Hyderabad: Hyderabad motorists are paying the steepest fuel taxes in the country. Fresh data from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, obtained under the Right to Information Act, reveals that Telangana govt collects the highest Value Added Tax (VAT) on every litre of petrol and diesel sold among India’s major metropolitan cities.As of June 1, 2026, Telangana…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government of “protecting big fish” after an FIR was registered against eight persons over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.In a social media post on X, Akhilesh alleged that all the evidence may have been cleaned…
Air India is set to cut down almost 100 of its domestic and international flights till July as rising jet fuel prices and airspace restrictions make several overseas routes too expensive to run, deepening the crisis for the already loss-making airline. Air India CEO and managing director Campbell Wilson told employees on Friday that the…
Panaji: Drinking water minister Subhash Phal Desai said on Wednesday that if Goa does not receive rainfall over the next 15 days, the state would witness water shortage issues in some areas. Desai said that there has been no water shortage till now, and that there’s still enough drinking water for a month.“We will issue…
RRB NTPC CBT 2 result declared RRB NTPC UG CBT 2 result 2026: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has declared the RRB NTPC Undergraduate (UG) CBT 2 result 2026. The results have been released on the official websites of the Railway Recruitment Boards. Along with the result, RRB has also published the category-wise cut off…
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate‘s (ED) money laundering case in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam against several politicians, including former ministers, effectively came to an end after a special court discharged all the accused in the case on Wednesday.Among those discharged from the money laundering case are former ministers Ranjeet Deshmukh, Arjun Khotkar, Rohit Pawar,…
Kolkata: Panihati MLA Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, met CM Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna on Monday, while BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya told Mousumi Koyal, the face of the Kamduni protests, that he would arranging to take the victim’s mother to meet the CM during the Janata Darbar next Monday.Debnath announced…
Kolkata: Kolkata will host a US secretary of state for the first time in 14 years on Saturday as Marco Rubio arrives in the city for an eight-hour stopover.Rubio, one of US President Donald Trump’s closest foreign policy aides who also serves as the acting National Security Advisor, is expected to visit the Missionaries of…
A chemist’s accidental discovery in 1938 led to the creation of Teflon. This material, initially a secret industrial substance, later revolutionized cookware with non-stick frying pans. While offering convenience, its environmental impact is now a concern. The invention highlights how curiosity can transform unexpected outcomes into global successes, impacting everything from satellites to everyday kitchenware….
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to step up monsoon preparedness measures, with a focus on preventing waterlogging, strengthening drainage infrastructure and ensuring public safety across the city.The directions were issued during a high-level review meeting chaired by the chief minister, where officials assessed waterlogging-prone areas, the…
