Lucknow: More than 1.6 lakh new domestic Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections have been issued across UP till June 24, taking the total domestic consumer figure up to 22.27 lakh as the state continues to expand its city gas distribution (CGD) network.According to official figures, 1,60,121 new household PNG connections have been released across 43…
Jaipur: Rajasthan could gain 13 additional Lok Sabha seats if the long-pending delimitation exercise is carried out after the next Census, according to a working paper released this month by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).An additional 13 Lok Sabha seats would take the state’s tally from the current 25 to 38.The…
Monsoon on the back foot: IMD warns of over 10% rainfall deficit NEW DELHI: Rainfall deficit of 43% as on Saturday will be reduced once the monsoon covers the entire country next month but the season, already affected by El Niño, may not get the climatic cushion of Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) to offset the…
US county is offering money to move there and work remotely for a year. A US city is inviting young workers to come and work remotely from here for at least a year and they will get $9,500 as a relocation package. The entire amount will not be cash, but $5,500 will be given as…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) reacts during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to start for Portugal in their decisive final Group K fixture against Colombia as the two nations prepare to meet for the first time in…
Home stands at the centre of your day, Leo. A combination of the Sun and Moon together draw your attention towards comfort, family and the small things that make a home feel alive. It’s a great day to make your home more beautiful and reconnect with your family and friends and have a bit of…
New Delhi: Three people, including the factory owner, were sent to judicial custody over the deaths of three men who died while cleaning a septic tank in Mundka, Outer Delhi.The accused — Suraj Marwah (50), the factory owner; Jayant (61), a staff member; and Neeraj (35), the contractor and owner of the vehicle used to…
Mumbai: The Byculla police have arrested a 39-year-old Pune resident after they caught him distributing capsules mixed with zinc phosphide, a highly toxic acute rodenticide to control rats and mice, to devotees participating in a Moharram procession at Byculla late on Friday.Police recovered 1,400 capsules from Faiyyaz Premji, 39, a resident of Viman Nagar in…
Bengaluru: Govt schools in the state are unable to generate transfer certificates for their students, leaving children who want to change schools in a fix. The school education department said they have deliberately kept the process administratively difficult so that children stay in the govt schools.The schools say they usually were able to generate transfer…
Chennai: The extended summer-like weather prevailing across Tamil Nadu with very little rain despite the onset of southwest monsoon in the first week of June is driving up the power consumption to the peak-summer levels in the State.The peak power demand on Friday scaled to 20,976 megawatts (MW), while the overall electricity consumption was 456.28…
