Maharashtra is all set to conduct its assembly elections with 288 seats up for grabs, and polling will take place on a single day. The state is witnessing a direct contest between the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, which includes Congress, Shiv Sena…
BAKU: The air pollution crisis in Delhi was discussed here on the sidelines of UN climate talks COP29 on Monday, with experts from the global health community urging India to chart a future that is not dependent on fossil fuels. They also called for reforms to ensure climate policies prioritise people, not polluters, by transitioning…
IAS K Sanjay Murthy (Centre) (Image Credit: Education ministry) The Centre has appointed IAS K Sanjay Murthy as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), succeeding Girish Chandra Murmu. Murmu was previously the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir following the formation of the new Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.In order, the centre…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Mumbai is gearing up for a series of dry days in November as part of preparations for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the sale of alcohol will be strictly prohibited across Mumbai and other cities on select days to ensure a smooth…
Sharad Pawar asks voters to defeat Ajit faction in a ‘big’ way. NEW DELHI: At a rally in Solapur’s Madha, NCP (Sharad Pawar) supremo Sharad Pawar delivered a fiery message to his detractors, urging voters to decisively defeat those who rebelled under his nephew Ajit Pawar’s leadership. Recounting a decades-old betrayal, the 83-year-old leader underscored…
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has intensified its efforts to dismantle the international drug empire of Haji Salim, a notorious smuggler dubbed the “lord of drugs.” Under the banner of ‘Operation Sagar Manthan,’ the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has launched a sweeping crackdown targeting Salim’s vast trafficking syndicate, believed to span continents and destabilise the…
Tata Technologies was listed with a premium of 139.99% on November 30, 2023. The stock was listed at Rs 1,199.95 against an issue price of Rs 500. AGARTALA: The Tripura government is all set to collaborate with Tata Technologies Limited to enhance 19 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the state. This proposal, based on a…
NEW DELHI: Parents and relatives of newborns have described scenes of chaos and desperation during the fire at the NICU of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, which claimed the lives of 10 infants. Many broke windows to enter the ward, grabbing any child they could in a frantic attempt to save…
SRINAGAR: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge’s potshots at the BJP brass for “raking up” Article 370 backfired Friday on his party’s alliance with National Conference (NC) in J&K, with Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi saying “no INC president or JKPCC president has a right to misinterpret the resolution” passed by the assembly to restore the region’s…
PM Modi plays traditional dhol NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tried his hand at playing traditional tribal instruments during his visit to Jamui, Bihar, for the ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas‘ celebrations. The moment, captured on video, shows PM Modi enthusiastically beating a traditional dhol, engaging with the local tribal customs as part of…
