Jalandhar: A dozen schools in Jalandhar received threatening emails on Thursday morning, two days after the blast outside the BSF Punjab Frontier headquarters in the city.The email also allegedly contained threats against Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu.Following the emails, police teams carried out checks at the schools. One of…
Guwahati: Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Thursday ruled out joining BJP to contest the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket, saying he remains with Congress despite shifting political equations.The Nagaon seat fell vacant after Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned to contest the assembly election from Dispur, which he won.Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier…
DYCM Pathak interacting with an exhibitor at the UP Energy Expo Lucknow: Acknowledging UP’s rising potential in renewable energy, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday said energy-reliance would ensure UP’s progress.Inaugurating the UP Energy Expo 2026, he said state govt was aware of its potential in the area. “In Apr, over 52,000 solar plants…
Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded the highest number of rape cases in the country in 2024, marking the sixth consecutive year the state has led the national tally, according to the NCRB’s Crime in India 2024 report.The state registered 4,871 rape cases in 2024, ahead of Uttar Pradesh with 3,209, Maharashtra with 3,091 and Madhya Pradesh with…
NEW DELHI: Amid reports that Iran and the United States would be returning to negotiating table after weeks of deadlock to try and end the war, which has hit transit of ships through Strait of Hormuz, officials said an early resolution of conflict would come as a huge relief for more than 40 India-bound vessels…
NEW DELHI: The Strait of Hormuz remains technically open, but commercial shipping is far from normal, according to Anil Devli, chief executive of the Mumbai-based Indian National Shipowners’ Association. With 14 Indian vessels trapped in this chokepoint and with Indian ships earlier hit by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , Devli said, there is bound…
Ssunita Ahuja with Yashvardhan and (right) with Tinaa Ahuja It’s all happening for Ssunita Ahuja. In what can easily be called a double bonanza for the Ahuja family, Ssunita is set to share screen space not just with son Yashvardhan Ahuja in his Bollywood debut directed by Sajid Khan, but also with daughter Tina Ahuja…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has joined his MI teammates in Raipur ahead of their next Indian Premier League (IPL) game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on SundayPandya had missed MI’s last game against LSG due to a back spasm on Monday. His niggle is said to be a minor one and he…
At just 17, Dasia Taylor turned a science fair idea into a medical innovation with real-world promise. While studying at Iowa City West High School in Iowa, she began working on colour-changing surgical sutures that could signal infection before a wound became visibly worse. Her inspiration came from a practical problem: expensive “smart” sutures already…
Things tend to fall into place more easily as ripe fruit falls from its tree, with less struggle. Sun and Jupiter favor your confidence from day one – you’ll notice it from that first cup of chai! Calls get returned, errands finish on time, and people respond with respect.Children do reasonably well, which eases your…
