MUMBAI: Riding on its highest-ever cargo throughput, Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) has set its sights on handling 80 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo after recording 75.15 MMT in FY 2025-26.At a stakeholder meeting held in Mumbai on Friday, MbPA reviewed its cargo performance and discussed operational priorities aimed at improving efficiency, vessel turnaround and…
Hyderabad: BRS senior leader and MLC Dasoju Sravan has questioned the state govt’s decision to centralize the procurement of groceries and essential commodities for lakhs of impoverished students studying in SC, ST, BC, minority, and welfare residential schools and hostels. Sravan alleged that there was a conspiracy to embezzle crores of rupees commission lies behind…
Bathinda: India’s heat crisis is turning more relentless, more humid, and harder to escape, extending beyond searing afternoons into uncomfortably warm nights. Over the past decade, a clear pattern has emerged — the country’s summers are not just getting hotter, but increasingly more hazardous, a new study by research-based consultancy Climate Trends has found.Released on…
PATNA: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that “as long as he leads the party, it is bound to sink further”.Gandhi has been receiving flak from the BJP and other rival parties for his criticism of the government’s handling of India’s economy and for terming Prime Minister…
An Indian man has been charged after Australian authorities found a $5.6 million pseudoephedrine shipment hidden in a food consignment at Sydney’s Port Botany.The man appeared before Parramatta District court on Thursday after Australian Border Force officers seized about 166kg of pseudoephedrine, a controlled chemical commonly used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.The shipment arrived from…
Ramesh Taurani broke his silence on the controversy surrounding ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ and Vashu Bhagnani, assuring the dispute will not affect the film’s release. Bhagnani alleged songs from his films were used without permission, saying, “My fight is about justice and ethics.” The film releases on June 5, 2026. Producer Ramesh Taurani…
Houston University (Image Credit: X/@UHouston) The University of Houston System has decided to discontinue its undergraduate degree in religious studies, marking another setback for liberal arts education in the United States as universities increasingly respond to declining student demand and workforce-driven academic priorities.According to reporting by the Houston Chronicle, the university system’s board of regents…
Vinesh Phogat (ANI Photo) The Delhi High Court has cleared the way for celebrated Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat to compete in the upcoming Asian Games selection trials, observing that the Wrestling Federation of India’s current selection policy unfairly excludes elite athletes returning after maternity breaks. A division bench comprising Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and…
MUMBAI: With Maharashtra aiming to create over 1.5 lakh artificial intelligence-linked jobs and attract ₹10,000 crore in investments by 2031, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday positioned the state as a frontrunner in India’s technology-driven growth story at the inaugural edition of ImagiNxt 2026 in Mumbai.Addressing the two-day technology and innovation festival at the Jio…
Bengaluru: Do not dump more flyovers on Bengaluru without public consultations and without putting the detailed project reports (DPRs) in the public domain, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya told the state govt and Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Limited (B-SMILE).His statement comes in the backdrop of B-SMILE’s move to float tenders for nine short and medium-length elevated…
