Hyderabad: Telangana’s liquor procurement pricing for the 2026‑27 excise year is under scrutiny, with industry and govt officials weighing the impact of rising costs against the risk of cross‑border smuggling.A key concern is that a steep price hike could widen the gap with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, encouraging unauthorised liquor movement across the long interstate border….
Jaipur: In a bid to support manufacturing units while strengthening environmental safeguards, the industries govt has introduced a new scheme for the establishment of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM).The initiative provides financial assistance of up to Rs 150 crore for setting up modern “Zero Liquid Discharge” plants in both…
Varanasi: BJP public representatives and functionaries staged a sit-in protest and a public meeting at district headquarters on Wednesday against derogatory remarks made by UP Congress Committee president Ajay Rai against PM Modi.The protest was attended by BJP UP ministers including Ravindra Jaiswal, Dayashankar Mishra Dayalu, Hansraj Vishwakarma, MLA Neelkanth Tiwari, Saurabh Srivastava, Awadhesh Singh,…
MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said it is “premature” to talk about an interest rate hike, pushing back against market expectations that had begun pricing in tighter monetary policy. He emphasised that the central bank has made no such signal and remains firmly data-dependent amid persistent global uncertainty.In an interview with ET Now,…
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has held that primary school teachers seeking inter-district transfers cannot claim a right to be considered for posting in a particular school, ruling that such transfers under the state’s policy have to be considered district-wise.Upholding the state’s June 2026 transfer policy, the court also rejected the argument that…
She also accused JNU historians of turning the order of facts and interpretations upside down LUCKNOW: Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said that her cash-strapped institution should emulate BHU’s Vishwanath temple model and establish a Lord Venkateswara temple on JNU campus to generate funds.Speaking at an Indian Knowledge Tradition conference at Banaras Hindu…
Gurgaon: The city remained hot and humid on Saturday despite a slight dip in temperatures. Dry conditions are likely to continue for the next two days, followed by light rain at some places, including the city, from Sept 1.While the maximum temperature recorded at Gurgaon KVK on Saturday was 35 degrees Celsius, it reached 36.1…
Gurgaon: A Haryana Police traffic constable was among four people injured, while two people were killed in four separate road accidents in Gurgaon between Aug 26 and 27 .The crashes were reported in Manesar, Sector 18, Jatauli and on SPR Road.Constable Ankit, posted at Traffic Police Station-1, Manesar, was injured after an unidentified vehicle hit…
An AI-generated illustration of an RTI portal showing 80,000 pending cases and three Information Commissioner posts vacant Pune: Maharashtra continues to face one of the country’s largest RTI backlogs, with over 80,000 pending cases and three of the 11 sanctioned posts of information commissioners lying vacant, according to a status report by civil society groups.The…
White Phosphorous leak in US base in South Korea A white phosphorus leak has been reported at Osan Air Base, a US military installation in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, prompting authorities to urge nearby residents to evacuate.The leak occurred around 4.54 pm at the base in Seotan-myeon, according to fire and police authorities. Firefighters responded to…
