Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed petitions filed by Mumbai’s leading land owners, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited, which challenged two orders of state authority for land acquisition Mumbai in a tussle for commensurate compensation over a 10-acre plot of the company acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The company said…
Panaji: Lakhs of devotees and ‘dhonds’—special devotees of the goddess—will attend the Shree Devi Lairai jatra at Shirgao on Tuesday under tight security and heavy police deployment. A year after the stampede, the jatra will be celebrated under the surveillance of 94 CCTV and PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras across six zones.Shree Devi Lairai will come out…
JAISALMER:Rajasthan’s Mangala oilfield sees rise in production with redevelopment efforts Against the backdrop of heightened geopolitical uncertainty and fluctuating global oil prices, the Mangala oilfield in Barmer has recorded an increase of nearly 2,000 barrels per day (bpd) in crude oil production, driven by focused redevelopment efforts at the mature onshore asset. The rise in…
Varanasi: UP has prepared a major plan for renovation, repair, restoration and reconstruction of 25 govt primary and secondary schools in Varanasi district, at a cost of approximately Rs 25 crore. The tender process will soon be initiated by the executing agency and work will be carried out by Northern Coalfields Ltd from their corporate…
India will account for about half of global oil demand growth and 15% of increase in global electricity consumption over next decade, making it one of the world’s most important energy markets, Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil producer Rosneft, said. Sechin said India’s oil consumption is expected to rise 44% to nearly 8…
On the birth anniversary of the late actor and politician Sunil Dutt, it is fitting to revisit a lesser-known yet deeply emotional chapter from his life as a father. Long before Sanjay Dutt emerged as one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, he was battling personal demons that threatened to derail both his life and career. During…
The United States has introduced a new requirement for visa applicants, asking them to declare that they do not fear persecution in their home countries, as part of the Donald Trump administration’s broader effort to tighten immigration and restrict potential asylum seekers.The directive was issued in a diplomatic cable sent this week to all US…
Mumbai Indians players. (ANI Photo) Mumbai Indians were the first team in IPL history to win five titles, but they have now gone six straight seasons without lifting the trophy — their longest drought ever. Despite boasting what looked like the strongest squad on paper, MI endured a disastrous campaign, finishing ninth in the standings…
Ahmedabad: A long-running financial dispute culminated in the murder of a 32-year-old man in broad daylight on Ahmedabad’s busy Relief Road on Sunday, leaving commuters shaken.Police identified the victim as Jayshankar Rajput, a resident of Hatkeshwar, and the accused as Shakib Salim Sheikh of Vatva. Investigators said the two had been at odds over a…
Vasai: The body of a 40-year-old man who was swept away in a drain during the recent torrential rains in Vasai-Virar was recovered in a decomposed state from a creek in Virar, 12 days after he went missing. With the latest recovery, the rain-related death toll in the Vasai-Virar region has risen to 11.Torrential rainfall…
