NEW DELHI: The Congress finally ended Kerala’s suspense on Wednesday. Ten days after the UDF’s historic mandate, VD Satheesan was named chief minister. For a party that had just won 63 seats, with the UDF alliance winning 102, the delay was not about numbers or coalition arithmetic. It was about the Congress being unable to…
New Delhi: Nearly nine years after Sanjeev Dixit (53) allegedly forged property documents to cheat multiple banks of over Rs 18 crore, Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested him from Tihar Jail.Police said Dixit had been absconding since 2017 after escaping Uttar Pradesh Police custody. Investigators alleged he faked the sale deed of…
Private sector banks led a broad-based deterioration in data reporting quality in the March 2026 quarter, as the latest round of the Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) showed a marked decline in their scores compared with the previous quarter.The sDQI, a quarterly metric compiled by the Reserve Bank of India, tracks the quality of regulatory…
Deputy secretary, department of school education & literacy, GoI, Ira Singhal addressing teachers at a programme in SCERT on Tuesday Lucknow: The upgraded version of the ‘Prashast’ app—Prashast 2.0 will help screen 21 types of disabilities easily, and simplify the certification process for children with special needs (CWSN) while helping integrate them into mainstream education,…
Dhubri: Students in Ward No. 9 of Bilasipara town in Assam’s Dhubri district are forced to wade through knee-deep water in the Gaurang river area to reach schools after two bamboo bridges and surrounding stretches get submerged during the rainy season.Residents said the disruption lasts for about four months every year, affecting farmers, students and…
Sanjay Dutt’s first wife was Richa Sharma who passed away in 1996. At that point, Sanjay and Richa’s daughter Trishala was just 8 years old. In a recent interview, Trisha spoke about her mother’s passing after being diagnosed with brain cancer and and how it affected her. After her mother passed away, Trishala was raised…
Horoscope Today: Read daily horoscope predictions for May 1, 2026. Know all about the astrological events and influences that will be affecting each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the…
Bathinda: A massive fire broke out in the ethanol storage tank at the extra neutral alcohol (ENA) distillery at Machhana village in Bathinda on Friday. Over a dozen fire tenders doused the blaze after several hours of struggle.The reason behind the fire and the losses is yet to be ascertained.The distillery – Bathinda Chemicals Limited…
Bengaluru professionals are increasingly turning to substances to cope with work pressure (Representative image) BENGALURU: A weekend drink to unwind. Cigarette breaks while at work. A pill to stay focused through the night, chasing deadlines.For a growing number of Bengaluru professionals, what begins as an occasional coping mechanism is quietly turning into dependence, as relentless…
Chandigarh: Congress MLA and former IAS officer Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal on Monday accused both the Punjab and central govts of failing farmers, alleging that erratic power supply and shortage of fertilisers were hurting paddy cultivation.Dhaliwal said that despite the Punjab government’s claim of surplus electricity, farmers were not getting power during the scheduled hours for…
