Airfares are expectedly high this summer, but some routes are more in demand than others Mumbai: Airfares on several domestic and international routes from Mumbai have expectedly surged sharply for summer vacation travel, even as the govt’s recent call for restraint in non-essential foreign travel might temper outbound leisure sentiment in the near term, said…
CM Rekha Gupta protest near rahul Gandhi residence New Delhi: Wearing a black band, chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday staged a symbolic protest during a programme of women entrepreneurs to oppose the non-passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament.Calling it a setback for gender representation, Gupta alleged that the Opposition had decided to…
Dubai launches ‘work from park’ initiative/Image: X Dubai has introduced a new “Work from Park” initiative aimed at turning public parks into spaces where people can work, relax and connect, as the city looks to adapt to changing work habits and improve quality of life. The programme, launched by Dubai Municipality, will create dedicated work…
CHENNAI: The Congress severed its 11-year ties with the DMK and decided to support TVK. AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar announced that Congress would support TVK on the condition that there should be no “communal forces” in the alliance.Girish Chodankar, in a statement, said Congress supports the people’s mandate. “It is our constitutional…
Shubman Gill (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: A night to forget. That is exactly how Shubman Gill summed up Gujarat Titans’ crushing defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday. Gill’s decision to bowl first backfired badly as defending champions RCB…
Mumbai: Concerns have been raised over a large number of imitation jewellery manufacturing units operating in slum pockets across Mumbai without the requisite licences as well as over their use of hazardous chemicals, such as nitric acid and sulphuric acid.A corporator, who raised the issue at BMC’s general body meeting on Monday, said these toxic…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday surpassed the record of country’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to become the country’s longest-serving elected PM in uninterrupted tenure.As PM Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days in office, leaders from India and around the world congratulated him on the milestone and…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has stayed proceedings in a criminal case against some of the accused in the Sambhal violence linked to the court-ordered survey of Shahi Jama Masjid.The case stems from violence that erupted on Nov 24, 2024, during the survey. An FIR was lodged the same day at Kotwali police station by…
Lucknow: Angry over continuous power cuts, residents of Lucknow’s South City, Telibagh and Nilmatha areas surrounded officials of the Amausi zone at the 33/11 KV Utretia new substation on Wednesday night.The residents confronted the executive engineer and field staff over the worsening power crisis. They raised slogans against the power department and accused it of…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University has extended the application process for affiliated colleges seeking approval to offer honours degree programmes under the New Education Policy (NEP), following confusion among college managements regarding the guidelines. Colleges can now submit fresh applications over the next two days by paying a revised fee of Rs 5,000 per faculty.Under the NEP…
