Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday reserved its judgment on a petition filed by Trident Limited seeking protection from any coercive action pursuant to the April 30 inspection by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) at its Barnala-based factory.Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta, founder and chairman emeritus of Trident Limited, had switched…
Kolkata: UCO Bank reported a 22.6% rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, at Rs 801 crore, up from Rs 653 crore a year earlier. The city-based lender said its cost of funds improved 31 basis points year-on-year to 4.5% during the quarter.UCO Bank’s performance is among the best by PSU…
Jaipur: The health department Saturday directed 678 govt doctors, absent from duty without authorisation for years, to personally appear before the directorate by May 5 or face disciplinary action.A senior official said the department issued a revised list of doctors who have remained absent for long periods on May 1.Any doctor named in the list…
US stocks moved higher on Tuesday, as investors remained optimistic over a possible extension of the US-Iran ceasefire. Markets showed early strength, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.56% or 279 points to 49,721.56 around 8 pm IST. The S&P 500 inched up 0.2% to 7,129, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 96 points or…
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings are enduring a tough IPL 2026 season. They are currently seventh on the points table with two wins and four defeats from six matches, and one of the key reasons behind their struggles has been skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s poor form with the bat.Gaikwad has managed…
Two Bangladeshi doctoral students went missing in Florida. Two Bangladeshi students, both pursuing doctorates at the University of South Florida, have been missing for days with no information to either their families in Bangladesh or friends in the US. Zamil Limon and Nahida S Bristy, both 27, were last seen April 16, according to the…
MV Hondius visited world’s remotest island Tristan de Cunha and one passenger, a British national, is believed to be infected. Amid worldwide scare over Hantavirus, it has now emerged that a passenger from the infected MV Hondius visited a school on the world’s remotest island, Tristan da Cunha, colloquially known as Tristan. It is a…
Varanasi: The city basked in cool and pleasant weather on Thursday after a hailstorm accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds that swept through parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, including Varanasi a day before.With maximum and minimum temperatures settling at 31.3°C and 21.6°C, the city recorded a marked drop from the pre-storm highs of 41–45°C…
The child was found murdered under a white car in Teela Mod area Ghaziabad: A week after a four-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered, police are yet to trace the main accused — her maternal uncle — and have now announced a Rs 25,000 reward for information leading to his capture.The uncle allegedly abducted…
