Champions Boat League (file photo) Thiruvananthapuram: Season 6 of the annual Champions Boat League (CBL), organised by tourism department, will begin on Sept 19, showcasing the state’s unique snake-boat racing heritage at multiple venues.Starting from Karuvatta in Alappuzha, CBL 2026 will feature 11 races in as many places, spanning across scenic backwaters and riverine sites…
(L-R) Karim Lala, Haji Mastan and Varadarajan Mudaliar. MUMBAI: Long before Dawood Ibrahim became synonymous with Mumbai’s underworld, the city had already produced a generation of crime bosses who controlled smuggling routes, gambling dens, illicit liquor networks and local rackets.They were different from the gangsters who followed them.Their power was often rooted in particular neighbourhoods…
In the wake of Operation Sindoor, the Indian Armed Forces showed the debris believed to be from a PL-15 air-to-air missile, a Chinese-origin weapon reportedly deployed by Pakistan during the recent offensive against India. The wreckage of the Turkish-origin YIHA and Songar drones that were shot down by India were also shown in the joint…
Ludhiana: Police killed two suspected hitmen in an encounter Sunday afternoon, intercepting them just one km from a memorial event they were allegedly sent to attack in Ludhiana.Police commissioner Swapan Sharma said the two, identified as Karanjot Singh alias Nona and Sandeep Singh, both from Amritsar, were sent by wanted gangsters Balwinder Singh alias Dony…
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has taken the wraps off one of its biggest product offensives in recent years, unveiling an expanded portfolio of 10 two-wheelers for the Indian market. The new line-up includes seven all-new models and three updated models with fresh colour options, spanning multiple segments including scooters, roadsters, cruisers, adventure motorcycles,…
Borrowers will have to submit a written application to the EDC, explaining their inability to operate the business along with supporting documents Panaji: State govt has notified an exit scheme for entrepreneurs who took loans under the Chief Minister’s Rojgar Yojana (CMRY) in the past two years but whose businesses have failed. Under the scheme,…
Gunfire at the residence of Punjabi singer Gulab Sidhu in Barnala district, as captured by CCTV footage BATHINDA: Three masked men fired shots at the residence of noted Punjabi singer Gulab Sidhu in Pharwahi village in Barnala district early Sunday.According to CCTV footage obtained by Barnala police, the incident took place at around 1.33am, when…
Ahmedabad: How did the famed structure at Lothal, long believed to be a dockyard for small ships, become part of the Harappan-era trade routes, though it was 20km away from the seashore? Archaeologists have for years debated the presence of a palaeochannel, an ancient river stream that has ceased to be part of an active…
Dimapur: At least nine people have died at Tuensang district hospital over the past three days after reportedly consuming spurious liquor, prompting Nagaland director general of police Rupin Sharma to issue an alert advising people to abstain from drinking alcohol.The victims reportedly complained of breathlessness after consuming the suspected adulterated liquor. Their deaths have not…
Sailing programme for children Chennai: For a group of children, a Sunday evening at sea turned into an unusual classroom, as they learnt sailing, teamwork and responsibility through a 90-minute experiential programme organised by Explorers Club at the Royal Madras Yacht Club.The initiative, led by Air India Senior Commander and Trainer Pilot Capt Soniya Jain,…
