Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal chief spokesperson and legal cell president advocate Arshdeep Singh Kler on Wednesday claimed that the Punjab and Haryana high court had ordered the immediate release of arrested party worker Jobanpreet Singh, after holding the arrest unconstitutional and illegal. He said this meant that the charges against SAD functionary Bikram Singh Majithia…
Pune: People of all complexion and abilities in pictures, gender equality, introducing tough science concepts from stories based on daily life, activity based mathematics, introduction to dialects in Marathi to make students aware and sensitive to those speaking it, phonetics in English and evaluations that test the learning outcomes rather than memory, are the changes…
Lucknow: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the policy for procurement of maize under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme for the Kharif marketing season 2025-26. The MSP for maize has been fixed at Rs 2,400 per quintal.Briefing reporters, cabinet minister Suresh Khanna said that the state govt will procure maize from farmers between June…
Farmers’ seminar advocates for balanced fertilizer usage. Alwar: Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers’ welfare Ramnath Thakur urged farmers to reduce excessive use of chemical fertilisers and adopt organic and natural farming practices, warning that indiscriminate use of chemicals was harming both soil health and human health. He was addressing a farmers’ seminar…
BENGALURU: D K Shivakumar’s long-cherished ambition was realised Wednesday as he took oath as the 24th CM of Karnataka at Lok Bhavan, with his new cabinet reflecting a careful balance of caste and regional dynamics while carrying a distinct imprint of his predecessor, Siddaramaiah. Prominent Dalit face G Parameshwara was sworn in as the deputy…
The Producers Guild of India recently issued a strongly worded statement addressing what it described as growing instances of talent, directors, and technicians backing out of commitments to producers, often at the eleventh hour amidst Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar‘s ‘Don 3’ dispute. It has drawn a sharp response from actor Ranvir Shorey, who turned…
For years, Vijay Shankar remained one of Indian cricket’s most discussed yet misunderstood cricketers. From being labelled the ‘3D player’ during the 2019 World Cup to battling injuries, criticism and constant scrutiny, the Tamil Nadu all-rounder’s career rarely moved without noise around it.But as Shankar walks away from Indian domestic cricket and the IPL, there…
You may wake up feeling that your inner battery isn’t fully charged. That’s the tone of the day. The Moon drains confidence a bit, and Saturn presses on your thoughts, making small concerns feel bigger than they are. This is why moral support matters now. You don’t need a crowd, just one steady person who…
Surrounding area from the fire incident at Malviya Nagar New Delhi: The hotel where Wednesday’s fire claimed 21 lives was far from isolated. A walk through the neighbourhood revealed dozens of budget hotels, guest houses and hostels operating from similar multi-storeyed buildings packed into narrow lanes, many sharing the same layout of cramped interiors, a…
Fatalities involving wet lease BEST buses rose from 19 in 2024-25 to 21 in 2025-26, the undertaking’s latest statistics show. But deaths involving BEST-owned buses fell from five to three Mumbai: Fatalities involving wet lease BEST buses rose from 19 in 2024-25 to 21 in 2025-26, the undertaking’s latest statistics show. But deaths involving BEST-owned…
