Kolkata: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s distribution of weaver cards to handloom weavers in Bengal on Wednesday drew a model code violation complaint from Trinamool and a sharp rebuke from CM Mamata Banerjee.Sitharaman visited weavers in Serampore’s Ashram Para before travelling to Kalna in East Burdwan, where she distributed the cards — identity documents issued…
Central Railway RFP rescue children under Operation Nanhe Farishtey Mumbai: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Central Railway reunited 584 people, including 499 children, and saved 25 lives through its operations on railway premises between Jan 1 and April 30.The RPF personnel also prevented accidents involving passengers boarding or deboarding moving trains, officials said.Under RPF’s…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was at his destructive best throughout IPL 2026, dispatching some of the world’s leading bowlers into the stands with ease. Known for his fearless approach and explosive strokeplay, the teenager consistently kept the scoreboard moving at a breathtaking pace while leaving bowlers struggling to…
It was mixed fortunes for Aparna Popat, who made the final in one category but lost out in the semi-finals of another in the G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton tournament, promoted by Badminton Gurukul and hosted by the Bombay Gymkhana.Partnering Naheed Divecha, the top seeded duo got the better of Anagha Deshmukh and…
Prince Yadav celebrates after taking the wicket of Virat Kohli. (IPL Photo) RCB superstar Virat Kohli was left stunned on Thursday night after Lucknow Super Giants pacer Prince Yadav cleaned him up for a two-ball duck at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. It was Kohli’s first duck in the IPL in 1110 days and only…
New Delhi: The final 40-meter deck slab of the Barapullah Phase-III, the 3.5km elevated road overbridge across Yamuna on the Sarai Kale Khan to Mayur Vihar carriageway, was cast on Monday, completing the project delayed by nearly a decade.PWD minister Parvesh Verma visited the project site to witness the casting of the last slab which…
Kia India has announced that it will increase prices across its entire model portfolio from July 1, 2026. The carmaker said the revision will be up to 2 per cent and has been necessitated by rising input costs and higher operational expenses.The upcoming hike will apply to all Kia models sold in India, including mass-market…
Ponda: Ten days after the national brands like Amul and Mother Dairy hiked their milk rates, the Goa Dairy on Sunday announced the hike in milk rates of its three of four variants. However, there is no hike in the price of the full cream milk for now. The new rates are effective from Monday.The…
Kalyan: A 38-year-old catering businessman was allegedly stabbed to death by his neighbour in Dombivli on Tuesday evening following a dispute over an illegal construction activity, said police. The incident took place in the Khambalpada area of Dombivli. Police said the deceased, Pratap Chaudhary, had objected to an alleged illegal construction being carried out by…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) decided to promote rainwater harvesting across the city and expanded, as an immediate measure, the supply of recycled water for construction, gardening and other non-potable uses in Navi Mumbai to tide over water scarcity as the dam level went down drastically due to the delayed monsoon.The civic…
