Earlier this week, over 500 college students in traditional garba finery gathered for what was, remarkably, an exam. For 90 minutes they danced in age-old concentric circles, with the Mataji sthapana at the centre, as the singer Bhoomi Trivedi lifted the evening with her presence. Bhoomi said she felt a touch of Vadodara in the…
Congress functionaries urged the Election Commission to ensure no eligible voter is excluded from the rolls and warned of intensifying their agitation Margao: Congress Goa in-charge Manikrao Thakare on Thursday accused BJP-led govt of using the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to undermine citizens’ democratic rights, and criticised the functioning of the…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday told officers and employees of the roads and buildings (R&B) department that they would have to take collective responsibility for the quality of their work, saying he gets the credit when projects are executed well but has to face angry citizens when shoddy work causes inconvenience.Addressing the department’s…
Noting that Haryana has 646 cases involving Rs 567.4 crore where appeals were rejected solely due to delay, the CM, in his first proposal, sought a special procedure under Section 148 to hear such cases on merit for 2017-18 to 2019-20, including demands involving tax, interest or penalty. Chandigarh: Despite accounting for only around 1.3%…
SpiceJet’s Pune-Dubai flight was popular among flyers because of the fare factor despite frequent delays Pune: Flyers seeking pocket-friendly direct flight deals to Dubai are taking the Mumbai route after SpiceJet temporarily suspended its service from Pune to the United Arab Emirates city, pushing up fares of a couple of other carriers operating in the…
Guwahati: India and Myanmar have held the third round of their defence cooperation meeting in Guwahati, reviewing progress on bilateral initiatives and discussing new steps to strengthen military ties.Special emphasis was put on training, capacity building and mutual security at the meeting that took place on Wednesday.Ministry of Defence spokesperson, in a post on ‘X’,…
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak addresses the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Smriti Mahotsav Mela at Deendayal Dham, Nagla Chandrabhan, in Farah, Mathura, on Thursday Lucknow: Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday urged people, especially youth, to adopt the ideals of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and put his philosophy into practice.Speaking at the Kisan and Yuva Sammelan…
NHAI in SC against HC’s blanket ban on tree felling, says impedes infra projects NEW DELHI: In what appeared to be a clash between environment protection and strategic infrastructure in a border state, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked Punjab govt its plan on allocation of land for compensatory afforestation in lieu of tree felling…
FGTeeV Duddy sparks concern after calling wife, children ‘demons’ during shocking Instagram Live FGTeeV Duddy, Vincent Carter, drew concern after an Instagram Live in which he said he did not trust his wife and four children and described his family as “the devil” and “demons.” The October 6 livestream mentioned Satan, cloning, God and an…
Brent crude futures fell 72 cents, or 0.7%, to $103.53 a barrel. Oil prices fell on Friday as concerns over Middle East supply disruptions eased after US President Donald Trump said Washington would not attack Iran before next month’s US elections. He also cited progress in talks aimed at ending the conflict, which has disrupted…
