Surat: How much does a cauliflower cost? About Rs 100 a kg. But the humble vegetable ended up costing an Ahmedabad-based tour operator Rs 5,000.The operator used cauliflower in food served to a Jain customer despite being specifically asked not to. The Navsari Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC) directed the tour operator to pay Rs…
Aizawl: Forty-three cadres of the underground Hmar People’s Convention – Democratic (HPC-D), the Lalhmingthanga Sanate faction, have surrendered their arms at a ‘home coming and laying down of arms’ ceremony held at the Central Training Institute ground in Sesawng village on Thursday.With this development, Mizoram no longer has any active underground ethnic insurgent groups.Addressing the…
Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) founder and MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh and Congress MLA Aradhana Mishra arrive to attend the special session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, in Lucknow on Thursday, Lucknow: Congress legislative party leader Aradhana Mishra Mona on Wednesday highlighted her party’s record on women’s empowerment, contrasting it with what she described as the Bharatiya…
Rajkot: Hours after a video showing him being forced to apologise for eloping with a woman from another caste went viral, a 28-year-old man died at his house in Badhada village of Amreli’s Savarkundla taluka on Wednesday.The deceased, identified as Nilesh Chudasama, is suspected to have died following a brutal assault linked to his relationship…
Jaipur: Rajasthan should be cautious about signing long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for battery energy storage projects, additional chief secretary Ajitabh Sharma said, warning that poorly designed contracts could erode the flexibility that makes storage valuable.The state is deploying nearly 12,000 MWh of battery storage capacity, with about 3,000 MWh more in the planning stage.“Conventional…
Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express JAMMU: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday flagged off a 20-coach Vande Bharat Express between Jammu and Srinagar, marking the first direct rail link between the two cities. PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated the broader Katra–Kashmir service last year. Regular operations will begin May 2, with two pairs of trains running…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside reports suggesting he may have been wearing a bulletproof vest following the attempted assassination at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner event.Speaking to reporters, Trump jokingly said that he doesn’t want to look ’20 pounds’ heavier. “I don’t know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier. These…
Representative image (AI-generated) US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he would remove tariffs and restrictions on whiskey linked to trade between Scotland and the US state of Kentucky.In a post on Truth Social he wrote, “In Honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who have just left the White House,…
Days before its theatrical release, Raja Shivaji has cleared a legal hurdle. The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to stall the film over the omission of the honorific “Chhatrapati” from its title.A Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad held that the petition did…
UGC NET June 2026 registration begins as NTA opens application portal, check key dates UGC NET June 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has opened the online application portal for UGC NET June 2026 examination. The registration process commenced on April 29, 2026, as per the public notice issued by the agency.UGC NET is conducted…
