Rain in Jaipur on Sunday morning Jaipur: Rajasthan is set to miss the traditional June 24 onset date of the southwest monsoon, with weather conditions remaining unfavourable for its advance into the state.Meteorologists now expect the monsoon to enter Rajasthan only after June 28 as weak moisture inflow, the absence of a strong low-pressure system…
NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency (NTA) and education ministry kept their fingers crossed until the final answer sheets of India’s largest entrance exam, NEET-UG, were sealed on Sunday, bringing to a close a high-stakes retest conducted under the shadow of the May 3 paper leak.Organised in 37 days, far short of the four-six months the…
NEW DELHI: Wiser from the experience of disruptions caused by the war in West Asia, govt departments have started work on a series of measures to increase domestic resilience and reduce vulnerabilities caused by shocks, whose frequency has increased in recent years.From identifying 100-150 items for import substitution, to boosting the production of active pharamceutical…
You’ll be able to breathe better this morning, Sagittarius. The stress is lifted because the Moon helps ease the pressure of your professional life. Jupiter connects you to useful people. The kind who are willing to open doors, answer calls, or call your name when they enter a room. That change won’t be loud. It…
New Delhi: A delay of two minutes caused Varsha Kumari to miss her NEET UG re-examination on Sunday. She reached the examination centre on Pandara Road late after going to another centre in Dwarka by mistake.Though she repeatedly requested the security officers stationed outside, banged on the gates and cried for help through a gap…
Navi Mumbai: In a hit-and-run fatal accident reported at the Rodpali Circle on Friday afternoon, Krishanmohan Jha, 31, lost his life after being crushed by an unknown heavy vehicle on the Panvel-Mumbra stretch of the highway. Seeing him lying on the road, one Raviraj Dahiphale, a driver from Koparkhairane, alerted the Kalamboli police. The police…
Mandya: Union minister HD Kumaraswamy has reiterated his commitment to the Mekedatu drinking water project.Speaking to reporters Sunday, the Mandya Lok Sabha MP said the proposed reservoir at Mekedatu is intended solely to meet the drinking water requirements of Bengaluru and surrounding areas and urged Tamil Nadu to support the initiative.“The project will benefit both…
When BMW inaugurated its 20-million euro factory near Chennai in 2007, it was betting on a market that barely existed. India’s luxury-car industry sold only about 4,500 vehicles a year, import duties were steep and meaningful localisation seemed a distant prospect. Yet Norbert Reithofer, then chairman of BMW AG, saw far greater potential, predicting that…
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday said that the govt will soon establish a state-of-the-art sports university in Telangana to help athletes win medals at the Olympic Games in the future.He said that the govt’s primary objective is to identify hidden sporting talent in rural areas. “We want to identify gems that…
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari addresses the ‘Paschimbanga Divas’ (West Bengal Day) celebration at Tarakeswar, in Hooghly district, Saturday, June 20 Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday visited state irrigation department’s bungalow situated next to Sech Abasan in Salt Lake’s FF block. Sources said the CM was there to take stock of the building’s…
