Pune: The survival of thousands of trees and birds on tekdis came under threat because of the water tanker strike when the city is experiencing the hottest spell of this summer so far.Several tekdi plantations depend on tanker water. Its demand increased with the mercury soaring to nearly 42°C in Lohegaon and about 40°C in…
Silchar: Police have seized banned cough syrup valued around Rs 1.5 crore from a watermelon-laden truck at the Churaibari check gate in Sribhumi district and arrested two persons, officials said on Thursday.Acting on a tip-off that a vehicle carrying contraband was heading towards Tripura from Guwahati, police intercepted the truck at the Churaibari police check…
CM Yogi Adityanath at Tata Plant in Lucknow on Wednesday Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said here on Tuesday that external elements should not be allowed to interfere in day-to-day factory operations as it could disrupt industrial harmony and progress.Referring indirectly to the workers’ protests in Noida, the CM, while addressing workers and officers at…
Contractual nurses lock Swasthya Bhawan gate during protest in Jaipur Wednesday Jaipur: Contractual nurses Wednesday staged a protest outside Swasthya Bhawan, locking its main gate and holding a dharna, prompting heavy police deployment.The protest, called by the Rajasthan Nurses Bharti Sangharsh Samiti, saw nurses demanding that recruitment to permanent posts in government hospitals be done…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday criticised the government for linking women’s reservation with delimitation, saying the law should be implemented immediately instead of being tied to the delimitation process. He also called for a detailed and wider discussion rather than rushing it through in a short time.Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament…
H-2B visa is for non-agricultural guest workers employed mostly by the hospitality industry in the US. The Donald Trump administration silently walked back on a lesser-targeted visa program and restored its quota after reducing it, as the president’s private businesses depend largely on workers coming to the US on that visa. While the H-1B visa…
The Reserve Bank of India has asked state-run oil refiners to reduce spot dollar purchases and use a special credit line for their foreign exchange needs, as part of efforts to ease pressure on the rupee, according to a Reuters report.The central bank has urged refiners to access the facility through State Bank of India…
The State Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police on Thursday said it has caught three more people in the Vijay starrer ‘Jana Nayagan’ movie leak case. Earlier, six people were already arrested and now, with these new arrests, police say they have taken action against the main accused behind the crime. As per…
NEET UG 2026: NTA opens portal for PwBD candidates to submit scribe details NEET UG 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has opened the portal for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates appearing in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 to submit details of their own scribe.According to the official notice…
Quinton de Kock and MS Dhoni NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians batter Quinton de Kock made a stunning return as opener for Mumbai Indians after five years, stepping up in the absence of Rohit Sharma in their IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings on Thursday.With Rohit ruled out due to a hamstring injury, MI reshuffled their…
