Patna: A political battle has erupted following the NDA govt’s twin decisions to downgrade the security cover of RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi, alongside an order to vacate their long-occupied govt residence.Speaking to reporters, Lalu on Wednesday pointed fingers at his rival and former CM Nitish Kumar, characterising the moves as…
NEW DELHI: The skill development ministry has graded nearly 15,000 private and govt industrial training institutes (ITIs) with over 14 lakh students in line with an exercise similar to National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), which ranks higher education institutions.For the 2026-27 academic year, 466 ITIs attained a grade above 9, on a scale of 10,…
Kolkata: A newly constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CBI, probing the RG Kar rape and murder case, on Wednesday morning visited the Panihati crematorium ground where the victim was allegedly cremated in haste. The team conducted a spot inspection, spoke to employees at the burning ghat, and examined the crematorium’s register records for…
Pic used for representation purpose Mumbai: As Mumbai tightens water supplies, developers and industrial users are recalibrating operations, bracing for higher costs, greater reliance on tankers and possible project delays even as they accelerate investment in water recycling and reuse.The BMC suspended water supply to construction sites and imposed a 20% cut on industrial and…
New Delhi: A 40-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by a relative in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar Wednesday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Hridesh Mishra of Sangam Vihar who worked as a driver. Police suspect his relative shot him because of a personal dispute.According to police, around 5 am, Mishra was allegedly attacked…
The textile industry was severely impacted by the US tariffs followed by the West Asia conflict Chennai/ Coimbatore: Indian garment exporters are hopeful of a recovery in orders and a moderation in key raw material costs following the US-Iran peace deal. The industry, which was severely impacted last year by the US tariffs, followed by…
Ara: For two days, a man from a quiet Bhojpur village held the police at bay, challenged them openly on social media, pointed a pistol at officers, fired repeatedly and taunted them in videos that soon went viral.The stand off ended on Wednesday when Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, around 30 years, died during treatment at Patna…
Chatra: A resident of Harhad village under the Rajpur police station limits was arrested on charges of transporting 408 bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), valued around Rs 1.60 lakh, late Tuesday night, police said.The accused was identified as Sonu Kumar Yadav, police added.Officer in-charge of the Sadar police station Awadhesh Kumar Singh said, “Chatra…
An IAF helicopter carrying sealed NEET-UG retest question paper packets at the Armed Reserve Police Ground in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday. PTI Indian Air Force (IAF) has carried out nearly 200 sorties over the past three-four days to ferry question papers for the June 21 NEET-UG retest to 18 designated zones across the…
You receive the address the night before and show up to a stranger’s home expecting a good meal — what you aren’t prepared for is everything else. The door opens and you’re immediately struck by how much thought has gone into the evening: every corner considered, the tablescape elaborate and deliberate, soft music drifting through…
