Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring has questioned the timing of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab when the state was headed for assembly elections less than 10 months from now.Reacting to the announcement by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the matter, Warring said Punjab could have…
Kitchens are already using alternative cooking methods to save fuel Pune: Restaurants and eateries across the city are preparing for what industry insiders describe as one of the toughest cost pressures in recent months, citing that petrol, diesel, CNG, and commercial LPG prices are expected to rise further in coming days. The anticipated hike is…
Lucknow: Joining the mission propagated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, political leaders and bureaucrats from UP set examples by avoiding use of motor vehicles completely on their way to work.State minister Dinesh Pratap Singh opted for public transport and used autorickshaw and bus to commute from his Lucknow residence to his Sapru Marg, Hazratganj-situated office.Similarly…
Jaipur: In a controversial move, top Rajasthan forest department officials have initiated proceedings against Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) and Public Information Officer (PIO) Gazanfar Ali Zaidi for sharing inquiry-related documents under the RTI Act in connection with an illegal tree-felling case in Bhilwara.Sources said the disclosed documents later formed the basis of a court…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency on Friday announced that the re-examination for NEET (UG) 2026 will be held on June 21, Sunday.The decision comes days after the agency cancelled the NEET-UG exam conducted on May 3 following allegations of irregularities, impacting lakhs of medical aspirants across the countryEarlier, the government also ordered a comprehensive…
The insect farming industry has taken off due to the global need for sustainable protein, resulting in about 370 billion crickets being raised every year. But there’s a new twist. A study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B questions the old belief that crickets are just simple creatures reacting to stimuli like…
NEW DELHI: After petrol and diesel prices were hiked, state-owned oil companies on Friday increased CNG prices by Rs 2 per kg, amid rising global energy crisis linked to the West Asia conflict.In Delhi, the price of CNG has been raised from Rs 77.09 per kg to Rs 79.09 per kg. The move comes a…
The sudden demise of Dileep Raj at the age of 47 has left the Kannada film industry and fans in deep shock. Before the actor’s demise, he reportedly experienced some pain in his chest area. Instead of heading straight to the nearest medical facility, he used his smartwatch to check his heartbeats and neglected the…
The National Testing Agency (NTA), with the approval of the Government of India, has scheduled the NEET UG 2026 re-examination for Sunday, June 21, 2026, following the cancellation of the earlier test over alleged paper leak and examination irregularities.In an official notice, NTA asked candidates and parents to rely only on official communication channels for…
Wrong to remove Sreejesh in just 15 months: Felix (Image: X) KOLKATA: Former India hockey captain Jude Felix came down hard on Hockey India, criticising its handling of PR Sreejesh’s exit and calling it “wrong” to remove him barely 15 months into the role.Felix, who took charge of the junior men’s team in 2017, was…
