Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday met Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and sought his intervention for the denotification of certain hybrid paddy seeds to ensure smooth procurement and lifting operations in Punjab during the forthcoming kharif season, while seeking uninterrupted supply of fertilisers.Mann also pitched for Punjab’s representation in the Central…
Silchar: A youth lodged an FIR after a video showing him being humiliated went viral, alleging that the incident was actually a cover for an extortion attempt.Hibul Hossain, a resident of the Madhurbond area, filed the FIR at Silchar Sadar Police Station on Tuesday evening.Hossain alleged he was forcibly taken to a field behind a…
Lucknow: From expressways stretching across the state and record infrastructure expansion to welfare delivery at scale and rising investor confidence, UP’s development journey over the past nine years has emerged as one of the country’s most widely discussed governance transformations.With the state increasingly positioning itself as a major economic and industrial hub, The Times of…
Rajkot: Three workers were found lifeless inside the cargo hold of a vessel during stevedoring operations at Berth 13 of Deendayal Port in Kandla on Wednesday morning, port authority officials said.According to the preliminary inquiry, the matter came to light around 11.50am on Wednesday, on the bulk carrier MV Pan Optimum. Cargo handling operations at…
Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Wednesday directed officials to ensure uninterrupted water and electricity supply across the state during the peak summer season, warning that district collectors and departmental officers would be held accountable if people face inconvenience.Chairing a review meeting at the CMO, Sharma said complaints related to water or power supply would…
NEW DELHI: In what marks a significant milestone in India’s efforts to bring back stolen cultural treasures, two historic Indian Bronzes originally from Tamil Nadu temples – 12th century Somaskanda (Shiva and Uma) from the Chola period and 16th century sculpture of Saint Sundarar and Paravai – were repatriated to India on Tuesday night from…
pc: UNESCO World Heritage The landscape around Troy does not immediately suggest a single ancient city preserved in isolation. The ground rises gradually at Hisarlık, a mound shaped less by nature than by repeated human occupation. Stone walls appear beside broken foundations from entirely different eras. Sections of the Earth contain traces of settlements separated…
After the death of his wife Rina Dev in 2009, Rahul Dev stepped away from films and the spotlight to raise their son Siddharth as a single parent. The actor-model has now opened up about the emotional and professional struggles he faced during that phase, recalling how difficult it was to restart his career after…
Virat Kohli returned to form with his ninth IPL century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in their IPL 2026 match in Raipur on Wednesday. Chasing 193, RCB reached the target with five balls remaining, powered by Kohli’s unbeaten 105 off 60 balls.Coming into the match after two successive ducks,…
Why Earth’s largest volcano may not be a volcano in the usual sense. Image credit – Wikimedia Among all volcanic systems known to humans today, one of the most interesting is located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. It was called the Tamu Massif, which came into the spotlight when geologists started discussing the…
