Surat: For the Surat Municipal Corporation election, Ward 25 — Limbayat-Udhna Yard — has the highest number of contestants, 26, making it the most crowded electoral ward in the city. Ward 18, covering Limbayat, Parvat and Kumbhariya, and Ward 30, comprising Kansad, Sachin, Unn and Abhva, are jointly second with 24 candidates each.The higher numbers…
Agartala: Tripura forest minister Animesh Debbarma, an MLA from Tipra Motha, filed a defamation suit against fellow party MLA Ranjit Debbarma, intensifying the discontent between ruling BJP and its coalition partner Tipra Motha.The case was submitted to the Agartala judicial magistrate court, stemming from alleged defamatory remarks made by Ranjit during the campaign for the…
LUCKNOW: Residents say the disaster was waiting to happen. They recalled that a similar fire broke out in Dec 2020 in the same densely packed cluster. In the 2020 blaze, at least six shanties were gutted and two minor girls suffered burns. “Mithilesh (8) and Jyoti (6) suffered minor burns but were given timely treatment…
Rajkot: An FIR was registered at Aji Dam police station here on Thursday for the alleged desecration and removal of a statue of Dr B R Ambedkar in Sardhar village. The FIR, filed by Bipin Makwana, accuses a mob of 20 to 25 unidentified individuals, along with people dressed as monks, of trespassing and vandalism….
Action resumed with the women’s doubles 75+ and professional singles and doubles matches, with seeded players living up to their billing in the G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton tournament, promoted by Badminton Gurukul, at the Bombay Gymkhana on Thursday.In the Professional Singles category, top seed Manoj Nachanekar led the charge with a solid…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Taranjit Singh Sandhu on his appointment as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, praising his diplomatic career and contribution to India-US relations.Sharing a photo with Sandhu on Truth Social, Trump said, “Congratulations to Taranjit Sandhu on becoming the new Lt Governor of Delhi!”“As a seasoned Diplomat and former…
The Los Angeles Dodgers shattered MLB spending records in 2025 with a $514.6 million total payroll and luxury tax bill, powering their second straight World Series title. Their outlay dwarfed rivals, including a budget more than seven times the Miami Marlins’ and exceeding the bottom six teams combined. The spending gap highlights growing financial disparity…
‘No power is as costly as no power’ – Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the father of India’s nuclear programme, had once famously said. Several decades later, India’s nuclear energy ambitions have entered a decisive phase.On April 6, the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu achieved criticality, achieving a sustained nuclear chain reaction…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse.BLACKPINK star Jissoo is back in the headlines after her brother was implicated in a sexual assault case currently under investigation in Seoul.According to news reports on Koreaboo, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station, a man in his 30s, identified as Mr. A, was arrested on April 16…
Pune: Molecules has expanded its global footprint by establishing a presence in Tokyo, aiming to accelerate global collaborative research programs involving academia, industry and technology partners across Japan, India and other key innovation hubs. The move marks a strategic milestone in the company’s efforts to build an interconnected global research and innovation ecosystem, it said…
