Surat: Industrial bodies in south Gujarat raised concerns about acute lignite shortage and sharp price hike during a meeting with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) officials at the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday.The joint meeting, convened by the chamber and the South Gujarat Textile Processors Association, was held with GMDC officials…
Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Thursday flagged off a new fleet of police vehicles at the Police Officers’ Mess, Golflink, Shillong, aimed at strengthening mobility, operational preparedness and public service delivery of the Meghalaya Police.The police department has procured 95 vehicles at a cost of about ₹30 crore. Of these, 79 were acquired…
Bengaluru: A special court for elected representatives has sentenced Nagaveni, daughter-in-law of the late Congress functionary and minister RL Jalappa, to five years of simple imprisonment with a fine of Rs 20,000 for defrauding a medical seat aspirant’s family of Rs 45 lakh in 2021.Besides Nagaveni, police had also charge-sheeted her husband J Narasimhaswamy, son…
US President Donald Trump digitally signing peace deal in France and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have virtually signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and launching negotiations on a broader agreement covering sanctions…
Space collaboration got a big boost during PM Modi’s visit to Europe. Sweden has formally joined India’s orbiter mission to the Venus planet by signing an agreement to collaborate on the interplanetary mission. And the Norwegian Space Agency has signed an MoU with Isro to give a new dimension to space cooperation between the two…
A third IAS officer, Pardeep Kumar, was arrested by the CBI on his retirement day in connection with a Rs 169 crore embezzlement from Haryana government funds. CHANDIGARH: The CBI on Tuesday arrested a third IAS officer in connection with the Haryana govt funds scam, picking up the former Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB)…
A video recorded by a resident appeared to show water jets were able to spray only as high as the fifth floor while flames raged on the 12th. The fire department said this was incorrect as this was a cooling operation for the lower floors Smoke billows from a flat on the 12th floor of…
A car set ablaze by protesters during the unrest on April 13 Noida: In a widening crackdown after the April 13 industrial unrest in the city, the labour department has cancelled the licences of 25 more contractors accused of violating workers’ rights, including alleged non-payment of wages, bonuses and overtime. The action came after they…
Shreyas Iyer and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Agency Image) Shreyas Iyer was announced as the new India T20I captain when the men’s senior selection committee chaired by Ajit Agarkar picked the squads for the tours of Ireland, England coupled with the Asian Games. Iyer replaces Suryakumar Yadav who failed to find a spot in the squad altogether….
Wife of Indian seafarer who died aboard vessel in Oman seeks ‘justice’ NEW DELHI: The family of Indian seafarer Nishanth Uirthanathan, who died aboard the vessel MT Celestial in Oman waters, has appealed to the government for the early repatriation of his mortal remains and demanded a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.Speaking…
