Punjab raises Rs 2,500 crore through market borrowings, opposition attacks AAP govt

Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has raised Rs 2,500 crore through sale of state govt securities (SGS) to finance capital expenditure and development schemes, triggering sharp criticism from opposition parties over the state’s rising debt burden.According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) auction results issued on Tuesday, Punjab raised the amount in three tranches —…

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SRPF cancels Daund constable recruitment exam over question paper duplication, retest on May 24

Pune: SRPF has officially cancelled the written examination for recruitment to constable posts at its Group 5 unit in Daund, nearly two weeks after it was put on hold over allegations of question paper duplication, following an internal inquiry.Additional Director General of Maharashtra State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) Rajkumar Vhatkar told TOI that the probe…

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What makes UP’s Banda a ‘hot spot’?

LUCKNOW: As Uttar Pradesh continues to reel under a spell of scorching summer heat, one district in Bundelkhand region stands out for a grimmer reason — emerging as the hottest city in the world twice and in Asia thrice in the past one month.Bundelkhand’s Banda district not only emerged as the hottest place in India…

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Congress to hold 10-day training camp in Pushkar

Ajmer: The Congress units of Rajasthan and Delhi are set to begin a 10-day ‘Chintan’ and training workshop in Pushkar from May 23, in a move aimed at strengthening the party organisation and sharpening its election strategy ahead of upcoming political battles. The programme will focus on key issues such as reinforcing the party’s grassroots…

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BPCL Q4 profit flat, FY26 net soars 75%

NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) reported a flat net profit in Q4FY26 after taking an impairment loss of Rs 4,349 crore on its upstream assets. It’s net profit in Q4 was Rs 3,191.5 crore compared with Rs 3,214.1 crore in the year-ago period. For FY26, its net profit soared 75% YoY to Rs…

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‘You’ll never reach your full potential’

Virat Kohli (Pic credit: RCB) BENGALURU: For 23 Tests and 41 innings between November 2019 and March 2023, Virat Kohli endured an uncharacteristic century drought in the five-day format. It was also a phase during which he stepped away from the Indian Test captaincy, as one of the leanest stretches of his career unfolded.Reflecting on…

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