NEW DELHI: Two days after a fire tore through a five-storey residential building in southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad Extension, killing three people and injuring eight others, police said that the blaze was a deliberate act of arson and have nabbed four persons, including a 17-year-old girl.The fire broke out around 2.24am on June 12 at a…
NOURISHING COMMUNITY SPIRIT: At Pratham Garden, drumsticks are distributed free, while bananas are sold at a premium (about Rs 100 per dozen) to fund RWA initiatives The sky is overcast, but residents of Koramangala 1st Block refuse to let the weather dampen their spirits. On a vacant plot inside the layout, they have created a…
Over the 10-year period, 52.5 lakh metric tons of groundnut were procured, with farmers receiving Rs 31,941 crore Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt has released a decade-long account of Minimum Support Price procurement, stating that between 2015-16 and 2025-26, 1.1 crore metric tonnes (MT) of agricultural produce worth Rs 65,570 crore were procured at MSP from…
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at the Yogi Adityanath government after it constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged irregularities in Ram temple donation funds, saying the root of the conspiracy was “not far away”.His remarks came after the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday set up a three-member…
Uttar Pradesh has provided functional household tap connections (FHTCs) to over 1.2 crore rural households, achieving nearly 90 per cent coverage under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), according to data from the ministry of jal shakti, as the scheme approaches its 2024 target of “Har Ghar Jal”, piped water to every rural home.Launched in August…
Dwayne Johnson was thinking about being left out of the Oscar race even while he got awards buzz for his dramatic performance in ‘The Smashing Machine’. The ‘Moana’ star spoke about the emotional response of not being nominated in the Best Actor nominations list, and how it inspired him to move on. His candid look…
NTA SWAYAM January 2026 admit card out The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the admit cards for the Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) January 2026 semester examinations. Candidates who have registered for the examination can now download their hall tickets from the official website.The SWAYAM January 2026 semester examinations…
Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Shubman Gill has revealed what Rohit Sharma told him after their costly mix-up resulted in the former India captain’s run-out during the first ODI against Afghanistan, saying the veteran opener brushed aside the incident after watching the replay.Rohit was looking in ominous touch before a misunderstanding with Gill…
SPREADING GREEN VIBES: Nagachandu U, a passionate artist and social media head of Rang 4 A Cause, painted abstract art on the wall, inspired by the earthy tones of nature The paintbrush has proved mightier than the sword once again, and Bengaluru’s citizens have shown how. When a wall near Sundaravana became an eyesore, people…
IIM Calcutta start-up initiative is announced at the inauguration of the MBA 63rd batch Kolkata: IIM-Calcutta, the oldest among the IIMs, has launched a new initiative for MBA students to encourage entrepreneurship. Under the initiative that kicks off from this academic year, an MBA student, interested in building a start-up, can opt out of campus…
