Bathinda: The May 26 elections to 105 urban local bodies in Punjab will see 7,623 candidates in the fray, but the contest has been overshadowed by opposition’s allegations of arbitrary rejection of nomination papers.The controversy intensified in Barnala on Wednesday, where the town’s three main markets — Sadar Bazar, Pharwahi Bazar, and Handiaya Bazar—remained shut…
PCMC demolished illegal under-construction religious structure at Joggers Park in Chikhali Pune: Days after a political controversy had erupted over an alleged illegal religious structure inside Joggers Park in Shivtejnagar area of Chikhali, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Wednesday demolished the under-construction building.Civic officials said the action was carried out in Ward No. 11…
Uttar Pradesh BJP President Pankaj Chaudhary Lucknow: UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, accusing him and the opposition of insulting patriotic institutions and questioning the integrity of nationalist organisations such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.Chaudhary’s retort came hours after Rahul termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home…
Jaipur: The state education department has again sought a report on school infrastructure and dilapidated buildings needing urgent repairs from district education officers, to be submitted within 15 days.All chief district education officers have been instructed to compile a consolidated list with details of all repair proposals received from school buildings and offices within their…
NEW DELHI: Multilateral military exercise PRAGATI 2026 involving personnel from 12 friendly countries started at Meghalaya’s Umroi Military Station on Wednesday.The contingents of Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Vietnam were accorded a traditional welcome by the Indian Army.PRAGATI — Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Transformation…
MUMBAI: Even as gold loans grew 50.4% in FY26 to emerge as the primary driver of retail credit, the home loan portfolio expanded only 9.4%, with growth largely led by higher ticket sizes, while credit card outstandings remained the slowest segment with flat year-on-year growth. According to a latest report by CRIF India, the March…
Basil Joseph, Vineeth Sreenivasan and Tovino Thomas continue to entertain audiences with their campus action-comedy Athiradi. The film completed its first week in theatres with another solid day at the box office.Despite a slight dip in collections, the film has maintained excellent momentum. The film is directed by Arun Anirudhan. Day 7 collections see minor…
Keep your eyes open today, especially outside your home. The Moon creates distractions and Mars pushes speed, so travel, road movement, and workplace activity need alertness. Leave early, check your bag twice, and don’t rush through signals.You may hear something disappointing, or a plan may not go as you hoped. Don’t make it a personal…
New Delhi: Terming it a “highly misconceived” plea, Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Election Commission (EC) to deregister Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and disqualify its chief Arvind Kejriwal and others from contesting elections for boycotting HC proceedings in the liquor policy case.A bench of Chief Justice D K…
Mumbai: In a rare move, Congress has backed BJP’s demand to scrap BMC’s public-private partnership (PPP) policy for giving out five civic schools to private players on lease.Congress MLA Amin Patel has written to BMC chief Ashwini Bhide demanding that the current PPP policy be scrapped. Last week, Mumbai BJP president and Andheri West MLA…
