Chennai: MNM president and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan requested engineer-turned-education reformer Sonam Wangchuk to end his fast demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan following the NEET paper leak.Wangchuk began an indefinite fast from June 28 at Jantar Mantar to extend support to the protest launched by Cockroach Janata Party demanding Pradhan’s…
Lucknow: The birth anniversary of noted Kathak guru, performer and choreographer Pandit Arjun Mishra was celebrated at the International Buddhist Research Institute, Gomti Nagar, on Thursday evening with performances by disciples and artistes from India and abroad.‘Pandit Arjun Mishra Jayanti 2026’ celebrated legacy of the Lucknow Gharana exponent, who was a disciple of Pandit Birju…
NEW DELHI: Four years after a dramatic split turned the Shiv Sena into two rival camps locked in a bitter political battle, leaders from both sides now appear to be finding common ground on one issue: the BJP.Interestingly, the very factor that contributed to the Sena’s split, its relationship with the BJP, is now emerging…
Hyderabad: Amid a deepening water crisis in the city, illegal water trading around Himayatsagar and Osmansagar has come under scrutiny after authorities uncovered large-scale groundwater diversion for commercial purposes, reportedly generating crores of rupees.In the latest crackdown, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) on Saturday lodged complaints of cheating and trespassing against a…
The CAG report also pointed to an overestimation of the scheme’s coverage. It said the state’s reported achievement of 85.1% Functional Household Tap Connections by March 2024 was misleading as it included 27.7 lakh households with private or own-source tap connections that were yet to be covered under the mission Mumbai: A performance audit by…
A video showing a BMTC conductor pushing a passenger went viral on social media BENGALURU: The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) on Tuesday suspended a conductor pending a departmental inquiry after a video purportedly showing him pushing a passenger out of a bus and physically assaulting him went viral on social media.The incident took place…
National Scholarship Portal launched for agriculture students; Rs 21.35 crore released NEW DELHI: The Union Agriculture Ministry has launched the National Scholarship Portal (NSP)-Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system for agriculture students, with scholarships and fellowships worth Rs 21.35 crore released to more than 6,000 students. Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party on Thursday forced Opposition bloc to take up the Ayodhya temple donation theft issue in Lok Sabha, even as Congress remained insistent on cornering Home Minister Amit Shah over the police crackdown on protesters.As a compromise, Opposition decided to take up both the issues simultaneously, evident in the loud protests both…
UK plans plain vape packaging to reduce youth vaping. The UK government has unveiled plans to ban colourful vape packaging, child-friendly branding and flavour names inspired by sweets and cocktails as part of a wider effort to curb vaping among children and teenagers, BBC reportsThe proposals form part of a 12-week public consultation launched under…
Officials said highly inflammable raw materials and a diesel generator set stored in the setback area contributed to the flames intensifying quickly. Noida: A major fire broke out at a bag manufacturing factory in Sector 63’s D Block on Friday afternoon, spreading rapidly to three nearby industrial units.Fire officials said 16 fire tenders were pressed…
