Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said central forces approached her car while she was at the Dum Dum airport and she asked them to check it, and questioned why vehicles of Trinamool seniors were being checked while those of the PM’s and HM’s were spared.“At Dum Dum airport, central forces approached my vehicle. I…
Ahmedabad: A new hydrochemical study published in the April edition of an Elsevier journal, ‘Cleaner Water’, suggests that the Sabarmati river’s health is increasingly being influenced by the industrial pollution it carries.The study, based on a “multi-index” framework, tracked ten specific sampling sites from the city’s northern entry at Motera Stadium to its southern exit…
New Delhi: A head constable was injured after being hit by a vehicle during a late-night patrol in Mandir Marg in Delhi.The incident happened on April 13 around 11 pm. Head constable Mahender, along with constable Dipesh, had noticed a black car parked suspiciously on Vande Matram road near Hanuman Mandir. When Mahender approached the…
New Delhi: Nearly 6.7 lakh class X students have registered for the second edition of the CBSE board examinations this year, with the majority seeking to improve their scores from the main exam, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said on Friday.According to data based on the list of candidates (LOC), a total of…
TNNNew Delhi: Delhi’s newly elected mayor Pravesh Wahi on Thursday inspected the Bhalswa landfill site to review the progress of bio-mining and bioremediation operations. He later visited the CNG biogas plant at Ghoga.Wahi said the drive to rid Delhi of garbage mountains was ongoing, and regular site visits were being conducted to monitor the pace…
Pune: Eleven women and three men of Bangladesh were nabbed for staying illegally in India during a late-night operation wherein the Khadak and Faraskhana police raided multiple brothels in the city’s red-light area. Police also rescued a minor girl and boy.Police said the women were forced into prostitution, while the men were their agents. A…
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, linked to the wider Iran war situation, has sparked a rise in global oil prices after disruption concerns around the Strait of Hormuz.The spike has directly impacted jet fuel costs, raising fears of higher airfares across the world. British Airways owner flags fare hike pressure International Airlines Group…
CHANDIGARH: Nine residents of Punjab were deported from Australia on a chartered flight on Thursday over a string of criminal charges and immigration violations.The use of a private Nauru Airlines aircraft was necessitated after seven of them displayed “non-compliant and disruptive behavior” during previous attempts to remove them via commercial flights, according to documents accessed…
Jaipur: The integrity of power sector data in Rajasthan has come under serious question as a growing proportion of defective electricity meters, particularly in the agriculture segment, continues to distort transmission and distribution (T&D) loss figures reported by state discoms. The issue, flagged by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission in its latest tariff and truing-up…
M K Stalin and Rahul Gandhi (File photo) CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had spoken over phone on Thursday morning on the delimitation bill. However, the two leaders will not be sharing stage on Saturday when Rahul will be visiting Tamil Nadu for campaigning.“The chief minister discussed delimitation issues,…
