Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday pushed back against social media claims surrounding ethanol-blended fuel, saying that the government welcomes constructive criticism but not misinformation about the biofuel programme.Referring to the recent online debate, Puri said people were free to point out shortcomings in the government’s work and assured them…
NEW DELHI: Two childhood friends were returning home on their Bullet motorcycle after watching the Delhi Capitals versus KKR IPL match on Friday night. The young men had come down the Signature bridge flyover in northeast Delhi’s Khajuri Khas around 11.30 pm.A speeding car, a silver Maruti Celerio, rammed the bike from behind near the…
DKS and Siddaramaiah will meet the party high command on Monday BENGALURU/KALABURAGI: Ahead of DK Shivakumar‘s swearing-in as Karnataka CM on Wednesday, Congress has shifted gears to put together a team of ministers, appoint a new chief for the party’s state unit and pick members for boards and corporations.The CM-elect and outgoing CM Siddaramaiah are…
KOLKATA: A city-based international travel consultant filed a complaint against former tourism minister Indranil Sen and functionaries of Mahanirban Road Mass Art Society (MassArt), alleging they falsely claimed to be official partners of UNESCO to promote Durga Puja in Bengal. MassArt functionaries have denied the allegations.The consultant, Jaydeep Mukherjee, said he had been promoting Durga…
Silchar: Two school students drowned in a waterbody in Hailakandi district on Thursday afternoon after entering the water to retrieve a football during a game, police said.The incident occurred at Chiparsangan under Panchgram Police Station limits, where a group of youths were playing football on a ground adjoining a waterbody. According to sources, the ball…
Bengaluru: In the backdrop of LPG crisis, which has taken a toll on auto drivers across the city, Indian Oil Corporation announced Thursday that it has increased its auto LPG supply volumes by nearly 300% to meet the demand.On Wednesday, the oil company supplied 75.5 metric tonnes (MT) of auto LPG in the city, higher…
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may one day become one of humanity’s most valuable destinations beyond Earth. A recent NASA-supported study led by planetary scientist Conor A. Nixon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center examined Titan’s vast resource potential and how it could support future human exploration. Drawing on decades of observations from missions such as…
A quiet moment inside a digital archive search has led to something that experts are calling a major literary breakthrough. Researchers studying a medieval manuscript in Rome reportedly stumbled upon what appears to be the oldest surviving English poem. The discovery was not made during an excavation or field study, but through digitised pages viewed…
Chandigarh: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Chandigarh administration on Monday reallocated key portfolios across depts, assigning additional responsibilities to several officers following the induction of two new PCS officers.The dept of personnel issued the transfer and posting orders with the approval of the UT administrator. Officials described the exercise as a routine administrative move…
Jaipur: Soaring fuel prices, tumbling stock markets, reduced corporate travel, geopolitical unrest combined to batter the summer tourism season.Industry associations said hotel occupancies have plunged to just 35-40%, compared to far higher levels last year.The sharp fall in demand has forced many properties to slash tariffs, with room rates dropping 20–25% from the previous season.Hoteliers…
