Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has defended its fiscal management amid fierce political opposition, revealing that it has paid out more in debt servicing over the past 50 days than it has raised in new market loans.The fiscal breakdown from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) follows allegations from opposition sides that a fresh ₹2,500 crore loan…
Protests have erupted across the country against the NEET-UG question paper leak Pune: The Professional Teachers’ Association on Wednesday demanded that NEET be conducted twice a year in multiple shifts through a computer-based online format to prevent future leaks and malpractice.The association, representing private coaching class owners in Maharashtra, sought stronger digital security systems, greater…
Almost all the Chemists and medical stores remain closed in the city as they observed a strike on Wednesday. The store has organized protests against online sale of medicines and other issues. Surat/Ahmedabad: Most retail medical stores across Gujarat remained shut on Wednesday during a one-day bandh called to protest unregulated online pharmacies, chemists’ associations…
Guwahati: A container truck met with an accident before getting onto the Saraighat bridge early on Wednesday morning after reportedly losing balance. No fatality was reported in the incident, but the driver and the handyman sustained injuries, who were later hospitalised, police said.According to traffic officials, the truck was coming from the Amingaon side and…
Deserted railway station as Banda experiences 48 degrees Celsius on Wednesday Lucknow: Heatwave conditions continued to grip Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with Banda recording 48 degrees Celsius — 4.5 units above normal and the highest in the country — prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the district over the…
Rajkot: A 61-year-old retired deputy mamlatdar, Mohan Korat, was killed in a hit-and-run in Dhari town of Amreli district on Wednesday morning, after being struck from behind by an unidentified speeding vehicle, police said.Korat, a resident of the Sardar Nagar-1 area of Dhari taluka, was out for a morning walk around 6.30am near Shivalay Complex…
Jaisalmer: Talks between the Barmer district administration and a delegation protesting over the Giral Lignite Mines issue continued for nearly five hours Tuesday at the District Collectorate, but ended without any concrete resolution. The agitation continued Wednesday for the 16th consecutive day, with Shiv MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati remaining at the dharna site in Giral…
The Centre has provided ‘Y’ category armed security cover to senior TMC neta and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, with protection deployed from May 19, an official said in New Delhi on Wednesday. The ministry of home affairs extended the security cover by CISF – a central armed police force primarily tasked with safeguarding…
Plastic pollution, biodegradable materials and sustainable manufacturing are becoming major priorities for scientists worldwide, and researchers in the United States may have found a breakthrough solution. Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a new bacteria-grown supermaterial using bacterial cellulose that is strong, flexible and environmentally friendly. Published in Nature Communications,…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has not yet walked the Cannes 2026 red carpet, but she is now expected to attend the festival’s closing ceremony. The actor, who remains one of India’s most recognized faces at Cannes, missed the early days of the 79th edition due to undisclosed reasons. The festival began on May 12 and will…
