Amritsar: After a gap of 14 years, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Wednesday sent a 541-member Sikh jatha to Pakistan to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev, marking the resumption of a pilgrimage that had remained suspended due to differences over the Nanakshahi Calendar.The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) and…
Jishnu Dev Varma, Governor of Maharashtra Pune: Emphasing that India needs to reduce its dependence on importing technologies, Maharashtra governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Wednesday said bridging the gap between academia, industry, startups and govt agencies is essential to translate research into commercially deployable solutions, which in turn will strengthen the country’s innovation ecosystem.Varma was…
Surat: A 36-year-old Surat farmer has filed a cheating complaint at Umra police station against alleged conman Anil Vibhani, accusing him of taking Rs 5.35 lakh on the pretext of influencing an Economic Offences Wing (EOW) investigation in his favour.Vibhani, who was recently arrested by Ahmedabad police in another cheating case, allegedly lured the victim,…
Guwahati: The Assam govt on Wednesday introduced free transport services for school students from communities residing in tea garden areas, marking one of the transformative moves in the education sector under the newly formed govt.This is a first-of-its-kind govt initiative launched for the students in districts with tea gardens.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the programme…
Rajkot: A shocking case of animal cruelty has come to light in Jamnagar, where police have registered an FIR against a man accused of throwing a dog from the second floor of an apartment building, leaving the animal seriously injured.According to police, the incident occurred on the afternoon of June 8 at the Kukda Kendra…
Family members and villagers of deceased youth stage sit-in outside mortuary Wednesday Police personnel deployed outside mortuary Wednesday Police personnel deployed outside mortuary Wednesday Family members and villagers of deceased youth stage sit-in outside mortuary Wednesday Family members and villagers of deceased youth stage sit-in outside mortuary Wednesday Police personnel deployed outside mortuary Wednesday Police…
SRINAGAR: Two soldiers attached to a unit deployed in J&K’s Uri sector, close to the LoC and about 100km north of Srinagar, were fatally wounded Tuesday afternoon in what the Army described as “an accidental blast”.Arjun Jadhav and Vikram Balakrishna, both from Maharashtra, were taken to the Army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar but couldn’t…
A Perth-based comedian has claimed he was banned from almost every venue in Western Australia for 12 months following an incident he says he still does not fully understand.Jasky Singh said the statewide restriction was imposed after an incident at The Gold Bar in Kalgoorlie, in the state’s Goldfields–Esperance region, in November. The ban applies…
Oil prices have surged since Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the subsequent US naval blockade of Iranian ports, yet crude has stopped well short of the $200-a-barrel levels many analysts once feared. According to maritime intelligence firm TankerTrackers, one key reason is the emergence of alternative shipping networks that are allowing oil…
Sunaina Roshan, sister of Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, has opened up about a life-threatening health crisis she suffered after following a crash diet in 2001. In a recent social media video, Sunaina revealed that her obsession with rapid weight loss weakened her immunity and led to tuberculosis meningitis, a condition that left her family fearing…
