Colva: Deposits of tar balls have begun appearing along the Salcete coastline well ahead of the monsoon season, raising fresh concerns about marine pollution and coastal health.While such occurrences are typically reported in late May or June, this year the phenomenon has surfaced earlier than expected. The highest concentration of the oily residues has been…
CM Yogi Adityanath along with BJP president Nitin Nabin offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi on Tuesday Varanasi: On his maiden visit to the city as BJP national president, Nitin Nabin on Tuesday offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple along with chief minister Yogi Adityanath and party’s state chief Pankaj Chaudhary.The leaders…
Ahmedabad: The ruling BJP yet again underlined its supremacy over Gujarat’s political landscape on Tuesday as it swept the local body polls, winning all 15 municipal corporations and 78 of the 84 municipalities, reiterating its complete dominance in cities and towns. The saffron party also posted a spectacular performance in villages, winning 33 of the…
Ludhiana: Thousands of small-scale manufacturers in the bicycle, sewing machine, and carton sectors are facing a liquidity crisis due to a flawed “inverted duty structure”. While the government promised GST refunds within 30 days, local units claim that 13% of their working capital is being locked up for months, forcing many small factories to shut…
Chandigarh: Panjab University has revised its internship guidelines for undergraduate programmes, allowing students greater flexibility in completing mandatory credits.According to an official notification issued by the university, the decision was taken after concerns were raised during a Faculty of Arts meeting on February 24 that restricting internships to the fifth semester could lead to administrative…
Dimapur: Nagaland’s art & culture department has initiated a state-wide manuscript survey under the Gyan Bharatam Mission, a national initiative of the Union ministry of culture.The Gyan Bharatam Mission aims to identify, document and create a comprehensive national database of manuscripts and historically significant records across the country with a view to preserving India’s documentary…
Lucknow: An elderly man from the city was duped of over Rs 1.15 crore by fraudsters who lured him with promise of high returns through trading and cryptocurrency investments. Rajendra Singh Chauhan, resident of Puran Nagar in Alambagh, accused a youth from Aashiana and his associates of cheating him using forged documents and fake investment…
Alwar: A hunger strike by 14 inmates at a sub-jail in Bayana town of Bharatpur district has intensified, with nine of them admitted to hospital Tuesday after their condition turned serious over the last few days. The remaining five are being treated within jail premises under medical supervision.The protesting inmates, alleging a lack of basic…
New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar held talks with visiting United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) president Annalena Baerbock on a range of issues, including AI’s implications and the West Asia conflict, on Tuesday.Jaishankar said in a post on X that he underscored during the discussion the need for reformed multilateralism that is reflective of…
A Secret Service agent injured during an assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump may have been struck by a bullet fired by a fellow officer.The incident took place last week at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, where a gunman tried to force his way into the venue. During a court hearing,…
