MUMBAI: As the West Asia peace talks showed no meaningful progress, and fresh reports of flare-ups between the US and Iran emerged, crude oil prices jumped and weighed on investor sentiment on Dalal Street on Monday. With foreign funds continuing to sell Indian stocks, sensex slid 1,100 points from the day’s high to close at…
Rajkot: Rajkot city recorded the highest maximum temperature in Gujarat at 42.7°C on Thursday, as the state braced for a heatwave-like weekend.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), several cities across state crossed the 40 degree mark. Amreli followed closely at 42.5°C, while Surendranagar recorded 42.1°C. Ahmedabad logged 41.5°C, Bhuj 41.2°C and Vallabh Vidyanagar 40.1°C.The…
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court has provided interim relief to a forest officer by ruling that a vague “unsatisfactory” rating on his Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) should not hinder his promotion.Justice Munnuri Laxman issued the order on April 9 while addressing a writ petition from Dinesh Kumar Dotaniya, a range officer from Dausa, contesting…
After raiding farms overnight near Arekoppa in Kanakapura, a wild tusker became wedged inside a railway barricade while trying to re-enter the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. After a tense five-hour rescue involving tranquilisation & cutting through the iron barricade using gas cutters, forest officials safely released it back into the wild. Bengaluru: What began as a…
Lucknow: Rae Bareli police on Friday arrested a woman and alleged lover for allegedly murdering her husband and dumping his body near a roadside in Dalmau area to make the crime appear like an accident, officials said.The accused were identified as Renu and Azeem. Police said they were arrested while trying to flee the village…
Jaipur: Expressing strong dissatisfaction with the state govt’s non-compliance with a previous order on the matter, the Rajasthan High Court Tuesday ordered the release of water from the Panchana Dam in Karauli district into irrigation canals within 15 days.The deadline for executing the order was in response to the state govt requesting an additional 15…
A special investigation team is examining over Rs 124 crore spent on major Ram Temple Trust events. LUCKNOW: The SIT has widened the scope of its investigation to examine more than Rs 124 crore spent on major events organised by the Ram Temple Trust, including the Jan 22, 2024, consecration ceremony, Maha Kumbh 2025 arrangements,…
Ancient pyramids are often associated with Egypt. However, the largest pyramid ever built is in Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula, known as Tlachihualtepetl, is a man-made mountain. (Representative Image) In considering the perfect monuments of the ancient world, the mind instantly takes flight to the sun-baked deserts of Egypt. Our mind’s eye sees the…
A still from the play that was staged on the occasion (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal) Lucknow witnessed a grand cultural tribute to Nobel Laureate and literary icon Rabindranath Tagore as the Bangali Welfare Society (Bangali Adda) organized Rabindra Sandhya 2026 at the Visvesaraya auditorium. The event was held to commemorate the 165th birth anniversary of the…
NEW DELHI: Citizens will now be able to check the prices of medicines and lodge complaints related to drug pricing through a single government platform, following the integration of two key portals operated by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).In an office memorandum issued on Tuesday, the NPPA announced the integration of the Pharma Jan…
