Agartala: Tripura govt issued 18 letters of intent worth about Rs 11 crore at the Buyer-Seller Meet during the three-day Tripura Queen Pineapple Global Festival 2026 in Delhi.Agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath said the festival’s second day drew policymakers, industry leaders, buyers, exporters and entrepreneurs, helping expand the market for the fruit.Union agriculture and farmers’…
Bengaluru: As the summer approaches, villages across the state are grappling with drinking water shortages. Among the 344 villages across 58 taluks in Karnataka, Bengaluru South (Ramanagar) has emerged as the worst-hit district with 55 villages facing shortages, followed by Raichur (41), Uttara Kannada (27) and Tumakuru (26). Several districts in north Karnataka and Bengaluru…
APAAR is a unique 12-digit identification number assigned to every student and is aimed at creating an academic bank of credits that will digitally store their academic records and progress Panaji: APAAR IDs have been generated for 81.1% of Goa’s school students, covering 2.35 lakh of the state’s 2.89 lakh enrolments. State education officials informed…
Kolkata: No one is predicting whether the second phase of polling in Bengal next Wednesday will beat Thursday’s unprecedented turnout of 92.9% (revised on Friday). But everyone, including politicians and voters themselves, is sure of one thing: the second phase, too, is on course to see a heavy turnout of voters. And the factor that…
Chandigarh: The Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) of the Chandigarh administration Monday concluded the online auction of fancy, choice and special registration numbers of the new vehicle series CH-01-DE, generating Rs 4.13 crore in revenue.A total of 683 registration numbers were auctioned, including a few unsold numbers from previous series that were offered along with…
NEW DELHI: Just days before delivering his biggest political move yet, Raghav Chadha struck a cinematic note, invoking a Bollywood line from Dhurandhar: “ghayal hoon, isliye ghatak hoon” (I am wounded, therefore I am dangerous).In hindsight, the dialogue and its metaphor now read very differently. The “wounded” leader Raghav Chadha has not just walked away…
Panaji: Goa is migrating from the existing state portal to the central Civil Registration System (CRS) portal from this month onwards for birth and death registrations. Birth and death records from 1971 to June 30, 2026, currently available on the state portal, will be integrated into the central CRS portal.Records that are successfully pushed and…
In Bollywood, a mother’s role often goes far beyond emotional support. Over the decades, several star moms have stepped into the role of guides, decision-makers, and protectors, quietly influencing careers while standing firmly behind their children. According to Mid-Day, these women blurred the line between parenting and management, creating a space where ambition and care…
Silchar: A family narrowly escaped death after a massive landslide struck their house in Assam’s Sribhumi district during the early hours of Tuesday, leaving a child injured and the family homeless.The incident occurred at Latirgath, a hilly locality in the Brahmanshasan area, when a portion of a hill reportedly collapsed onto the residence of Manna…
CHENNAI: MNM president and Rajya Sabha member Kamal Haasan on Saturday urged the Union govt to establish a national commission on education and examination reform, with a three-month roadmap to restore trust in examinations, reduce academic stress and modernise education. In a post on X, he said the commission must hear Tamil Nadu’s voice, where…
