Thane: Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Friday said former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Anand Paranjpe was inducted into the Shiv Sena to stop him from the Opposition and added that the Sunetra Pawar-led party was kept in the loop about his induction to avoid any misunderstanding.Paranjpe had resigned from the NCP headed by Deputy…
LUCKNOW: TMC’s drubbing at the hands of BJP in the Bengal assembly polls has endangered the chances of political consultancy firm, I-PAC, closing its deal with Samajwadi Party for the 2027 UP assembly polls.A source said Akhilesh Yadav has not been keen on hiring I-PAC as he went through the agency’s presentation at the instance…
NEW DELHI: After a brief rain relief, the mercury has started rising again, with the maximum temperature touching 40.1 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal, on Sunday at the city’s base station, Safdarjung.For the first time this season, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for heatwave conditions in isolated areas from Wednesday…
Any acquisition would depend on ONGC obtaining a licence from US authorities permitting it to operate the two fields. (AI image) Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is reportedely in discussions with Venezuela’s state-owned oil producer PDVSA to purchase either a portion or all of its holdings in two oilfields located in the South American…
The submerged Tourist vehicle in Balsaon river at Dudhia Siliguri: Four persons, including two women, were rescued after their SUV got stranded in the swollen Balason river at Dudhia, on the outskirts of Siliguri, on Tuesday night.Police said all four escaped unhurt. They were rescued with the help of local residents after the river swelled…
Chennai: AIADMK appears to be headed for a vertical split, with rival factions staking claim to the post of legislative party leader in the 17th Tamil Nadu assembly.Soon after the newly elected MLAs took oath on Monday, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami submitted a letter to pro-tem speaker M V Karuppaiah seeking his recognition…
RCB players celebrate the wicket of Axar Patel. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It was a nightmare evening for Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as the “curse of April 27” returned to haunt the IPL after 15 years. On the same date in 2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala had slumped to 11 for 6…
At Khatpar Satra in Sivasagar, conservators assessed nearly 68 manuscripts, including the historic ‘Maharaj Prithu Naat’ Guwahati: Assam’s flood-soaked manuscripts and artefacts are in a race for survival as conservators fan out across Sivasagar, Nazira and Charaideo in a race against time.The Directorate of Museums, Assam, has intensified conservation efforts in the flood-hit districts and…
HC junks PH Jewels’ pleas in ₹3.54 cr ITC refund, gold diversion case Hyderabad: Telangana high court has dismissed two petitions filed by PH Jewels challenging proceedings over a ₹3.54-crore input tax credit (ITC) refund and allegations that duty-free gold procured for exports was diverted to the domestic market.The court held that tax authorities had…
Chennai: Star Health and Allied Insurance said it remains focused on long-term growth despite rising medical inflation and periodic mark-to-market volatility in its investment portfolio. The geopolitical tension-induced correction in the equity markets resulted in the standalone health insurer reporting mark-to-market losses of Rs 558 crore in Q4FY26, leading it to report a loss of…
