ITC chairman Sanjiv Puri meets CM Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata on Thursday. Officials said Puri spoke to the CM on ITC’s Bengal plans Kolkata: ITC chairman Sanjiv Puri called on CM Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday and discussed the conglomerate’s future investment plans. Officials said Puri apprised the CM about the company’s plans to invest in…
Ahmedabad: Despite a temporary ban on Telegram and repeated crackdowns on online channels linked to examination malpractice, fraudsters continue to target NEET aspirants with promises of question papers in exchange for money, a Times of India investigation has found.Operating through encrypted messaging platforms, the racketeers have quickly adapted to restrictions by using VPN services and…
Kullu: Light to moderate rainfall lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday amid an orange alert, keeping maximum temperatures across the state below normal. The meteorological centre in Shimla reported that the state’s average maximum temperature dropped by 0.4°C over the past 24 hours, settling at 0.7°C below the seasonal normal.The rainfall covered multiple…
Pune: The Sangvi police on Tuesday registered a case against a family of three for allegedly thrashing a 53-year-old woman following a parking dispute.The complainant woman sustained a fracture to her right thumb in the incident. A case under Section 117 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)…
LUCKNOW: An audit report submitted on May 30 has drawn attention to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited’s (UPPCL) transactions on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), highlighting a difference between the average prices at which electricity was purchased and sold during 2025-26 and recommending improvements in power scheduling.According to the audit report, UPPCL purchased 1,619.56 million…
Jaipur: Nearly one in every two women delivering in Rajasthan’s urban private hospitals now undergoes a caesarean section, according to this year’s National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6), raising concerns among health experts about the growing dependence on surgical births and the burden they place on families.The survey, released recently, shows Rajasthan’s overall C-section rate at…
India-US interim FTA in final stages A day after PM Modi’s meeting with US President Trump, govt said on Thursday that significant progress had already been made on the India-US interim free trade bilateral agreement and the two countries are in the final stages of concluding that agreement. Briefing reporters about Modi’s G7 engagements, foreign…
In the summer of 1950, farmers across East Germany began finding their potato crops stripped bare. The culprit was the Colorado potato beetle, a small, striped insect native to North America that had been spreading steadily across Europe for decades. What happened next had nothing to do with agriculture and everything to do with politics….
‘Maa Inti Bangaram’ pre sales: Samantha Ruth Prabhu film crosses USD 300K; North America drives strong demand Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s ‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’ has opened to a promising response in international markets ahead of its full theatrical run. The film has been drawing attention from overseas audiences, especially in North America, where advance bookings have…
L-R: Vozinha and Team India NEW DELHI: The opening round of group-stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered theatre of the highest order. From Morocco schooling Brazil with their silky, eye-pleasing football, to Lionel Messi’s hat-trick against Algeria, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal failing to find a winner against Congo, the opening gameweek had…
