New Delhi: City witnessed another sweltering day on Sunday, with a slight rise in the maximum temperature and high humidity pushing the “feels-like” temperature significantly higher than the actual reading.Around noon, while the mercury stood at 39°C, the heat index touched nearly 45°C, making outdoor conditions particularly uncomfortable.Relief is expected towards the weekend, however, prior…
Patiala: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has rescheduled the appearance of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) CMD Basant Garg and director (commercial) Harsharan Kaur Trehan to Wednesday in connection with its money-laundering probe linked to arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora. Garg and Trehan were earlier summoned to ED’s New Delhi headquarters on Monday. The central…
Public sector Indian Overseas Bank Chennai: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Thursday said its board has given the nod for the public sector lender to raise Rs 5,000 crore during the current financial year (2026-27).The board in its meeting approved the capital plan of the bank for raising equity capital to the extent of Rs…
District sports officer Dr Parwez Ali inspected at least 30 swimming pool and gyms in the district during an inspection drive in Noida earlier this year Noida: The district administration has barred late-night operations of swimming pools across Noida and Greater Noida. As per an advisory issued by the sports department, pools cannot remain open…
MUMBAI: Total outward remittances under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) witnessed a contraction in FY26, dropping about 2% to $29 billion from the $29.6 billion recorded in FY25. This downward trajectory highlights that visa restrictions are impacting overseas education spending, which plummeted 20.9% from $2.9 billion to $2.3 billion, alongside a 3.1% dip in international…
The night sky still holds many interesting elements for both scientists and people interested in astronomy in terms of phenomena that take place throughout the year. One recent update coming from an astronaut on the International Space Station operated by NASA draws attention to the ongoing activity of the Lyrid meteor shower. In this respect,…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday met the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and held extensive discussions on the state’s future growth trajectory, infrastructure expansion, and long-term economic development roadmap Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday met Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi to chart out the…
SRINAGAR: Zoji La tunnel, an upcoming strategic corridor that will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh, is nearing a defining moment, with engineers inching towards a “breakthrough” final blast expected around May 30.Work is progressing at about four meters per day from both ends — Sonamarg (Baltal) in Kashmir and Minamarg in Ladakh —…
A man unloads sugarcane from a vehicle for sale Lucknow: Low cane yield, diversion towards Khandsari units, and inadequate payment by many sugar mills to farmers have emerged as the three key reasons that stopped UP from becoming the country’s largest sugar producer in the 2025-26 crushing season.Official sources in the cane development department said…
Mumbai: The state government on Thursday transferred 21 Indian Police Service (IPS) and State Police Service (SPS) officers following recommendations from the Police Establishment Board, said officials, describing the reshuffle as routine.Among the key changes, Balasaheb Patil, superintendent of police (Nashik Rural), has been posted as deputy commissioner of police in Mumbai. Somnath Gharge, superintendent…
