CPD exports dip while LGDs post growth Surat: India’s gem and jewellery exports grew 3.14% year-on-year to $2.30 billion in Aug 2026, driven by a sharp rise in studded gold jewellery exports, which surged by 51.22% and highlighted increasing value addition through domestic manufacturing of finished jewellery.Studded gold jewellery exports for Aug rose to $642.85…
Guwahati: The Joint Tribes’ Council Manipur (JTCM) on Saturday withdrew its shutdown of National Highway 37 and all central govt-sponsored projects in areas under its jurisdiction following the release of five Naga women allegedly arrested by a CRPF CoBRA team.The council, however, said it would continue to support the economic blockade called by the United…
Rajkot: In an identical pattern of targeted property thefts across multiple parts of Rajkot, unidentified miscreants broke into several outdoor CCTV surveillance units installed under the Rajkot Municipal Corporation’s (RMC) “Eye-Way Project” and stole 30 industrial backup batteries worth Rs 90,000 since June.Three separate FIRs have been registered across three police stations—A-Division, Pradhyuman Nagar, and…
Jaipur Municipal Corporation saw an improvement with polling rising to 63.5% from 58% in the previous polls Jaipur: Elections held in 309 urban local bodies recorded an overall voter turnout of 73.5%, marking a 1.72 percentage-point increase over the 71.8% polling recorded in the previous election, according to data released Saturday by the State Election…
Some locals noticed the body in Seoj Dhar zone and intimated authorities (Representative image) JAMMU: Decomposed remains of a suspected Pakistani Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist was found Saturday along with an M4 rifle in Divshetar area of J&K’s Doda district, with security forces suggesting the corpse had been lying in the snow-capped hills since the man’s…
What scares a deer away from a crop field, a wolf howl, a cougar call or the sound of a human shouting? A 2025 study by researchers from the University of Alberta and King’s University found that, among the sounds tested, human shouts produced the strongest flight response in both deer and elk. But the…
Soori’s latest Tamil outing ‘Mandaadi’ has opened to a positive response from audiences, with the film drawing attention for its action, sports backdrop and performances. Directed by Mathimaran Pugazhendhi, the film hit theatres on September 10 and has begun its theatrical run on a promising note. As audiences respond to its coastal setting and boat-racing…
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New Delhi: The protest by women students of Jamia Millia Islamia over insects allegedly found in hostel food entered its third day Saturday, with protesters alleging that the administration had failed to honour assurances given to them earlier.The protest, led by residents of J&K Girls’ Hostel, began Thursday night and continued till around 3am Friday….
Bhayander: An 81-year-old Mira Road resident has turned to his schoolmate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his decades-long fight over a land dispute, seeking justice and a CBI probe into the matter.Asgarali Vohra, who studied with Modi at the B N School in Vadnagar, Gujarat, met the PM on Sept 8 and sought his intervention…
