NEW DELHI: The dust and fury entailing the power transition in Karnataka do not appear to have settled with Siddaramaiah’s resignation as chief minister, as he and deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who is expected to step into Sidda’s shoes soon, are set to meet Congress state in-charge Randeep Surjewala in the national capital.Both leaders will…
The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) has announced that it will conduct a re-examination for the Class 12 Hindi paper after several reports of a question paper leak during the 2026 board exams.According to an official notice, the Higher Secondary Certificate (Class 12) Hindi exam (code 010/810), which was held on March 14, 2026,…
Strong growth in tyre exports in Q1 reflects the growing acceptance of Indian-made tyres across global markets Chennai: India’s tyre exports grew 16% year-on-year to ₹7,700 crore in the first quarter of FY27, despite geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruptions, and elevated input and logistics costs, the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) said, citing Commerce Ministry…
Scotland has become the first nation in the UK to legally require bird-friendly nesting spaces in new buildings, marking a significant step for urban wildlife conservation. The new measure centres on “swift bricks” – specially designed cavities built into walls that provide nesting sites for birds such as swifts, sparrows and starlings. Conservationists have long…
Union minister for railways, information & broadcasting, and electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw NEW DELHI: India’s mobile phone manufacturing sector has generated Rs 25,000 crore in direct tax collections, exceeding the Rs 19,000 crore paid out by the government as incentives under its production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.Union minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw…
Ameesha Patel says being part of ‘Gadar’ has defined her career forever, with audiences always seeing her as Sakina. She believes iconic films set impossible benchmarks, adding that even Shah Rukh, Kajol and Madhuri face the same. “Not every film can be a colossal, iconic, blockbuster, path-breaking film,” she said. Twenty-five years after ‘Gadar’ first…
United States on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran’s military-linked oil trade network, despite reports suggested that Washington and Tehran have reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and ease restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.The US Treasury Department said it has sanctioned eight vessels involved in transporting Iranian crude oil and…
Torrential rain triggered fresh landslides across J&K JAMMU: Torrential rain triggered fresh landslides across J&K on Friday, prompting authorities to keep Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) closed for traffic on the third consecutive day. The suspension of all major pilgrimages in the Union Territory — Amarnath, Vaishno Devi, Machhail Mata, Shiv Khori and Sarthal Mata Yatras…
JTET 2026 application window closes today as JAC confirms June 14 examination schedule statewide The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), Ranchi, has announced the schedule for the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) 2026, conducted to determine eligibility for teaching positions in Primary (Classes 1 to 5) and Upper Primary (Classes 6 to 8) schools across the…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday reacted to two blast incidents in Amritsar and Jalandhar that occurred within hours of each other, sparking panic across the state.Blaming the BJP, Mann said, “This is BJP’s way of working — in any state where they want to contest elections, they first create riots, carry out…
