PHED minister Kanhaiyalal Chaudhary in talks with contractors union Wednesday Jaipur: Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) contractors in Rajasthan Wednesday called off their proposed indefinite strike after talks with the state govt in Jaipur.The decision came after PHED minister Kanhaiyalal Chaudhary assured the union that pending payments of Rs 2,500 crore would be released by…
India’s automotive and electric vehicle (EV) sector saw a steady but cautious start to 2026, with deal activity remaining selective despite improving investor confidence. According to Grant Thornton Bharat’s latest Dealtracker report, the industry recorded 35 deals worth USD 745 million in the January–March quarter, largely in line with the 34 deals seen in Q4…
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday night held a strategy meet with key functionaries and fine-tuned the election blueprint to ensure a high turnout for the first polling day on Thursday. Shah tasked functionaries with ensuring that each polling station is manned until voting concludes.In a series of meetings that continued till 3am…
Ambala: Haryana cabinet minister Anil Vij and Delhi cabinet minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday accompanied candidate Akshita Saini to file her nomination papers for the Ambala municipal corporation elections and expressed confidence of a decisive victory. Akshita filed her nomination at the Ambala City ADC office. Earlier, a rally was organised in which the…
File photo: Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at Downing Street in London. (AP) London: British PM Keir Starmer on Tuesday averted a parliamentary inquiry over his choice of Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as British ambassador to Washington, but failed to quell questions about whether he bent the…
Kolkata: Trinamool MLA Khagendra Nath Mahata from Gopiballavpur in Jhargram joined the BJP on Wednesday evening, hours before the constituency goes to polls. Mahata, a doctor, was denied a ticket by Trinamool for the 2026 elections.“The party has broken the trust of the people in Jangalmahal. No decent neta can survive in it. I had…
Jaipur: Repeated power outages, reported from several parts of the city Sunday, disrupted the weekend for many residents at a time when rising temperatures have pushed up Jaipur’s electricity demand significantly.Areas like Narayan Vihar, Jhotwara, Sirsi Road were among several others that faced frequent outages throughout the day.While seasonal peaks in power demand are typical…
Raghav Chadha (File photo) NEW DELHI: In 2022, when Raghav Chadha entered the Rajya Sabha as a newly elected AAP MP from Punjab, he raised concerns about how India’s anti-defection law was functioning in practice and had its an infirmities.Introducing a Private Member Bill, he argued that the law had failed to curb political switching…
UPMSP UP Board result 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) will declare the UP Board Class 10 and Class 12 results 2026 today, April 23, at 4 PM. Students who appeared for the exams will be able to check their results online. The results will be available on the official websites, which are…
This AI image is used for illustration Ghaziabad: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped while she was sleeping next to her family at a construction site in Niti Khand-2 and raped. Police said they have retrieved CCTV footage where the child can be seen with the accused and are trying to identify him.According to the…
