Chennai: PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna on Tuesday said political equations in India would change after the 2029 elections, paving the way for abolition of NEET in parliament.Speaking in the assembly on the ninth death anniversary of Ariyalur student S Anitha, who died by suicide in 2017 due to NEET failure, Aadhav said Union govt had…
Sridhar Avvari, along with his son Abhinav and wife Deepti in this picture taken before they embarked on their expedition Hyderabad: As the death toll in the Nepal flash floods continues to rise, the family of Hyderabad-based NRI techie Sridhar Avvari is struggling to hold on to hope. Sridhar, his wife Deepti and their 14-year-old…
The bird was spotted on a shrub near a railway line in Dighal Gurgaon: Haryana saw a rare visitor of the avian kind on Monday — a red-backed shrike, a small migratory bird from central Russia, was spotted in Jhajjar, making it the first documented sighting of the species in the state.Birdwatcher Rakesh Ahlawat spotted…
Suvendu Adhikari at the opening of the Consumer Rights Protection Week at New Market Kolkata: A large number of complaints about citizens being duped while buying properties were pouring into ‘Janatar Darbar’ at the BJP party office in Salt Lake as well as the CMO grievance cell every day, said Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday as…
Work has begun on two slip-road ramps that will connect the Hindon Elevated Road on the Indirapuram and Vasundhara sides Ghaziabad: Work has begun on two slip-road ramps that will connect the Hindon Elevated Road on the Indirapuram and Vasundhara sides. The two ramps will be 590m and 620m long, with a carriageway width of…
Porvorim: Govt on Tuesday passed the Goa Prisons and Correctional Services Bill, 2026, aimed at tightening surveillance to curb organised crime inside prisons, enabling probes into sexual harassment complaints, and creating open and semi-open correctional institutions. Chief minister Pramod Sawant said the foundation stone for an open prison will be laid this month.Under the Bill,…
Young fashion design talent Amit Kumar Singh Varanasi: Young fashion design talent Amit Kumar Singh from Sira Govardhanpur in Varanasi has brought laurels to the city by winning a Gold Medal and First Prize in the NIFT Meritorious Student Award at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai. He also received a cash prize…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s revenue from State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) rose 28% year-on-year to Rs 8,312 crore in Aug 2026, compared with Rs 6,470 crore in Aug 2025. This significant growth reflects strong economic activity across key commercial sectors.The state collected Rs 41,691 crore from SGST during the first five months of FY2026-27, up 28%…
Gurpreet Singh Bhullar is the new border range IG Chandigarh: Punjab govt on Tuesday transferred 20 police officers, including eight IPS officers, appointing new senior superintendents of police (SSPs) in six districts and posting Gurpreet Singh Bhullar as border range inspector general (IG).Bhullar had been awaiting posting since he was removed as Amritsar police commissioner…
Agriculture department data indicates that farmers have largely completed kharif sowing despite uneven rainfall and weather fluctuations Pune: Maharashtra has completed 95.1% of its targeted kharif sowing area this season, but acreage under key crops like maize and pulses has declined sharply from last year, state agriculture department data showed.Kharif crops have been sown across…
