Meghalaya’s village women are no longer just saving money together. They are running businesses, growing exports, and reshaping the state’s economy from the ground up. What began as small savings-and-credit groups has evolved into something far bigger. Meghalaya’s self-help-groups (SHGs), rooted in the state’s matrilineal tradition where women hold central roles in household and community…
Lucknow: An inquiry committee on Thursday recommended recovery of around Rs 19 lakh from the security agency for failing to prevent theft of sandalwood trees from the vice chancellor’s residence at King George’s Medical University (KGMU).The theft took place in July 2025, when two large sandalwood trees were cut and taken away despite the presence…
Palanpur: Two of the three workers who suffered severe burns in a fire triggered by a blast at an industrial unit near Palanpur succumbed to their injuries at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Friday.The incident occurred at a unit near Kanodar village in a unit extracting oil from castor.The deceased were identified as Vivek Ramdas (24)…
NK Premachandran, Sandosh Kumar, Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: A triumphant opposition hailed the fall of the constitutional amendment bill as a defeat for delimitation, and not women’s reservation.After the opposition prevailed in voting, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke with TMC heir apparent and MP Abhishek Banerjee and thanked him for the support. There was concern…
Sunita Williams confirms participation in 130th Boston Marathon, returning after running it barefoot as a teenager and later completing it from space/ Image: Bostonglobe.com Sunita Williams will be among the runners in the 130th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, with the Boston Athletic Association confirming her participation in the race that stretches 26.2 miles…
New Delhi: From Delta to Dell, Caterpillar, Ford and Jockey, American companies have opposed fresh tariff under Section 301, where the US Trade Representative has launched two investigations. They have argued that fresh duties will make it harder for them to compete and increase cost for consumers.There are others, such as Cheese Importers Association of…
Hansika Motwani has opened up about navigating one of the most difficult phases of her life following her separation from businessman Sohael Khaturiya, revealing how her family became her strongest pillar as she battled mental health struggles. Speaking about her lowest phase, Hansika shared that her mother Mona Motwani and brother Prashant Motwani stood firmly…
Rohtak: Garvika Singh, a class X CBSE student, achieved an exceptional academic milestone by scoring 99.8% in her board examinations, surpassing her own expectations and emerging as one of the top performers.The 15-year-old student secured a perfect 100/100 in Mathematics, English, Information Technology, Hindi, and Social Science, while scoring 99 marks in Science. The results,…
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul during a practice session in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: When KL Rahul walked into the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday evening, it was with his usual swagger — but also a quiet sense of homecoming. From security personnel to ground staff, familiar faces paused to greet the homegrown star, who acknowledged…
Mumbai: Police on Friday arrested a 21-year-old collegian based out of Kalyan in connection with the suspected drug overdose case where two MBA students lost their lives and a third is critical. Shubh Agarwal is the eighth person to be arrested in this case and was remanded to police custody till Monday by a magistrate…
