JAISALMER: In a significant step towards strengthening operational coordination and enhancing combat readiness, troops of the Indian Army’s Golden Katar Division, based in Barmer, and personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) recently took part in a joint mine-laying training exercise in the deserts of Rajasthan.The exercise, conducted under the aegis of the Konark Corps…
Surat: A Surat-based diamond trader has alleged that he was cheated of Rs 9.11 lakh by six persons, including a doctor, who promised to exchange US dollars received as donations at a religious place and an NGO for Indian currency. Umra police have registered a cheating case against all six accused and launched an investigation.According…
Kolkata: With allegations against him flying thick and fast after Trinamool’s drubbing, Swarup Biswas on Wednesday said that his term as the head of Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India had ended in Dec 2025. Allegations have been levelled against both Biswas and president of Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) Piyaa…
A Nepali security guard living in Abu Dhabi has become the first winner of The UAE Lottery’s Lucky Day grand prize under its current jackpot format, turning a routine email check into a Dh30 million windfall.Tayab Khan, 26, moved to the UAE four years ago in search of better opportunities. This week, he discovered that…
Chennai: State govt on Monday carried out a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy, transferring and appointing several senior officers across crucial departments, including municipal administration, energy, transport, water resources and Greater Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.According to a govt order, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, who was additional chief secretary to govt, rural development and…
‘Karuppu’ created massive buzz ahead of its theatrical release, even after facing last-minute release troubles. The film was originally scheduled for release on May 14, but unexpected financial and production issues delayed it. Despite receiving permission for 9 AM shows from the Tamil Nadu government, several theatres could not screen the film as planned. After…
Residents standing in the queue to collect their belongings at the gutted site on Thursday Lucknow: Silence hung heavy on Thursday as hundreds of fire-hit families returned to the ruins searching for pieces of their lives, where once thrived a bustling cluster of nearly 280 shanties.Dwellers from districts like Hardoi, Sitapur, Barabanki and Lakhimpur Kheri…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday criticised the Congress after Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar was elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), questioning whether the change would alter what it described as the “character” of the government or amount only to a “change of face”.The remarks came after senior…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s tourism push is shifting from drawing crowds to extracting stronger economic gains from record visitor numbers, with the state setting a new agenda around investment execution, better infrastructure and higher-quality visitor services.At a high-level review meeting on Wednesday, tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh said the department’s next phase will prioritise faster…
The magistrate said that it could not be proved that the accused drove the car at a high speed, dashed the woman and caused her death, and left the spot without providing any medical help Mumbai: Fourteen years after a Mulund homemaker, then aged 29, was accused of mowing down a senior citizen from a…
