Union minister Nitin Gadkari (centre) inspects Delhi-Mumbai Expressway stretch near Kota. KOTA: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced that the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be fully completed within two years, alongside a slew of new highway projects for the Kota region, news agency PTI reported.Speaking at a public gathering in Mandana…
NEW DELHI: Giving a push to its ambitious coal and lignite gasification programme, govt Wednesday floated a request for proposal (RFP) inviting companies to set up projects under its Rs 37,500-crore incentive scheme.Launched in May, the scheme aims to support the gasification of 75 million tonnes (MT) of coal and lignite by 2030 to produce…
Trump aims to create ‘humanitarian zones’ in Rafah US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is planning a pilot “humanitarian zone” in southern Gaza that would aim to accommodate tens of thousands of vetted Palestinian civilians, a board official told AFP.The official said the zone could act as a “starting point” for the Palestinian technocratic…
It’s not always smooth sailing for the filmmaker when the movie is released. Very few South Indian movies face unexpected trouble upon release in theatres or on streaming platforms. Here are some films banned or withdrawn for various reasons. Here are five popular South Indian films that ran into trouble after their release or were…
Shafali Verma and Pratika Rawal talk between overs during day one of the Women’s Test Match between Australia and India at the WACA ground on March 06, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Getty) India opener Pratika Rawal has been ruled out of the one-off Test against England at Lord’s, which begins on Friday, after suffering a…
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the move is aimed at modernising forensic investigations, while reducing dependence on conventional surgical autopsies Mumbai: Maharashtra government has announced plans to introduce non-invasive digital autopsies in a major overhaul of the state’s postmortem services, with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis saying the move is aimed at modernising forensic investigations, while…
A four-year-old girl tragically died after being run over by a school bus (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) BENGALURU: In a tragic incident, a four-year-old-girl, accompanying her mother to receive elder sister, died on the spot after coming under the sister’s school bus in Dasanapura, Nelamangala on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased is K Tanusha, second…
Chennai: DMK MP P Wilson on Wednesday opposed Tamil Nadu govt’s reported move to include a University Grants Commission nominee in university vice-chancellor search committees.Wilson told reporters in Chennai that it would dilute the state’s constitutional authority over higher education and cede powers to Union govt. “Including a UGC nominee in the vice-chancellor selection panel…
Hyderabad: A college principal in Nagarkurnool district has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a former postgraduate student who had approached him for a transfer certificate (TC). The male student reportedly resisted the assault, causing injuries to the accused.According to police, the student, who recently completed a master’s degree, met the principal on Tuesday seeking…
Kolkata: State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday alleged that tribal communities in Bengal suffered heavily due to the “politics of hatred” pursued by the previous Trinamool Congress govt.Recounting how President Droupadi Murmu was allegedly slighted during a visit to the state under the previous govt, Bhattacharya said the TMC went to the extent of…
