People cleaning up homes after water from the Mithi Khadi in Limbayat finally receded Surat: As floodwaters slowly receded from parts of Surat, residents of Parvat Patia and nearby creek-side neighbourhoods emerged from waterlogged homes to count losses running into lakhs.For many families, two to three days of isolation, damaged possessions and mounting repair bills…
Guwahati: The state budget on Friday proposed a package of tax incentives to promote cleaner energy and electric mobility, proposing a sharp cut in VAT on piped natural gas (PNG), extending incentives for renewable energy and offering tax relief to electric vehicle buyers. Finance minister Jayanta Mallabaruah proposed reducing VAT on piped natural gas from…
In the fertile Terai plains of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Siddharthnagar district is scripting a compelling story of revival and growth. Once known primarily for its historical ties to Lord Buddha and as an aspirational district facing developmental challenges, Siddharthnagar is now emerging as a vibrant hub of agricultural innovation, infrastructure development, and international trade. At…
Rajkot: A Special POCSO Court in Morbi has acquitted a 26-year-old man of all kidnapping and rape charges after the prosecution failed to prove its case and key witnesses, including the victim herself, turned hostile during the trial.According to the initial police complaint, the prosecution alleged that between August 9 and 10, 2020, the accused…
The agreements aim to improve farm productivity, promote organic farming and enhance farmers’ incomes in line with the state’s Viksit Rajasthan-2047 vision Jaipur: In a major push towards sustainable and technology-driven agriculture, the Rajasthan agriculture department Friday signed 32 non-financial memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), 10 agri-tech startups…
Food Corporation of India NEW DELHI: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has tightened safeguards for the lifting and use of subsidised rice supplied to distilleries under govt’s ethanol blending programme, making distilleries directly accountable for any diversion or misuse of the released grain. In case of misuse or diversion, FCI will file criminal cases.The move…
Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed LONDON: Pakistan is demanding the extradition of political dissidents from the UK if Britain wants to deport freed Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed.UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out on Monday how she plans to change the law to allow him to be sent back.Ahmed…
Newlyweds Aamir Khan and Gauri Spratt to move into reported Rs 100 crore family home with mother, Junaid, Azad and sisters Days after reportedly tying the knot in an intimate ceremony, Aamir Khan and Gauri Spratt’s future home plans have become the talk of the town.According to a report by The Free Press Journal, Aamir…
India Post 285, Reduce England to 21/1 in Historic Lord’s Test (PTI photo) India and England shared the honours on an engrossing opening day of the historic first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s, with the visitors posting 285 before reducing England to 21/1 at stumps on Friday.After England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and chose…
Are Milky Way’s coldest stars actually alien megastructures? New study explores Some of the coldest objects currently listed as stars in the Milky Way may not be stars at all. A new study by astrophysicist Amirnezam Amiri from the University of Arkansas suggests that these extremely cold objects could instead be giant energy-harvesting structures built…
