JAMMU: PDP’s Aga Syed Muntazir, who won the Budgam assembly seat vacated by Omar Abdullah in the Nov 2025 bypoll despite an intensive campaign by the CM and his Cabinet, has said his first experience in the J&K Assembly has been positive and that the House remains a powerful institution even though its powers were…
NEW DELHI: At least two workers were killed and 20 injured at an explosion at pharmaceutical factory in Gujarat’s Bharuch district on Wednesday, PTI reported citing officials.“A powerful boiler explosion inside the factory triggered a massive fire,” PTI quoted Bharuch district collector Gaurang Makwana saying.“The intensity of the blast was so severe that the factory…
Sonam Wangchuk and Mehbooba Mufti (R) NEW DELHI: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday criticised PM Narendra Modi-led Centre over its silence to educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s prolonged hunger strike. Former J&K CM accused the government of having a “colonial mindset” for not engaging with him.Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against Samajwadi Party MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi at Kotwali Nagar police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district on Tuesday, over derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.According to news agency PTI, the case was filed on the complaint of BJP leader Satyendra Pratap Gupta following controversial comments made…
Dipa Karmakar and Pranati Nayak KOLKATA: As Glasgow prepares itself to host Commonwealth Games later this week, one person who couldn’t help but feel a little nostalgic is artistic gymnast Dipa Karmakar. She won the bronze in the women’s vault when the event was held in the Scottish city in 2014 – her maiden international…
Against the backdrop of global challenges and heightened uncertainty, the Survey has backed reforms, including regulatory entities, and called for “creating a cadre of professionals”, who are adept in regulatory design and implementation, to improve the ease of doing business.“Policy reforms do matter. Process reforms arguably more so. Processes define the interaction between govt and…
The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has proposed the creation of a Rs 10,000 crore fund to provide capital subsidy to the biogas industry in the Union Budget 2026, calling for higher fiscal support to accelerate investment, improve project viability and scale up green energy adoption, PTI reported.In its Budget recommendations, the industry body urged the…
A 31-year-old woman from Noida was found hanging at her husband’s house in Bhopal, news agency PTI reported. Twisha Sharma, the daughter-in-law of a retired judge was found hanging at city’s Katara Hills area on Tuesday night. NEW DELHI: The mother-in-law of Noida woman Twisha Sharma, who was found dead at her marital home in…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) around the investigation of the Air India plane crash that occurred on June 12 last year. The crash of Flight AI171, which killed 260 people, is being questioned by an NGO for allegedly violating citizens’ fundamental rights. The NGO claims the official…
Virat Kohli became the first batter in Indian Premier League (IPL) history to complete 9,000 runs during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.Kohli had entered the game needing just 11 runs to reached the landmark with a single on the last ball of the sixth over off…