Riteish Deshmukh‘s passion project, ‘Raja Shivaji’, has been receiving a lot of love and appreciation from the audience. The movie is based on the life of the founder of the Maratha empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. While the audience expressed that the actor shouldn’t have played the titular role, those who watched the period drama shared…
Silchar: A temporary footbridge over the Singla river at Anipur was washed away on Wednesday morning following a sharp rise in water levels triggered by incessant rainfall over the past two days, officials said.The footbridge had been constructed as an interim arrangement for pedestrian movement after an RCC bridge at the site collapsed nearly two…
NEW DELHI: India’s school education system has solved much of the “getting children into school” challenge, but is struggling with a tougher problem – keeping them there long enough to complete secondary and higher secondary education.The stress points are now visible higher up the schooling ladder – gross enrolment ratio (GER) drops from 90.9% at…
NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in…
This article is authored by Navneet Daga, Co-founder & CEO, Zenergize.India’s EV story, on the surface, looks like a success. Public charging stations have grown nearly sixfold in under three years. EV sales witnessed a 19% increase over the prior year. The government has committed ₹10,900 crore under PM E-DRIVE to accelerate the transition. But…
Google supports the Indian General Election by providing easy access to voting information and countering misinformation. Initiatives include partnering with the Election Commission, prioritizing trusted content on YouTube, and implementing advertising policies for transparency. Measures against AI-generated content are also taken. Google has announced a series of initiatives aimed at supporting the democratic process and…
Bengaluru: With the monsoon approaching, anxiety is once again mounting among residents of HBR Layout and surrounding areas such as Sai Layout near Hennur-Bagalur Road, long known for recurring flooding after heavy rains. Despite high-profile visits by chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar following last year’s inundation, residents say little has changed…
Pune: Cabinet minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Thursday accused the Nashik police of turning a blind eye to initial complaints against astrologer Ashok Kharat.The senior BJP member claimed that nobody dared to take action against Kharat because of the political backing he received.Following Kharat’s arrest, names of several politicians linked to the astrologer have cropped…
KOLKATA: The record turnout in the first phase of Bengal polls has “sounded the bugle” for the end of Trinamool’s “maha jungle raj”, PM Narendra Modi said on Friday, linking people’s participation as an endorsement of BJP‘s slogan of “bharosa” (trust) over “bhay” (fear).Accusing Trinamool of “crushing the temple of democracy” in the state, Modi…
KOLKATA: The BJP has managed to grab 207 seats in the West Bengal assembly election, cementing a sweeping victory over the Trinamool Congress, which was reduced to 80 seats, after the declaration of the delayed result from Rajarhat New Town — the constituency that recorded the narrowest victory margin in this election.Congress and the Aam…
