Toll charges in India are revised annually in line with inflation and highway operators put notices in local newspapers announcing hikes of 3% to 5% at nearly 1,100 toll plazas from MondayVehicles pass through a toll plaza in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi, India November 4, 2013. REUTERSVehicles pass through a toll plaza in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi, India November 4, 2013. REUTERSIndia will hike road toll charges across the country by 3-5% from Monday, officials said, after putting the annual increase on hold in April due to the country's general elections. Toll charges in India are revised annually in line with inflation and highway operators put notices in local newspapers announcing hikes of 3% to 5% at nearly 1,100 toll plazas from Monday. The official said hikes in toll charges and taxation on fuel products help pay for the expansion of national highways, but opposition parties and many motorists criticise the annual rise in charges, saying they increase transport costs of essential commodities and burden commuters.

June 03, 2024 04:10 UTC

First, we gathered 10 of Colorado’s celebrated authors — every one of them a finalist for the 2024 Colorado Book Awards. READ THIS WEEK’S COLORADO SUNDAY FEATUREThe Colorado LensFrom the plains to the mountains, there are paths to walk in Colorado, personally and professionally. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)Vice President Kamala Harris accepts a gift from the class of 2024 at the Air Force Academy graduation at Falcon Stadium on Thursday in Colorado Springs. (Colorado State University photo)Were you one of the 4,444 people stopping by Colorado State University last Sunday to witness the beauty of Cosmo, a corpse flower said to smell like rotting flesh when it blooms? (Drew Litton, Special to The Colorado Sun🌞 The heavy weather season has arrived in Colorado in the worst way, announcing its arrival with roiling skies dropping dangerous hail and deadly lightning.

June 03, 2024 03:57 UTC

EASTLAKE, Ohio — There is indeed crying in baseball, and for Birmingham-Southern, there were also many tears of joy. When Paden's homer cleared the wall in left, several Birmingham-Southern players stood still as if frozen in disbelief. Weisberg took 25 seconds to compose himself before continuing and speaking about a school that has defined his life. Back in March, when the school announced it was closing, Weisberg encouraged his players to play freely and that's what they did. It's the relationships that last longer than anything we won on this run or anything we could win."

June 03, 2024 02:04 UTC

Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayCloudy skies this morning followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%..TonightPartly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms during the evening. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

June 03, 2024 01:34 UTC

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The Bangladesh Railway has launched the sale of advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha. The tickets for western zone routes went on sale online at 08:00 am on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. Mohammad Masud Sarwar, manager of Kamalapur Railway Station, said that 9,000 tickets for various inter-city trains have been sold. Tickets for eastern zone intercity trains will go on sale at 02:00 pm. Rail Minister Md Zillul Hakim announced the advance tickets would go on sale 10 days before the Eid trips begin, at a press conference on May 28.

June 03, 2024 00:01 UTC

In 1980, doctors diagnosed my poppa with cancer. Cancer had eclipsed everything else in his life, even baseball. But this much I immediately recognized: If he’d given up on baseball, he’d probably also given up on living. My poppa took me to my first baseball game, at Yankee Stadium, in 1960. When it came to baseball, my poppa became the father I wanted my dad to be.

June 02, 2024 23:21 UTC

PARIS — After the French Open marathon came the sprints. U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff took only 60 minutes to rout unseeded Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2. Swiatek remains on course for her third consecutive French Open title and fourth overall. In the men's draw, two-time Grand Slam title winner Carlos Alcaraz and 2021 French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a quarterfinal showdown, while No. Tsitsipas beat unseeded Italian Matteo Arnaldi 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-2, and the ninth-seeded Greek celebrated enthusiastically with the Court Suzanne Lenglen crowd.

June 02, 2024 22:39 UTC

Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayCloudy skies this morning followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%..TonightPartly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms during the evening. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

June 02, 2024 21:33 UTC

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has raised concerns about the functioning of the state, as it is unaware of the whereabouts of former police chief Benazir Ahmed, who is accused of corruption. “Just imagine, [alleged corruptions of] former army chief and police chief are getting out. An MP, involved in smuggling, is chopped into small pieces. “The head of the home ministry [Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal] said he [Kamal] knew nothing about him [Benazir]. But some media have now reported that Benazir had drawn most of the funds and left Bangladesh before the court’s order.

June 02, 2024 20:57 UTC

Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayCloudy skies this morning followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%..TonightPartly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms during the evening. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

June 02, 2024 19:44 UTC

Rasel Sarkar and Nasimul Huda have been made the acting president and general secretary of Dhaka University Journalists Association (DUJA) as its two high-ups went to China to attend a dialogue exchange program. A press release issued by DUJA office secretary Abu Jafor confirmed the matter. Rasel Sarkar has been working as a Dhaka University reporter for bdnews24.com and Nasimul Huda is working as the university correspondent of the daily Bangladesh Pratidin. They completed their graduation and post-graduation in the Mass Communication and Journalism department of Dhaka University. Alongside this, Rasel Sarkar is the vice president of the running executive committee of DUJA while Nasimul Huda has carried the position of joint general secretary.

June 02, 2024 17:29 UTC

Parachutists jumped from World War II-era planes into now peaceful Normandy to kick off a week of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Soldiers from across the United States, Britain, Canada and other Allied nations waded ashore through hails of fire on five beaches on June 6, 1944. French officials, grateful Normandy survivors and other admirers are saying “merci” but also goodbye to the fast-dwindling number of D-Day veterans still alive. (AP video by Nicolas Garriga/Production by Jeffrey Schaeffer)Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPressRead more: https://apnews.com​This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

June 02, 2024 17:16 UTC

A court will decide on Jun 12 whether to indict Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus in a case over the embezzlement of Tk 252.2 million from dividends for the company’s employees. The court of Dhaka 4th Special Judge Syed Arafat held a three-and-a-half hour hearing on the charges against Yunus and 13 others on Sunday. He was removed as its managing director in 2011 over his age. They include Grameen Telecom’s Director Parveen Mahmud, Managing Director Md Nazmul Islam, Director and former managing director Md Ashraful Hassan; Nazneen Sultana, Md Shahjahan, Noorjahan Begum, and Director SM Hazzatul Islam Latifi. However, the ACC lawyer challenged the argument, saying that the case in question was not about the Tk 4.37 billion settlement.

June 02, 2024 16:46 UTC

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June 02, 2024 16:15 UTC