Ranchi: The Combined Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025, conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), was held smoothly at all 96 centres of Ranchi district amid elaborate security arrangements.Ranchi deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri stated that there was no untoward incident or any use of unfair practices.In a joint order issued by the DC and…
Kudankulam nuclear power plant NEW DELHI: India has moved closer to opening its nuclear power sector to foreign investment, with the Atomic Energy Commission approving a new foreign direct investment (FDI) framework, an official indicated.Speaking at a workshop in Delhi recently, Seema S Jain, member (finance) from the Department of Atomic Energy, said the policy…
Kolkata: A first-year engineering diploma student of a private university in Salt Lake has alleged that he was ragged, assaulted, burnt with cigarettes and threatened with death by a group of senior BCA students if he didn’t pay them Rs 1 lakh.Based on the youth’s complaint lodged at the Electronic Complex Police Station, police have…
Mumbai: A 150 mm diameter water pipeline burst during ongoing piling work at Elphinstone Bridge on Sunday around 6.30 pm, leading to waterlogging in the surrounding area during peak supply hours; water is scheduled to flow daily from 4 pm to 7 pm in the area. The burst led to water disruption, causing inconvenience to…
New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory for expected restrictions on Monday in view of an inauguration programme at DDU Marg.The inauguration of the new Central Office of Sanskrit Bharati, scheduled for 7 am on Monday, is expected to see around 1,500 attendees, including dignitaries. Traffic congestion is likely on DDU Marg and…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation is set to roll out a suite of data-driven initiatives, including an urban data observatory, asset management software and an AI-powered ‘digital twin’, in a bid to tackle flooding, traffic congestion and emergency response.The digital twin, a virtual replica of a 5sqkm pilot zone covering Nungambakkam, College Road, Greams Road and…
On Sunday, a 14-member delegation led by Nguyen Manh Cuong, Vietnam’s Foreign Minister, made a significant visit to the Mahabodhi Mahavihara in Bodh Gaya. This visit was pivotal in laying out detailed plans for the forthcoming arrival of Vietnam’s President and his wife on May 7. Gaya: Vietnam’s minister of foreign affairs, Nguyen Manh Cuong,…
Chatra: A woman and her two minor daughters drowned in a pond at Bhojya village under Sadar block in Chatra district on Sunday, police said.Parwa Devi (28), along with Geeta Kumari (8) and Malti Kumari (6), went to Barka Aahar pond to wash clothes. Malti slipped into the water while washing clothes. Parwa and Geeta…
Jamshedpur: Security personnel deployed in the interior areas of the Saranda forest in West Singhbhum district to neutralise the Maoists are fighting mosquitoes as well. A total of nine CoBRA jawans of different battalions have reportedly been diagnosed as suffering from malaria in the past six days. Of them, jawan of 197 Battalion, Anand Singh…
NEW DELHI: “Iranian Navy, Iranian Navy. I will alter to starboard and go back, I will alter to starboard and go back, don’t fire…Sepa Navy, Sepa Navy, motor tanker Sanmar Herald. Sepa Navy, you gave me clearance, you gave me clearance to go. My name is second on your list, you gave me clearance to…
