MMRDA admit card 2026: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is expected to release the MMRDA admit card 2026 soon on the official website, mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in. The recruitment examination is conducted for Group A, Group B, and Group C posts. It is scheduled to be held on May 11 and 12, 2026. Once issued, the…
Panaji: In a first, state govt has drafted a policy to set up a unit to convert used cooking oil (UCO) into biodiesel, reducing Goa’s dependence on imported fuel. Over the last four-and-a-half years, Goa generated 9 lakh kg of UCO, which was exported to Australia for conversion into biodiesel.UCO, which is also known as…
(Representative image) The Typhoon is expected to hit the northern part of Taiwan by Friday (Photo: Reuters) Taiwan is experiencing torrential rains on Monday as it braces for Typhoon Saudel which is expected to hit the northern part of the island later this week.According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration, the typhoon is currently moving towards…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has upheld imposition of fine on all 49 convicts on the grounds that their crime was of larger magnitude, and imposing fines for causing such damage is justified.In Feb 2022, the special court had fined 48 convicts with Rs 2.85 lakh for 29 offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful…
S Manikandan and team are creating a digital archive of Pandya history; (below) A statue of Sadaiyavarman Sundarpandiyathevar I found in Chidambaram Nataraja Temple For more than a decade, S Manikandan has been following the Pandyas across state borders. From inscriptions and hero stones in Andhra Pradesh to royal lineages in Kerala and temple records…
Maharashtra FDA seized Aciloc drugs valued at Rs 2.45 crore (in pic: FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe) MUMBAI: In a major crackdown under the “Safe Food, Safe Medicines, Safe Maharashtra” campaign, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized stocks of Aciloc 150+ and Aciloc 300+ worth around Rs 2.45 crore.Following the crackdown, the department…
Kiren Rijiju and Akhilesh Yadav (R) NEW DELHI: Amid a political storm over the NEET paper leak row and escalating opposition protests, the Centre on Wednesday said it was “ready to hold a discussion” on the issue in Parliament, even as opposition parties continued to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The government’s…
A temporary US sanctions waiver has put Iranian oil back on the table, but will Indian refiners return as buyers?While Washington has given Iran a 60-day window to export crude, Indian refiners are unlikely to rush back for those barrels. Most of their oil purchases for the coming months have already been booked, with state-run…
Chennai: More than a decade after Ambattur was merged with the Greater Chennai Corporation, over 2,000 residents of Padmavathi Srinivasa Nagar continue to live without an underground drainage (UGD) network, forcing them to depend on septic tanks and private sewer lorries.The residential locality, which has over 350 houses, remains one of several areas in Ambattur…
Lucknow: Thieves broke into the locked house of a local BJP functionary in Mohanlalganj and decamped with cash and gold and silver jewellery worth lakhs of rupees while the family was away celebrating Raksha Bandhan.Police said Vimlesh Sharma, a BJP functionary associated with the Mohanlalganj unit, lives near Phulwariya Turn. According to her complaint, thieves…
