New Delhi: Usually by May, flights to Bangkok, Dubai and Singapore are packed, WhatsApp family groups are flooded with holiday itineraries and travel agents are busy handling last-minute summer bookings. But this year, travel industry stakeholders say the mood is far more cautious.On Sunday, PM Narendra Modi urged citizens to reconsider non-essential foreign travel and…
Mumbai: The Dharavi Redevelopment Project/Slum Rehabilitation Authority (DRP/SRA) will conduct a single-window verification of ‘undecided’ cases. Undecided cases are those where eligibility for housing has not been established due to inadequate documentation.The camps will be held between May 14 and May 26 in Dharavi, covering residents from all five sectors, including railway land, where DRP…
Bengaluru: The rapid rise of C Vijay Joseph’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in Tamil Nadu has triggered a fresh revival debate within JD(S), with sections of the party now pushing for a stronger regional identity and reduced dependence on BJP ahead of the 2028 assembly elections. Sources say TVK’s ability to rapidly mobilise regional sentiment…
Crosscurrent: On Tuesday, a section of AIADMK MLAs led by S P Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam announced support for Vijay Richardson WilsonOn May 12, a faction of AIADMK MLAs led by S P Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam announced their decision to defy the decision of party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and support…
Kolkata: A day after CM Suvendu Adhikari held his first meeting with senior cops to outline the new govt’s law-and-order priorities, religious leaders and community organisers across faiths responded supportively to the govt’s new directives on loudspeakers and road usage during prayers and festivals, while stressing that the rules must be implemented fairly and uniformly.Till…
Panaji: A Mapusa court directed that charges be framed under the NDPS Act against 22-year-old Priyanshu Sharma, a native of Uttar Pradesh, after he was allegedly found in illegal possession of narcotic substances at Pilerne during a raid conducted in Oct 2022.The anti-narcotics police carried out the raid between 2.30am and 5.30am at Namoshi, Guirim,…
Chandigarh: A late night raid on a Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) office in Mohali, followed by a dramatic chase, led CBI to arrest three persons, including a father and son, in an alleged Rs 20 lakh bribery case on Monday.A fourth suspect, OP Rana — reader to the Punjab Vigilance DG — is on the…
Guwahati: One of the foremost priorities of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s first govt was to free Assam’s valuable land from encroachment — with special focus on reclaiming land belonging to religious and cultural institutions, particularly the Satras (Vaishnavite monasteries).As Sarma prepared to intensify the eviction drive in his second term, targeting the clearance of five…
LUCKNOW: Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for austerity and reduced fuel consumption, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday ordered an immediate 50% reduction in the official vehicle fleets of the chief minister, ministers and senior bureaucrats, while calling for a broader public movement towards energy conservation and restrained consumption.Chairing a high-level…
Rajkot: Two youths drowned in a pond at Gajanvav village in Dhrangadhra taluka of Surendranagar district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Rachit Parmar (20) and Mohit Chhasiya (19), both residents of Amraiwadi in Ahmedabad. Police have launched an investigation.According to police, a group of nine friends had travelled from Ahmedabad on Monday…
