleges, appear to have taken a hit. The second merit list, released on Saturday evening, showed a dip in cut-offs across several programmes. While commerce and allied courses continued to command relatively high cut-offs, arts saw a visible decline, with some of the city’s leading colleges recording cut-offs below the 90% mark. Science cut-offs, meanwhile, plunged in the second round, with several colleges seeing them fall into the 50% range.St Xavier’s College comes…

New Delhi: Residents across Delhi-NCR were startled on Thursday evening when cellphones sounded an emergency weather alert around 5pm, warning of a severe thunderstorm and wind speeds that could gust up to 90kmph.While the strongest winds ultimately fell short of the forecast, reaching a peak of 70kmph at Palam, 59kmph at Pragati Maidan and 54kmph in Pusa, the storm brought rain across parts of the region, keeping the respite from heat on. This also improved the air quality, which turned satisfactory after 21 days.While a combination of weather effects, including an active western disturbance and confluence of warm and cooler…

Face paint, lucky jerseys and silent prayers — RCB supporters bring their game-day traditions to the stands As Bengaluru gears up for the IPL final today, the city’s long-suffering but fiercely loyal Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans are leaving nothing to chance. From lucky jerseys and fixed seating arrangements to silent households during batting overs, supporters across the city have their own match-day rituals that they believe can influence the team’s fortunes. For many, these traditions have become just as important as the game itself.Same table, same seats, same peopleArt curator Sushma Rao says her RCB viewing routine has remained…