Thane: A major fire broke out at a dyeing unit in Badlapur in Thane district on Friday afternoon at 4 pm, causing extensive damage to property. No one was hurt in the incident, a civic official said. “The flames spread rapidly across the premises, fuelled by a large stock of cloth materials and chemical drums…
The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced on Thursday.Its change of status from “near threatened” to “endangered”, made by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), underscores the existential threat for ice-dependent…
Dhubri: Dhubri witnessed a vibrant celebration of culture and unity as Bohag Bihu and the Bengali New Year were celebrated aboard the vessel MV Pratima on the Brahmaputra on Wednesday evening.The nearly four-hour-long programme was packed with lively Bihu dances, soulful songs, and captivating musical and cultural performances presented by artists from Nrityangan, a socio-cultural…
Police personnel conduct a route march in the aftermath of workers’ protest in Noida on Wednesday Lucknow: Those employed at private libraries, coaching centres, pharmacies and nursing homes, clubs, brick kilns, domestic workers supplying agencies and petrol pump attendants are among 74 categories of workers who will be covered by UP govt’s recommendations to effect…
Kolkata: Bengal is accelerating on the road to cleaner mobility, with electric vehicle adoption witnessing a robust surge despite the continued gap in the charging infrastructure.EV registration in Bengal increased by 154.7%, rising from 52,327 units in 2023-24 to 1,33,388 in 2025-26, showed a study by Environcatalysts, which tracked the transport sector’s transition. The jump…
MPBSE Class 10th result 2026: The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE), Bhopal, has officially confirmed the declaration of the High School Certificate (HSC) or Class 10th and 12th examination results for 2026. The results will be released on April 15, 2026, at 11:00 AM and will be formally announced by the Chief Minister.According…
MLAs from three different parties have won in the past three elections in Velachery. It is one of three constituencies in the city where this has happened besides Virugambakkam and Maduravoyal. In 2021, the margin was less than 5,000 votes.Carved out from the Tambaram constituency after the delimitation in 2008, Velachery—which was once a village…
H-2B visa is for non-agricultural guest workers employed mostly by the hospitality industry in the US. The Donald Trump administration silently walked back on a lesser-targeted visa program and restored its quota after reducing it, as the president’s private businesses depend largely on workers coming to the US on that visa. While the H-1B visa…
SSC Junior Engineer Tier 2 answer key: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC Junior Engineer (JE) Tier 2 Answer Key 2026. Candidates who appeared for the Paper 2 examination can now check their tentative answer key, question paper, and response sheet through the official website, which is ssc.gov.in.According to the official notice,…
The order specifies that the benefit will be extended only to consumers with metered connections Gurgaon: The Haryana govt has announced a one-time waiver on surcharge for pending water and sewerage dues.According to a notification from the ULB department, consumers who clear their outstanding dues for the period up to Dec 31, 2025, by May…
