Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer (PTI photo) Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer admitted that his side fell short in execution with the ball after suffering their first defeat of IPL 2026, despite putting up a commanding total against Rajasthan Royals.Reflecting on the loss, Iyer felt the total on the board was more than competitive on…
File Photo The campus has remained closed ever since. While many students say the violence, followed by the riots in Delhi, has severely affected the students’ psyche, the Jamia administration believes that the university has done better in academics and that it is time to move on. PHOTO BY RAJESH MEHTA New Delhi: Nearly 70…
Chennai: While the Election Commission of India (ECI) released Bihar’s Assembly poll percentages within 24 hours last year, Tamil Nadu’s political parties are still waiting for final turnout figures, five days after voting. The election was held on April 23 for 234 assembly segments in the state. It witnessed brisk polling from 7am in a…
Hyderabad: A special passport drive will be conducted on May 9 to clear appointment pendency in Telangana, regional passport officer (RPO) J Snehaja said on Tuesday.Snehaja said 4,000 appointment slots would be opened across five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs). Of these, 3,100 slots would be made available at Hyderabad PSKs in Begumpet, MGBS Metro and…
Kolkata: Barely 12 hours before the polls, BJP’s war room, often described as a “high-tech nerve centre” of the party’s election machinery, looked noisier than ever, with the core unit and a group of strategists busy analysing field reports, pinpointing critical constituencies and making calls to nearly 40,000 booth agents. On Wednesday morning, Bengal will…
Panaji: Residents of the Town Planning Colony, Porvorim, near Neo Majestic Hotel residing along the national highway (NH 66) are irked after being trapped inside their own homes due to the ongoing construction for the six-lane Porvorim flyover.PWD’s national highway division shut down a section of NH 66 between Neo Majestic Hotel and Gauri Petrol…
In a remarkable display of unity, independent candidate Apexa Soni secured a win in Godhra’s communally sensitive Ward 7, a locality with minimal Hindu voters AHMEDABAD: Defying odds in a communally sensitive pocket of Godhra — Ground Zero of the 2002 Gujarat violence — an independent candidate, Apexa Soni, scripted an unlikely victory from Ward…
Chandigarh: The Netherlands is considering Punjab as a primary rose supplier to replace Ethiopia, a move that could transform the state into a global floriculture hub, chief minister Bhagwant Mann has announced on Tuesday.Following a diplomatic mission to the Netherlands and Finland, Mann said Dutch importers identified Punjab as a cost-effective alternative for floral markets….
Group Seeks Reforms In Institute’s Functioning Pune: Alumni of ILS Law College have written to its chairman, seeking urgent reforms in the functioning of the institution amid allegations of illegal fee collection, suppression of students’ protests, lack of transparency and serious governance lapses.The letter, dated April 23, 2026, comes amid the ongoing fee row at…
Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh and additional chief secretary Amrit Abhijat Lucknow: The suggestions related to branding Kanpur’s industrial legacy as the ‘Manchester of the East’, boosting heritage tourism, improving Bundelkhand’s connectivity with Madhya Pradesh and reviving Prayagraj’s Triveni Mahotsav were shared at a meeting to review ongoing projects of the tourism and culture departments on…
