Lucknow: Nearly 40 lakh households have opted for the self-enumeration process of Census 2027 in UP, the digital feature introduced for the first time in India’s Census exercise. Sharing details of the ongoing process, Sheetal Verma, director of Census operations and director of citizen registration in UP, said the response has been particularly strong in…
Jaipur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone Bench, Bhopal, has directed Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater (JMC-G) to strictly enforce the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules after hearing a petition alleging illegal operation of a garbage transfer station near Fun Kingdom Road in Mansarovar.The petition, filed by residents of SFS Colony and nearby areas, alleged…
Harish Parvathaneni (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: India has strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing it of a long record of violence against civilians and citing recent incidents in Afghanistan linked to Pakistani military action.Speaking at the Annual UNSC Open Debate on ‘Protection of civilians in armed conflict’, India’s Permanent Representative to…
MUMBAI: The war-led volatility in energy markets coupled with the risk of food inflation amid projections of below-normal monsoon rains this year could weigh on FMCG volume growth, Worldpanel by Numerator (formerly Kantar) said in its update on Wednesday. It estimated volume growth to drop to 3-4% if the situation doesn’t improve, as an unstable…
Mohanlal and Meena starrer ‘Drishyam 3’ has reportedly landed in legal trouble ahead of its highly anticipated release.Directed by Jeethu Joseph, the film is the third installment in one of Malayalam cinema’s most successful thriller franchises. The legal issue concerns the Telugu remake and adaptation rights. Rajkumar Theatres claims exclusive Telugu rights According to a…
BITSAT 2026 admit card: The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani has released the Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT) 2026 admit card for Session 2. Candidates who have registered for the examination can now download their hall tickets from the official website, which is admissions.bits-pilani.ac.in.To access the BITSAT 2026…
Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub ruled out of Australia ODIs (Image: ESPNcricinfo) Pakistan openers Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub have been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia due to injuries, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Wednesday. The series is scheduled to begin on May 30 in Rawalpindi, with the…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: Commercial vehicle drivers’ unions in Delhi-NCR began a three-day strike on Thursday, demanding a hike in taxi and auto fares amid rising fuel prices, though several auto and taxi unions distanced themselves from the protest, saying services would continue as usual.The strike, called from May 21 to…
The strike was called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) Mumbai: About 20,000 medical shops in Mumbai and over a lakh across the state remained shut on Wednesday in protest against online medicine delivery platforms.The strike was called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), which said that…
Chennai: India retained its position as the world’s second-largest electric two-wheeler market in 2025 after China, amid single-digit growth, as reduced subsidies and tighter localisation requirements weighed on demand, according to the latest Global EV Outlook report by the International Energy Agency.Global electric two-wheeler sales rose 15% year-on-year to nearly 10mn units in 2025, accounting…
