Karoline Leavitt's maternity leave: Will Trump replace her as White House press secretary? What we know
Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, is going on maternity leave, prompting a rotation of press briefing duties among senior officials.
PWD begins repair, trial of defunct Signature Bridge lift
Delhi's Public Works Department is testing the inclined lift system at Signature Bridge for safety and feasibility, aiming to restore public access to its vi...
SWAGAM portal: MCD begins regularisation of Delhi’s illegal colonies
Delhi has launched the SWAGAM portal to regularize 1,521 unauthorized colonies, allowing online applications and providing support for property owners. | Lat...
Report: 1st Ferozepur Heritage, Military and Literary Festival 2026
The event in the border town of Ferozepur in Punjab saw some lively sessions on local history, and on the ongoing war in West Asia
Who is Nahida S Bristy? Mystery deepens as USF student remains missing after friend found dead
A missing USF PhD student case has turned serious after one was found dead and a roommate arrested.
Cyber frauds dupe elderly couple, daughter of ₹1.1 cr
The alleged fraud occurred between April 5 and April 22, and the Ghatkopar-based family was forced to liquidate all its assets and transfer money to the frau...
Daniyal Mueenuddin: “Life abroad feels like it doesn’t have enough salt in it.”
The author of This is Where the Serpent Lives on the interconnected stories that make up his novel, learning empathy from Russian literature, and his relatio...
Chime app down: Banking services not working; 'page not loading'
Users reported widespread issues with the Chime app on Friday, with banking services disrupted and many saying the platform was not loading properly.
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a family saga that’s also a political drama, an introduction to Kerala’s films for an audience outside the state, and Mahesh...
BMC nod for pvt cath labs in three civic hospitals
BMC approves cardiac catheterization labs in three suburban hospitals under a PPP model, raising concerns over outsourcing healthcare services. | Mumbai news
US hopes for progress, but Iran says not direct talks
US hopes for progress, but Iran says not direct talks
Inviting pvt players to run schools on BMC land draws flak
The BMC's education committee opposes a PPP model allowing private schools on BMC land, citing low revenue and lack of clarity on management control. | Mumba...
Haji Noorani Chawl residents seek a month’s extension to vacate homes, MMRDA gives them a week
Residents of Haji Noorani Chawl in Mumbai received a week's reprieve from eviction for the Sewri-Worli Elevated Corridor as MMRDA addresses their concerns. |...
178-year-old Marathi-medium girls’ high school fights for survival amid fund crunch
The Students Literary and Scientific Society School (SL &SS girls), which operates out of a building more than a century old, is located in Thakurdwar in...
Builder booked as man dies after falling in STP pit fall in Bhandup
The deceased, Bhalchandra Falle, was attending a function at Mateshwari Hall near Kaka Petrol Pump when the incident took place around 11pm | Mumbai news
Driver run over while fixing tyre on Atal Setu, dies; accused flees
The victim, Mohammed Naseem Jameel Ahmed Khan, a resident of Chembur, had halted his dumper truck and stepped out to fix a tyre around 2.30pm in the Ulwe pol...
25-year-old man arrested for sending obscene messages, nudes to former female colleagues
Most of the victims were tele-callers engaged in client outreach and follow-ups for the firm. The company shut down in March this year, after which the accus...
CBI books two Nashik school principals for ₹40,000 bribery demand
The CBI has charged two principals from Nashik schools with demanding a ₹40,000 bribe to close a disciplinary inquiry against a school employee. | Mumbai news
BMC starts groundwork for desilting city’s water lakes
Shelar said the project is still at the survey stage. “Every step is being taken with due technical diligence, alongside efforts to protect the ecological ba...
Rule mandating Marathi for drivers sparks political stir
Maharashtra plans to amend rules requiring public transport drivers to know Marathi, sparking political tension and protests among unions and leaders. | Mumb...
HC warns of shutting down Kanjurmarg landfill over methane emissions
A division bench of justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe slammed the state government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for their “casual approa...
State to launch ‘MahaSarathi’ for simplified access to govt schemes
Earlier known as ‘Golden Data,’ the database aims to significantly improve the delivery of welfare benefits by integrating all state and central government s...
HC denies bail to UP bizman arrested in Baba Siddique murder case
Siddique, 66, a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead on October 12, 2024, in Bandra East. The attack took place around 9.30 pm as he stepped out of his...
Unions pushback against govt’s May 1 drive
The unions distributed forms among the drivers and permit holders mentioning the premise for objecting to the rule and the tabular space to fix their signatu...
State plans to route overseas universities’ admissions through ARA portal
The move follows several cases of students being duped by agents promising admissions to foreign universities. Under the proposal, the ARA website will featu...
‘All educated people should speak up for city’
For over a decade, much of Mumbai has remained behind barricades as it undergoes infrastructure upgrades. And although Alan Abraham Abraham is peeved at how ...
Why is Chime now working? Thousands report issues with payments app amid outage
Chime app is down, leaving thousands unable to access services. Over 6,000 users reported issues on Down Detector as the outage affected online payments.
15-hr CR block on Kalyan-Kasara corridor to disrupt services today
The block will be in effect from Saturday noon to 3 am on Sunday, impacting both up and down North-East lines. An additional 75-minute block is also schedule...
Mithi desilting fraud:HC grants bail to Virgo CEO, citing lack of evidence
The court said the evidence on record does not appear to support the prosecution’s allegations against him and ordered him to be released on a bail bond of ₹...
BJP goes for organisational faces over defeated MPs, MLAs in council polls
The state unit’s core committee picked the names after two meetings over the past two days. The final decision will be taken by the party’s central leadershi...
Why was Gen V cancelled? The real reasons Amazon axed The Boys spinoff after two seasons
Gen V has been cancelled after two seasons. Scroll down to read why this could have happened.
US lawmakers slam Trump for sharing ‘hellhole’ post
Indian-American Congressmen Ami Bera, Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi condemned Trump’s rhetoric while the Democratic Party’s representatives on the US Hou...
Birds of Mangalajodi: A visual journey into Chilika’s avian paradise
Explore "Birds of Mangalajodi," a photographic tribute to vibrant wetland birdlife, capturing love, patience, and nature's beauty.
Jake Reiner describes the 'living nightmare' of losing his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner
Jake Reiner has shared his heartbreak over losing his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner
Adam Thomas crowned I’m A Celebrity… South Africa winner in controversial series
Altman apologizes after OpenAI failed to alert police before Tumbler Ridge killings
OpenAI's head, Sam Altman, has apologized for not alerting law enforcement about the online behavior of a person who killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, Br...
US won't renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers, Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. does not plan a third renewal of a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil that is currently at sea
Researchers say three supplements could help boost your summer workout
They helped lower heart rate and reduced body temperature
Mississippi middle school students stop bus from crashing after driver blacks out
Quick-thinking middle school students in Mississippi have kept their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out on a four-lane highway
Four men arrested after podcaster covers cold case murder from the ‘80s
Dog hospitalized with 106 degree fever after eating meth on walk in Hollywood
A North Hollywood couple’s dog, Uni, fell sick soon after sniffing around a local park
Casino operator shuts down one location amid ongoing financial woes
Maverick Gaming, which operates 27 gaming properties across Nevada , Washington and Colorado , filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year
AP photographer Jack Thornell's iconic images of civil rights and beyond
Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell 's Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking back toward his would-be assa...
DHS set to spend $7.5M on smart glasses to help agents identify migrants: report
The plans were reportedly included in the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal
Adam Thomas wins I’m A Celeb after live finale descends into chaos
Bullard discussed their explosive row on the show, claiming Thomas dropped ‘c-bombs’
Growing wildfires in Georgia leave one firefighter dead and 120 homes destroyed
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told reporters it’s believed the number of homes destroyed is the highest tally by a single wildfire in the state's history
Vitor Pereira says Forest followed his plea to play ‘Champions League’ football
The Portuguese insists his club is not safe yet.
This could be the Windows 11 laptop to finally challenge the MacBook Neo, powered by an Intel Wildcat Lake CPU
An Intel laptop with a new Wildcat Lake CPU is turning heads – is it more Neo than the MacBook Neo?
Hands-on: Ecovacs' all-in-one window cleaning robot is a game-changer, for some
Window cleaning robots have never really taken as much of the spotlight as robotic vacuums or, more recently, lawn mowers. Still, the new W3 Winbot from Ecov...
US-Iran War Latest Update: Washington Freezes $344 Million in Iran-Linked Cryptocurrency Amid Rising Middle East Energy Tensions — Says Bessent
US freezes $344M in Iran-linked crypto, expanding sanctions as energy tensions rise and global markets react to Middle East instability.