KOLKATA: Travellers struggling to secure train reservations or looking for an alternative to expensive airfares can now opt for luxury buses from Kolkata to destinations as far as Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai.Bengal transport minister Arjun Singh on Wednesday flagged off a new fleet of long-distance super-luxury interstate buses from the Karunamoyee Bus Terminus, launching services…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) will bring 1,000 MWh of its planned 6,000 MWh battery energy storage online by September, with the remaining capacity slated for completion by Sept 2027, marking a major push to firm up the state’s renewable power supply and cut curtailment.Separately, Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd has proposed…
Bengaluru: A city civil court recently directed the former chairman of Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd (KSHDCL) to repay Rs 44.1 lakh for misusing public funds.The controversy dates back to Nov 2020, when govt appointed Beloor Raghavendra Shetty, a 42-year-old resident of Dollars Colony, as director and chairman of KSHDCL. Established in 1964, the…
Varanasi: The Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, has improved its global standing by 56 places in the QS World University Rankings 2027. The institute has secured a rank of 510, a significant improvement from its earlier rank of 566 in the QS World University Rankings 2026.At the national level, IIT (BHU) strengthened its position…
Check leading wicket-taker for each IPL team Jofra Archer scripted history during Rajasthan Royals’ clash against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026, claiming three wickets, thus becoming the franchise’s all-time leading wicket-taker. With 68 wickets, he surpassed Shane Watson’s previous record of 67 wickets. As the IPL has evolved over the years, every franchise has…
You’ll notice the day moving at a steady, almost ordinary pace. The Moon’s practical pull steadies your impulses, so income and spending start matching each other instead of running in opposite directions.As soon as it becomes evident that your planned long journey may need to be cancelled, take it as an unexpected summer shower that…
A police inspector and four others were injured at Chaitanyapuri after ‘gau rakshaks’ pelted stones at a cargo van transporting oxen for the shooting of a Vijay Deverakonda film in the Old City during the early hours of Tuesday. Hyderabad: A police inspector and four others were injured at Chaitanyapuri after ‘gau rakshaks’ pelted stones…
shanmughasundaram.j@timesofindia.comChennai: Tamil Nadu is likely to face a steep cut in fund allocation for VBG RAMG as per the draft proposal sent to the state govt by the Union rural development ministry.TN officials familiar with the proposal estimate that the state’s share of national funding, which accounted for nearly 10% of total allocations by the…
Hyderabad: The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), in collaboration with Crimson Energy Experts (CEEPL), has launched the Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme (NTOP), a three-month residential course aimed at training professionals for nuclear energy-related research and work.The programme, scheduled to begin on August 3, at the IITH campus, seeks to equip engineers and industry professionals…
MUMBAI: In the MU paper leak case, police Thursday registered an offence under Section 65 of the IT Act and 316 of BNS, officials said.But even as the university initiated action, sources across colleges said that though senior MU officials had been alerted to a suspected paper leak, they did not push a back-up question…
