Bengaluru: Amid controversy over the collection of caste details during the ongoing verification of beneficiaries under the Gruha Jyothi free electricity scheme, Bescom Friday clarified that furnishing the information is purely optional.The clarification comes a day after widespread criticism on social media and concerns raised by beneficiaries over the inclusion of a “category” column in…
Chennai: Chennai-based renewable engineering procurement and construction company Renfra Energy India has filed draft red herring prospectus for an initial public offering with Rs 430 crore fresh issue and an offer for sale component of up to 47,94,800 shares. The company plans to utilise the proceeds with Rs 160 crore towards redemption of non-convertible debentures…
Kolkata: The city emerged as India’s second-most affordable housing market among eight major cities in Jan-June 2026, according to Knight Frank India’s Affordability Index. The city recorded an EMI-to-income ratio of 25%, indicating that an average homebuyer spends one-fourth of household income on home loan EMIs. This is comfortably below the 50% affordability threshold, beyond…
Varanasi: As many as 3,824 youth in Varanasi have been disbursed loans worth Rs 164.65 crore since financial year 2024-25 under the govt’s Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Yojana, deputy commissioner (industries) Abhishek Priyadarshi said on Thursday.He added that a subsidy of Rs 16.46 crore has also been provided to the beneficiaries.According to the District Industries…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Friday demanded immediately transfer of Rs 51,000 to every eligible woman in Punjab, claiming the amount represented the dues for 51 months of the AAP’s rule under the third guarantee announced by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the 2022 assembly elections.Dhillon termed the Aam Aadmi…
Pune police investigating realtor Ketan Agarwal’s (M) murder recovered coded chats from accused Siyal Goyal’s (R) phone, decipherable only by her PUNE: Investigators probing the murder of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal have recovered digital chats containing coded language, nicknames and emojis from the mobile phones seized from the alleged accused, Siyal Goyal.Police have said that…
Jaipur’s Twisha Sharda wins silver medal, while four skaters selected for Asian Open trials as Rajasthan perform well at the 21st National Ice Skating Championship Jaipur: The Ice Skating Foundation of Rajasthan, under the aegis of the Ice Skating Association of India, proudly participated with 46 skaters in the 21st National Ice Skating Championship 2026…
Sonowal unveils first Made in India EXIM shipping container, Maersk orders 1,000 of them NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at reducing India’s dependence on other countries for export-import (EXIM) containers due to any global disruption, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday launched India’s first EXIM grade container. Global shipping major AP Moller–Maersk placed an…
Usha Vance’s podcast guest to read a book to children for July 4 episode is President Donald Trump. Second Lady Usha Vance runs a podcast where guests read picture books to children. But her latest guest could not impress the audience much, as social media users said President Donald Trump must not have read any…
Vijay’s film ‘Jana Nayagan’ has been in release limbo since its official January release date. Recently, reports claimed the film already received an A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). However, another report clarified that these claims are untrue. ‘A’ certificate reports is a speculation According to the latest update by India…
