– 15-04-2026, The 28 sheets, recovered from beneath the debris after the Feb 28 bombing at a school in Minab, are on display at the Iranian Embassy in India. Photo: Anushka Kogta – 15-04-2026, The 28 sheets, recovered from beneath the debris after the Feb 28 bombing at a school in Minab, are on display…
Navi Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed the state Urban Development Department (UDD) to scrutinise the complaints over Cidco’s project of installation of mobile towers on road medians in Ulwe node of Navi Mumbai, signalling an official scrutiny of the contentious project.The residents and citizen groups are up in arms against the ongoing…
Bengaluru: When Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) wrapped up their high-altitude human behaviour simulation near Leh on April 9, much of the focus was on what it would reveal about crew psychology. A notable aspect of the simulation was also that it was set up by Bengaluru-based firm…
CHENNAI: A political firestorm has erupted in Tamil Nadu following the suicide of a young dalit woman at Manachanallur in Trichy, allegedly after being harassed and insulted by DMK workers. The incident has prompted PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss to demand an immediate ban on the DMK’s controversial “Rs 8,000 coupon” campaign, labelling it a fraudulent…
Students of Suncity School celebrate after the results on Wednesday Gurgaon: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced the Class 10 results, with several students from the Gurgaon region delivering exceptional performances, some even achieving a perfect score of 100%.Among the high scorers was Tanay Srivastava, a student of Amity School, Sector 46,…
Kolkata: After stirring a controversy over its ‘Burnol’ post, the Kolkata South district election officer on Wednesday withdrew it.In a statement, also on social media, the DEO South said: “To instil voter confidence and for making all of us laugh amidst the electioneering in this sweltering heat, DEO Kolkata South posted a message which may…
Noida: An IRS officer and his parents were acquitted of dowry harassment and murder charges after five years. A local fast-track court found the woman’s death was by suicide and noted significant inconsistencies in the prosecution’s witness statements regarding dowry demands. Though the woman’s father claimed to have paid around Rs 45 lakh cash in…
Panaji: After the Union environment ministry’s Regional Empowered Committee (REC) rejected Goa govt’s proposal to allow the Kulem-Madgaon double-tracking to proceed, environmental activists in the state led by Goa Foundation’s Claude Alvares sharply criticised the Rs 4.7 crore spent for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) commissioned for submission before the ministry. The study was allotted…
Shimla: Marking the 79th Himachal Day celebrations, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday announced relief for Class I and Class II govt officers, saying that the state govt had decided to withdraw its decision to defer their salaries. The CM also announed an allowance of Rs 1,500 per month for women of Kinnaur district…
NEW DELHI: Around Rs 90,000 crore out of the Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) will be utilised for partial funding for 60 types projects that cities can take up, including development of infrastructure, revitalisation of old city areas (5-20 sqkm) and development of old markets.Cities can also implement projects for preventing urban…
