Bathinda: Farmer forum Kisan Mazdoor Morcha’ Punjab Chapter has raised concern over the decision to put on hold a proposal to increase credit limit of farmers in cooperative societies. Morcha leaders on Tuesday stated that the state government some time ago had issued a notification to increase the credit limit, but now that decision has…
Indian-origin woman Meenu Batra who worked as an interpreter in Texas courts was detained by the ICE. 53-year-old Meenu Batra, an Indian-origin woman who had been living in the US for the last 35 years was detained by ICE agents in Texas who asked him whether she knew that she had a deportation order and…
Jaipur: The state govt has signalled stricter enforcement of waste management rules across the urban areas. On Friday, Department of Local Self-Govt secretary Ravi Jain directed civic bodies to ensure full compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, and warned everyone against any laxity in implementation.The review meeting, held via video conferencing, was attended…
The 13th edition of the Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards was held in New Delhi on Friday, where veteran Hindustani vocalists Sumitra Guha and Pandit Laxman Krishnarao Pandit were honoured for their contribution to Indian classical music.The awards, instituted in memory of Jyotsna Darda, founder of Lokmat Sakhi Manch, recognise excellence in Indian music and…
Mumbai: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a chair in the name of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, at the famous London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in London. It was also decided to provide scholarships for doctoral studies in the name of Dr. Ambedkar through…
New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), has invited stakeholder feedback to revive and scale up public Wi-Fi deployment, signalling a renewed policy push to strengthen affordable internet access.In a consultation paper released on Monday, Trai said India’s current public Wi-Fi ecosystem remains “fragmented and limited in scale,” falling short of becoming a widely…
New Delhi: Delhi witnessed an unusually warm night, with the minimum temperature settling at 28.4 degrees Celsius, 4.6 degrees above normal, at base station Safdarjung. It was the warmest April night in nine years when the temperature touched 29 degrees Celsius on April 22, 2017. On April 28, 2018, too, the city recorded the minimum…
UP Congress president Ajay Rai Lucknow: UP Congress president Ajay Rai was admitted to Medanta hospital on Friday evening after he fainted during an official programme in Lucknow, sparking concern among party workers.Party functionaries said Rai suddenly collapsed at the event and was rushed for immediate medical care.Doctors said he was initially brought in with…
Hyderabad: Hyderabadis often walk into hospitals hoping to be treated for an ailment, only to leave with a new problem – a significant dent in their savings. A survey by the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation has found that at Rs 52,743 per hospitalisation, residents of Telangana incur the highest average medical expenditure…
Pune: The Chatushrungi police have registered a case against an event manager, a resident of Ahilyanagar, for allegedly cheating an IPS officer and his relatives of Rs 10 lakh by failing to execute decoration work for the officer’s wedding reception held on March 3 this year.The IPS officer’s sister (38), a resident of Aundh, lodged…
