NEW DELHI: Staring at a tough sowing season due to forecast of a weak monsoon and pressure on inputs such as fertilisers and diesel, the Centre will on Monday launch a month-long nationwide campaign on balanced and judicious use of inputs such as fertilisers and water, timely advice to farmers in view of weather-related challenges…
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget ‘Star Wars’ movie, ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’, which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet. ‘Backrooms’ breaks box office…
Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada (ANI Photo) Kagiso Rabada ended IPL 2026 with the Purple Cap, finishing as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker despite Gujarat Titans falling short in the final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The South African fast bowler enjoyed another outstanding campaign, claiming 29 wickets in 17 matches at an economy rate of 9.68. While…
Home takes centre stage today, Leo, and not in a tiring way. The Sun steadies your sense of purpose while the Moon leans towards family comfort, property matters, and emotional support. Your mother’s blessings, or the care of a mother figure, can act like shade in summer heat. Don’t brush that aside. It matters more…
New Delhi: Ahead of the monsoon season, Public Works Department (PWD) has planned a series of remedial measures to tackle waterlogging at vulnerable locations on roads under its jurisdiction.The department has earmarked more than Rs 2 crore for the works. The current proposal pertains to roads under the Central and New Delhi (C&ND) roads division,…
Unions demand Rs 30,000 as common minimum monthly pay across services Mumbai: On Monday, a few thousand ASHA, Anganwadi, mid-day meal, and ICDS workers — most of whom are women — are expected to start their indefinite protest at Azad Maidan.The protest is being organised by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). Its state…
Siddaramaiah could retain the much-coveted bungalow, which is usually reserved for chief ministers Bengaluru: Siddaramaiah is expected to continue residing at Cauvery, the official chief ministerial residence despite stepping down from the CM post, marking the second time in his political career that he is likely to retain the bungalow after demitting office.While rules allow…
Multi Level Parking by Greater Chennai Corporation at T Nagar in Chennai Chennai: The multi-level car parking facility at T Nagar, inaugurated in 2021, is set to be revamped by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) so that all designated floors can be used with revised parking charges. The maintenance work at the facility will include replacing…
At present, the scheme is being implemented within the erstwhile GHMC limits, benefiting 6.3 lakh domestic consumers Hyderabad: The demand to extend the govt’s flagship scheme of providing 20,000 litres of free water per month to households in newly merged areas under the core urban region has emerged as a major challenge for the Hyderabad…
Residents said the missing links are part of a planned 24-metre-wide sector road and have remained undone since they started living in the township in 2013 due to pending land acquisition Gurgaon: More than a decade after Vatika India Next township was launched, two patches — 50m and 15m — of a planned sector road…
