‘Make people aware about govt’s welfare schemes’

Dharampal Singh at party event Lucknow: BJP state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh on Sunday asked party workers to create awareness among the people about the welfare schemes being run by the central and state govts and strengthen the organisation at the booth level.Addressing the concluding session of a two-day training camp of Bharatiya Janata…

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Consumers in state hit by outages despite surplus production

PowerJaipur: Power cuts across the state have intensified public discomfort in the peak of summer, even as the state maintains surplus generation capacity. The paradox has reignited criticism of the govt’s planning, with stakeholders urging a shift from new projects to strengthening distribution networks.The debate sharpened after the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) declined direct…

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Top stocks to watch on May 18

Jefferies has a buy rating on Bharti Airtel with the target price raised to Rs 2,350 from Rs 2,250. Analysts said the telecom major’s Jan-March quarter (Q4FY26) revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) beat analysts’ estimates, but normalised profits missed estimates. India mobile average revenue per user (ARPU), strong growth in…

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IIT Roorkee releases question papers at jeeadv.ac.in, direct link to download here

JEE Advanced 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has released the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026 question papers on the official website, which is jeeadv.ac.in. Candidates who appeared for the engineering entrance examination can now download the question papers for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 without using any login credentials.Students can…

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Inside India’s suicide crisis, where metros lead in deaths of despair

NEW DELHI: India’s major cities continue to show alarming signs of mental health strain and socio-economic distress, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2024 data. The report highlights rising suicides, high crime rates, and growing emotional pressures across urban centres, with Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai emerging as the most affected cities.Delhi recorded the…

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Mumbai Crime Branch nabs 2 accused linked to West Bengal Ashram bomb-hurling case

MUMBAI: The Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two men from Borivali railway station for their alleged involvement in a bomb-hurling incident outside an Ashram in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.The accused had allegedly fled West Bengal and travelled to Mumbai to evade arrest, according to news agency PTI.Mumbai Crime Branch said,…

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