Paddy procurement in Punjab is scheduled to start on Oct 1 Chandigarh: Ahead of the paddy procurement season, scheduled to officially begin on Oct 1, the Punjab govt has received a Cash Credit Limit (CCL) of Rs 42,786.68 crore for October to ensure uninterrupted payments to farmers.The state is anticipating a bumper harvest this season…
Protest by MPSC aspirants Pune: Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Monday postponed State Services Main Examination 2026, scheduled to begin on Oct 3, along with Maharashtra Civil Engineering Main Examination 2026 and Maharashtra Group-B (Non-Gazetted) Main Examination 2026.The revised dates will be announced separately.The decision comes amid mounting concerns among aspirants over the evaluation…
Guwahati: Guwahati Traffic Police have imposed a set of regulations on vehicular movement around the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Barsapara on Wednesday when the city hosts the second ODI between India and West Indies.Police said the measures aim to protect vulnerable road users, including children, students, senior citizens and the differently abled, and to…
(From left): Padmanabh Singh, Vishwaraj Singh, Akshai Malik and Martin Carlos Donovan with the winners’ trophy Jaipur: Under the aegis of Annual September Jaipur Polo Season 2026, the final of the Army Commander’s Cup (6-goal) was played on Sunday evening at the Cavalry Ground. In an exciting contest between Team Jaipur and Team V Polo,…
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah said Monday that making J&K statehood conditional on the end of militancy would effectively give Pakistan a say in its restoration, as the assembly passed a resolution for full statehood and set off a BJP walkout over its reference to a 2000 autonomy demand.Omar…
When petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt first visited McKittrick Canyon in 1921, he had been sent to West Texas on a trip with oil brokers to acquire leases for Humble Oil and Refining Company. Local land brokers offered to show him what they called the most beautiful spot in Texas, a hidden oasis of clear streams,…
Ranbir Kapoor talks about his ‘responsibility’ for playing Lord Ram in ‘Ramayana’: ‘My job was to be worthy of the faith that people place in the story’ The makers of ‘Ramayana‘ have released a behind-the-scenes video that gives a glimpse into the making of the much-awaited epic. It also explains why Ranbir Kapoor was seen…
Priya Ghanghas and Lovlina Borgohain NEW DELHI: India’s boxing campaign continued to gather momentum at the Asian Games 2026 as Priya Ghanghas and Lovlina Borgohain powered into the semifinals on Monday, assuring the country of two more medals in the ring. The duo’s victories added to an already growing list of Indian boxers who have…
New framework allows Indian entities to offer satellite capacity to domestic and overseas customers BENGALURU: Space regulator-cum-promoter IN-SPACe has issued new guidelines for hosted payloads, requiring authorisation for Indian payloads hosted on foreign satellites while exempting foreign payload owners from separate authorisation when their payloads are hosted on Indian satellites.The framework recognises a “Satellite as…
New Delhi: The row over Delhi minister Parvesh Verma slapping an aide of AAP MLA Jarnail Singh during a confrontation over a newly built road in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri Sunday flared up, with Verma hitting out at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal for visiting the area Monday.“I want to tell Kejriwal that while you visit such…
