Gandhinagar: State food and drugs control administration (FDCA) has taken action against four firms in Vadodara and Surat districts for allegedly illegally storing and selling drugs. The licences of two firms have been cancelled, an official statement said on Thursday.Based on the information provided by the Maharashtra unit of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), a joint…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says BJP is misusing central agencies to launch its election campaign Chandigarh: Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday hit out at BJP over the recent CBI searches in Punjab, including at his ‘camp office’, saying no raid would uncover “even a rupee” of corruption.Replying to a question about opposition’s demand that…
The state could still receive thunderstorms and showers in Oct, but these are expected to be highly localised and below normal in frequency, an IMD official said Pune: Maharashtra, already facing rainfall deficiencies and drought conditions in several of its regions, is likely to receive below-normal rainfall during the Oct-Dec period, IMD said in its…
Surat: Long queues and crowded platforms at railway stations have become a familiar sight in Surat as thousands of textile workers begin leaving the city ahead of Diwali, signalling an early and possibly larger-than-usual festive-season exodus from the city’s embroidery and weaving hubs.Worker leaders attribute the departures to growing concerns over workplace issues and a…
H Lianzela, secretary of the commerce, industries, geology and mining department, chairs a meeting Aizawl: Mizoram is developing a new roadmap for hydrocarbon exploration despite limited success in earlier efforts, a state official said on Thursday.H Lianzela, secretary of the commerce, industries, geology and mining (CIG&M) department, made the remarks at a review meeting on…
Lucknow: Yogi Adityanath govt has spent over Rs 17,000 crore over the past nine-and-a-half years to modernise Uttar Pradesh’s prison system, strengthen security and upgrade infrastructure, a senior official said on Thursday.Director General, Prisons and Correctional Services, PC Meena said state govt has focused not only on strengthening law and order but also on making…
The committee will visit Dungarpur, Banswara and Udaipur Jaipur: The high-powered committee constituted by Supreme Court to examine issues concerning the definition, ecological integrity and conservation of Aravalli Hills and Ranges will conduct a field visit to southern Rajasthan from Oct 11-13.The committee, headed by the director general of Indian Council of Forestry Research and…
The law provides for 50% of Inspector General posts, at least 67% of Additional Director General posts and all Director General and Special Director General posts in CAPFs to be filled by IPS officers on deputation. NEW DELHI: The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026 — which stipulates that 50% of the posts…
JD Vance recently criticized Microsoft for relying on foreign workers instead of hiring Americans TOI correspondent from Washington: On the same day US vice president JD Vance put Microsoft in the crosshairs over its use of foreign workers, his boss Donald Trump was preparing to honour the company’s CEO, Satya Nadella, with America’s highest technology…
Elon Musk brings Ambani into the Starlink India delay NEW DELHI: The terrestrial war over providing satellite communication (satcom) services heated up several notches Thursday, with Elon Musk asking on X, “Is Ambani the real boss of India”, hours after govt denied his charge that “certain oligarchs” were blocking Starlink’s entry to India.In his first…
