Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has filed a writ petition before the Karnataka high court, with the filing dated April 27 and registered April 29, seeking clarity on applicability of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, to its residential layouts and schemes.The petition has named Union of India, Karnataka govt, and Karnataka Real Estate…
India has launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) in January 2025 for a seven-year period from 2024-25 to 2030-31. India has been focusing on securing its critical minerals and rare earth supply chain, especially in times of increased geopolitical uncertainties. During PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia it was announced that India will invest…
Ludhiana: Punjab’s beekeeping industry is on the brink of collapse as a “perfect storm” of erratic weather, punitive US tariffs, and rampant honey adulteration forces veteran apiarists to abandon the trade.Production has plummeted this season, with beekeepers reporting yields of just 18-20 kg from each hive, down from the traditional average of 35kg. The decline…
Guwahati: Hindi will be introduced in the Assam legislative assembly for the first time, speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass said on Sunday. It will be added to the existing languages — Assamese, English and Bodo — and will come into effect from July 6, the first day of the budget session of the 16th assembly.“In the…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday claimed that no recruitment examination paper had leaked in the state since his govt came to power, contrasting it with repeated controversies over national examinations while highlighting the performance of Punjab govt school students in NEET 2026.Addressing a felicitation ceremony for NEET qualifiers at Zirakpur, Mann…
New Delhi: Delhi govt Monday announced the eligibility criteria for its much-awaited monthly financial assistance scheme for women. Going by some of the strict criteria, the pool of beneficiaries eligible for Rs 2,500 assistance every month is likely to be smaller than estimated earlier.Women aged 21 to 60 who have lived in Delhi for at…
Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh and additional chief secretary Amrit Abhijat Lucknow: The suggestions related to branding Kanpur’s industrial legacy as the ‘Manchester of the East’, boosting heritage tourism, improving Bundelkhand’s connectivity with Madhya Pradesh and reviving Prayagraj’s Triveni Mahotsav were shared at a meeting to review ongoing projects of the tourism and culture departments on…
A case of cheating has been registered against the unidentified scammer Mumbai: Imagine losing money to a cyber con and then getting yelled at by the fraudster for blocking your bank account. This happened with an elderly couple from Jogeshwari last week, prompting them to approach police. A case of cheating has been registered against…
Lucknow: The proposed demolition of 38 buildings at Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s Mohammad Ali Jauhar University has been put on hold after the Moradabad Commissioner granted an interim stay on the Rampur Development Authority’s (RDA) demolition order.Moradabad commissioner Anjaneya Singh, who is also the appellate authority and chairperson of the RDA, stayed the demolition…
State govt has begun Rajasthan Shiksha Setu Abhiyan to ensure that no student remains out of school this year Jaipur: The state govt has begun Rajasthan Shiksha Setu Abhiyan to ensure that no student remains out of school this year, even as the official enrolment drive was completed on July 25. The campaign will run…
