Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray accused the BJP of aiming to eliminate other parties and abolish elections. MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday that the BJP was trying to finish all other parties and wanted only one party and no elections.Speaking on the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday seeking `modifications and relaxations’ in VBGRAMG. He also wanted the scheme to be continued in the name of Mahatma Gandhi.“The scheme scheduled to commence on July 1 imposes an additional financial burden of over Rs 5000 crore under the new…
NEW DELHI: India’s groundwater crisis is becoming increasingly severe, with several regions reporting alarming levels of depletion, drinking water shortages and contamination. Among the major cities, Hyderabad has become India’s worst-affected metropolitan region for groundwater depletion, overtaking larger cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, according to the Dynamic Groundwater Resource Assessment Report 2025 released by…
New Delhi: The Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to conduct structural audits of 44 flyovers that are more than 15 years old. Some of these have been in use for nearly three decades.The city today has 102 flyovers, many of which were built during the infrastructure push of the early 2000s. PWD has earmarked…
Chandigarh: Two days after PM Narendra Modi said the Centre was shielding farmers from rising fertiliser prices, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday met Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to seek uninterrupted fertiliser supply ahead of next month’s paddy sowing season. He later met Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari to…
Germany’s Alexander Zverev reacts after winning the final tennis match against Italy’s Flavio Cobolli at the French Open in Paris (AP Photo) Alexander Zverev’s long wait for a Grand Slam title is finally over.The German star secured the first major championship of his career on Sunday by defeating Italy’s Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7…
Mumbai: Medical associations are seeking urgent clarification on the fate of the April 26 elections following a cabinet decision to strip the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) of its elected seats in favour of a “nominated-only” structure. On the other hand, officials say while this election could move forward as planned, it may well be the…
AI generated image, used only for representative purpose Oil prices continued to ease on Tuesday as markets tracked the outcome of potential US-Iran engagement in Doha, even as weekend missile exchanges signalled instability. This comes after the two sides reached an interim peace deal aimed at ending the four-month conflict.Around 7 am IST, WTI crude…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently took a close look at Mahindra’s new tactical ATV based on the Mahindra Thar Roxx platform during the Raksha Triveni Sangam event in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The rugged off-road machine drew attention at the defence technology showcase, which was organised jointly by the Indian Army’s Northern and Central Commands along…
Kolkata: In a cyber fraud case involving artificial intelligence (AI), an 81-year-old senior citizen from north Kolkata was swindled of Rs 17.8 lakh. The fraud was triggered after the elderly resident clicked on a link embedded in a YouTube video that featured a fake, AI-generated likeness of union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman promoting an investment…
