Mumbai: The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed that the proposed 400/220 kV GIS sub-station at Ambernath be taken up on priority, paving the way for a critical transmission project intended to bolster power supply for Maharashtra’s rapidly expanding data centre ecosystem. MERC also highlighted the project’s broader importance in addressing the sharp rise…
File photo of DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: In a fresh wrinkle for CM-elect DK Shivakumar, outgoing CM Siddaramaiah has reportedly proposed forming a coordination committee to act as a bridge between Congress and the govt, reopening a debate over an ongoing tussle in Karnataka Congress.While the proposal is yet to receive approval from the…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will take steps to appoint vice-chancellors to state universities soon, higher education minister P Viswanathan told reporters on Monday.As many as 15 of 22 state universities have been functioning without a vice-chancellor for several months due to a tussle between former Governor R N Ravi and DMK govt regarding the inclusion…
Kolkata: The iconic clock tower in Lake Town is likely to undergo a health and safety check soon. Bidhannagar MLA Sardawat Muekerjee said he will be writing to the urban development department to find out if permission was obtained before installing the clock tower and also in proper safety measures like soil testing was done…
Ludhiana: A former sarpanch facing 10 cases of drug trafficking watched his 1.4-acre luxury estate get demolished in a sweeping state crackdown as law enforcement shifts toward stripping cartels of their narco-profits.A heavy police contingent and demolition crews flattened the compound owned by Gurdeep Singh Rano, who is accused of funding the sprawling property through…
The supply will resume after the full budget for 2026-27 is presented in July Guwahati: Assam govt on Monday announced a temporary suspension of the distribution of subsidised pulses, sugar and salt under the public distribution system (PDS) for two months, citing the continuation of the vote-on-account budget.The food, public distribution and consumer affairs department…
Alwar: A 44-year-old engineer died by suicide after allegedly jumping in front of a train near Dhigawda railway station on the Rajgarh-Malakheda rail route in Alwar district Sunday.The deceased was identified as Gagan Aggarwal, a resident of Moti Nagar Kali Mori in Alwar city.His elder brother, Nirmal Kumar Aggarwal, lodged a complaint against Gagan’s wife…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to revive Congress organisational strength, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday told district presidents that hard work and direct public engagement, rather than sycophancy, will help the party grow, as he urged party leaders to reconnect with people at the grassroots level, party sources said.While addressing the concluding session of…
Trump administration is preparing a new immigration policy that could reject asylum seekers without even interviewing them, according to a report cited by CBS News.The proposed rule was developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Under the plan, officers at US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would be allowed to deny applications if they…
Oval Fertility founders Veena Reddy and Dr Brian Levine Hyderabad: In an expansion of its presence in the healthcare space, GVK Group has forayed into the fertility care segment with Oval Fertility, a venture co-founded by GVK scion Keshav Reddy’s wife Veena Reddy and US-based IVF specialist Dr Brian Levine.The venture, backed by the GVK…
