Surat: India’s plain gold jewellery exports witnessed a sharp downturn in the first two months of FY27, declining 40.1% year-on-year to US$ 635.95 million during April-May 2026, as soaring gold prices, restricted raw material availability and policy-related bottlenecks weighed heavily on export production.The steep fall from US$ 1.06 billion in the corresponding period last year…
A nice word from your mother or a simple prayer, will set the mood for today. The Moon is in your home and you’ll be craving the comfort of cleanliness, peace and the feeling that everything is in order.Property matters look favourable. If you’ve been thinking of buying a flat, booking a plot, or even…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked authorities not to take coercive action against dwellers who have been told to vacate three slum clusters near the Prime Minister’s residence on Lok Kalyan Marg.The court told the authorities not to act till the slum residents respond to the court’s offer of monitoring and ensuring that…
Surat: The talati of Talav Chora gram panchayat in Chikli taluka of Navsari and his aide were caught for allegedly seeking a bribe of Rs 40,000 to issue a no-objection certificate (NOC). The Surat unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) laid a trap and the Valsad-Dang ACB inspector nabbed two accused individuals.According to details, the…
Banknotes celebrate past football legends KOLKATA: As the FIFA World Cup, the biggest spectacle on earth, got underway in Mexico, football has found an unusual place of celebration in the collection of Debkumar Pal, a member of the Numismatic Society of Calcutta and the International Bank Note Society.Pal has assembled 15 bank notes from across…
Guwahati: Rich tributes were paid across Assam on Saturday to Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi, the state’s first chief minister, on the occasion of his 136th birth anniversary.The day was marked by solemn remembrance and renewed appreciation of Bardoloi’s enduring legacy as the architect of modern Assam.Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, in his message, described Bardoloi’s “profound patriotism,…
KOLKATA: The BJP govt in Bengal has commissioned “holding centres” in all 23 districts for illegal Bangladeshi, Rohingya and other immigrants awaiting deportation, resuming a process stalled by the erstwhile Mamata Banerjee-led TMC govt for a year in defiance of MHA guidelines, report Debashis Konar and Srishti Lakhotia.The order, issued by the state home department…
PMC-run Bharat Ratna Atalbihari Vajpayee Medical College (BAVMC) Pune: At least four women employees of PMC-run Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College (BAVMC) have come forward with complaints against an official of the institute, alleging harassment and sending unsolicited messages.Sunita Sawant, dean (additional charge) of the medical college, ordered the official to be sent…
Pune: The Maharashtra govt on Friday issued a comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) for revenue department hearings, aimed at streamlining quasi-judicial proceedings and ensuring the time-bound disposal of cases. The move seeks to address chronic delays and procedural lapses that have long plagued revenue authorities across the state.Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule stated that the SOP…
Single-room residential accommodations with shared toilets for factory workers in Bishanpura village A garment factory in Noida Phase 2 A worker carries a bundle of semi-stiched clothes inside a factory in Noida Single-room residential accommodations with shared toilets for factory workers in Bishanpura village A garment factory in Noida Phase 2 A worker carries a…
