Varanasi: The Varanasi Development Authority has recorded a historic revenue haul of Rs 500 crore between Nov 2025 and the end of Sept 2026, marking the highest revenue generated in VDA’s history.The figure represents a striking surge from VDA’s earlier annual revenue of around Rs 120 crore. In less than a year, the Authority has…
This undated photo released on Israel’s Foreign Ministry social media shows Indian Captain Smit Machchhar in the cockpit of a plane in an unknown location Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt will honour pilot Captain Smit Machchhar with ‘Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award’ for saving the lives of 174 passengers during an attack on a flight from Dubai to…
Of the 23 stubble-burning cases reported from three states on Oct 1, Madhya Pradesh recorded 14, followed by Uttar Pradesh with five and Punjab with four. Bathinda: After leading the six states by a wide margin during the first fortnight of crop residue burning, Punjab saw its share of farm fires fall below 46% on…
Pune: Hinjewadi police on Wednesday registered a case against a couple for allegedly duping three people of Rs 8.15 lakh on the promise of giving them high returns on cryptocurrency investments. A 23-year-old woman from Wakad, who works with a private company, lodged a police complaint on Wednesday.An officer said the complainant came into contact…
Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia Guwahati: Replacing chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will not bring Congress to power, Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia said on Thursday.“Gyanesh Kumar can be replaced, but even if he is, Congress will never come to power. Replacing him will not make Rahul Gandhi the PM either. Until the Congress replaces…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday targeted previous govts, alleging that before 2017 Uttar Pradesh was effectively run by mafia networks and that political leadership had compromised with criminal elements while the police remained unable to act.Speaking at Lok Bhavan after flagging off 87 interceptor vehicles for Uttar Pradesh Police, Yogi said the state’s…
Kota: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Kota, Wednesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), posted at Bhimganjmandi Police Station, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000. The accused has been identified as Ravindra Yadav.Deputy superintendent of police (ACB) Chandra Kanwar said the complainant approached the bureau regarding continuous harassment by the ASI and stated an assault case…
In its petition, the Mamata faction said it urgently required funds to meet expenses that would arise from preparations for the bypolls. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition by Mamata Banerjee-headed TMC faction seeking de-freezing of its three bank accounts on grounds that the party required funds to carry out political…
Image Credit: Picpedia.org The England & Wales High Court has ruled on the will of Mark Briant, a 92-year-old man who changed his will while living with his daughter and son-in-law in 2022. The change reduced his wife Rosemary’s inheritance to a life interest in half of his estate, leaving her without an automatic right…
For decades, millions of tons of uranium mill tailings sat beside the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, leaving behind a major environmental cleanup challenge in a landscape known for its red rock scenery and tourism. The waste came from a uranium processing site that operated during the Cold War era, and concerns grew over contamination…
