Gandhinagar: The state govt has extended its ban on manufacturing, storing, distributing, and selling gutka and pan masala containing tobacco or nicotine across the state by another year. The extended ban will come into effect from Sep 13 and remain in force until Sep 12, 2027, according to an order issued by the commissioner of…
Patiala: Five thermal units remained shut in Punjab on Monday, forcing the state to rely on costlier grid and private power and impose cuts of about four-and-a-half hours in industrial areas, including Ludhiana, Khanna, Mohali and Mandi Gobindgarh.Punjab’s peak demand reached 15,725 MW at 3 pm, against 15,688 MW the previous day and 9,121 MW…
Pune: A 40-year-old finance firm executive driving under the influence of alcohol lost control of the wheel and crashed his car into the median around 5.50am on Sunday.The incident happened at Wakad Chowk on the Hinjewadi-Aundh Road. The accused, a resident of Aundh, has been charged under sections 125 (act endangering life or personal safety…
Lucknow: A 30-year-old woman and a toddler were killed and six children injured after a speeding SUV collided head-on with a CNG auto-rickshaw in Gonda district on Monday evening.The accident occurred around 4.30 pm near Para turn between Bargadi and Chachri villages on the Chachri–Shahpur road under Karnailganj police station limits. The collision mangled the…
Jaipur: Frequent power failures in Jaipur have disrupted medical entrance examinations and raised concerns over the city’s unreliable electricity network, with Sunday’s NEET-PG test cancelled following a blackout, days after a similar disruption affected the Ayush PG entrance exam on Aug 23.While discom officials attributed the failures to problems with internal systems at examination centres,…
SC questions CBI, ED’s tardiness in Leaps and Bounds probe linked to Abhishek Banerjee, seeks interrogation details by Sept 7. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday lashed out at CBI and ED for getting active in the probe against ‘Leaps and Bounds’ — a company allegedly linked to former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and…
The proposed Cato data centre would cover an area larger than 100 football pitches. (Photo: Daily Mail) Residents of a tiny Scottish village have launched a fierce campaign against plans to build what has been described as the world’s second-largest data centre on their doorstep.The proposed Cato data centre in Auchtertool, Fife, would occupy a…
Crude prices continue to jump as Middle East tensions intensify Oil prices inched higher on Tuesday after renewed tensions between the US and Iran brought the risk of supply disruptions in the Middle East back to the forefront.Brent crude rose 55 cents, or 0.61%, to $91.04 while WTI crude was up 79 cents, or 0.92%,…
Ravi Teja’s latest film ‘Irumudi’ is enjoying a solid run at the box office. Since its release in theatres on August 21, the film is currently in its second mid-week and continues to maintain a strong hold. On its second Monday, Mass Maharaja’s family drama collected more than Rs 6 crore.According to trade analyst Sacnilk,…
Cristiano Ronaldo (Image: Instagram @cristiano) Cristiano Ronaldo has spent more than two decades being one of the most intensely scrutinised figures in football, but former teammate Álvaro González says the personality behind the superstar image is very different once the Portuguese forward walks into the dressing room. ‘A true phenomenon’ in the dressing room González,…
