Unjha jeera and variyali get GI tag Ahmedabad: Jeera (cumin) and variyali (fennel) from Unjha have been awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tags under Class 30 (Spices), granting India’s largest spice trading hub a distinct global identity.Issued by the GI Registry in Chennai in the name of the Unjha Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), the registrations…
Rajkot: Acting on directions from Rajkot Range inspector general of police (IGP) Nirlipt Rai, police carried out another major crackdown on illegal mining, raiding three locations in Morbi and Surendranagar districts and seizing machinery and goods worth Rs 4.60 crore, including 13 dump trucks, a loader and two heavy earthmovers.Based on intelligence received by the…
Chennai: A 45-year-old man employed as a supervisor at a private steel company has lodged a complaint saying he was robbed of ₹18.8 lakh by four unidentified men at knifepoint in Korattur on Saturday.According to police, Ranjith Kumar, a resident of MMDA Colony in Arumbakkam, works as a supervisor at a private steel company in…
Bengaluru: Karnataka has emerged as one of the best-performing states in Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ranking second in both distribution and digitisation of enumeration forms among five states undertaking the exercise.SIR began on June 29 in Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Meghalaya, with all five states following a common schedule…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged voters to turn out in record numbers as Phase-2 polling of the West Bengal assembly elections 2026 got underway.In a post through X, he made a special appeal to women and young voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers, highlighting their crucial role in strengthening the electoral…
The Mekedatu dam row has snowballed into a political slugfest in Tamil Nadu, The Mekedatu dam row has snowballed into a political slugfest in Tamil Nadu, with governing and opposition parties trading barbs instead of closing ranks against Karnataka’s proposed project on Cauvery. The project, opposed by Tamil Nadu, has become a flashpoint after multiple…
FGD systems were introduced under environmental norms issued by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change in 2015 to reduce Sulphur emissions from coal-based power plants Jaipur: The future of flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems at the state’s ’s thermal power plants remains uncertain after the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) directed Rajasthan Vidyut…
Venkat Narayana K and Vijay CHENNAI: Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan movie producer Venkat Narayana K has been appointed as a special representative of the Tamil Nadu govt in New Delhi.“Sanction is accorded for the creation of a temporary post of special representative of the govt of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi for a period of one…
A look into all of the films you can watch if you loved ‘Jurassic Park’. (Instagram) The ‘Jurassic Park’ franchise, which started with Sam Neill’s iconic character, has been a fan favourite for decades. Setting the bar for prehistoric thrill and adventure, the movies were well received by the public, and the franchise continues to…
Right-wing political commentator TG Mohandas (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday distanced itself from right-wing political commentator TG Mohandas over his remarks on the recent student protests in Delhi, clarifying that he does not hold any position in the organisation.Senior RSS functionary KB Sreekumar said Mohandas was not an office-bearer…
