Jaipur: A 40-year-old trader was found dead in a hotel room in Jaipur’s Narayan Vihar area Wednesday, leading police to probe allegations of murder levelled by his family and examine the role of a few friends who were allegedly in the room with him the night before.Police said the deceased, Guru Prasad Chaudhary, was a…
Government removes ‘bonus’ clause for early completion of NH projects in hill states NEW DELHI: In its bid to ensure quality construction of highways in hills, govt has removed the ‘bonus’ incentive for early completion of projects in hill states. The road transport ministry has also mandated that newly cut slopes withstand at least one…
Suffer with your own rule , rather than frolic under someone else’s rule “What is the price of comfort if it costs your freedom?”For centuries, the vast grasslands of Mongolia have produced a culture that values self-reliance above convenience. Few sayings capture that spirit more powerfully than the traditional Mongolian proverb:“Suffer with your own rule,…
Airlines turn to AI to save fuel; IndiGo to start trials for thriftier take-offs NEW DELHI: After doing everything humanely possible to cut fuel burn, Indian airlines have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to help save the prohibitively expensive black gold. IndiGo has asked its pilots to save fuel during the time when the aircraft…
Anushka Yadav (Pic credit: AFI) NEW DELHI: A star was born at the National Inter-State Championships on Wednesday as Uttar Pradesh’s 18-year-old hammer thrower Anushka Yadav produced a stunning performance to rewrite Indian athletics history and become the youngest national record holder in the country.Competing at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the teenager from Baleni…
New Delhi: Door-to-door visits will start in Delhi from June 30 as part of a special intensive revision (SIR) of voters’ lists to cleanse and update the electoral rolls which includes nearly 1.5 crore voters.The booth-level officers (BLOs) will do the door-to-door enumeration till July 29, distributing pre-printed enumeration forms to all existing voters who…
No food service establishment shall be allowed to operate without a valid FSSAI licence or registration, said FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe Mumbai: In a major food safety crackdown, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will launch a statewide campaign from Thursday, bringing nearly 4.5 lakh food establishments under stricter compliance norms.Food businesses must also…
Bengaluru: At the start of the 2025 season, Yashaswini Ghorpade set a clear target: to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Last week, the Karnataka paddler turned that ambition into reality when she was included in the national squad. With the table tennis events beginning on Sept 20 at Sky Hall Toyota,…
Chennai: Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu praised the TVK govt for quickly approving his school without “demanding” bribe. The statement on social media invited sharp reactions from DMK and an equally strong defence from BJP and TVK.In his post, Vembu claimed, “The school faced delays getting approval from the previous government. Of course, significant money was…
