Chennai: Growing disconnect with grassroots workers, over dependence on inhouse and external poll strategy agencies, and failure to grasp the magnitude of support for TVK were among the key factors that led to DMK’s defeat in the assembly poll, according to DMK panels formed to identify reasons for the debacle.A total of 19 committees, each…
Industries minister Shreyasi Singh at a meeting in Patna on Thursday Patna: In a major push for green energy and sustainable industrial development, a modern compressed biogas (CBG) plant will be established at the Industrial Area, Kumarbagh, in West Champaran with an investment of about Rs 121 crore.The project is expected to strengthen the production…
Jamshedpur: The recent hike in fuel prices has triggered a Rs 5 hike in fares by autorickshaw operators in the city from Friday. The move comes days after inter-district and long-distance bus operators announced a fare hike.The Sikhshit Berojgar Tempo Chalak Sanchalak Sangh (SBTCSS), a representative body of auto drivers and vehicle owners, has decided…
Hazaribag: A 32-year-old labourer was killed and three others, including a contractor, were injured after a wall of a dilapidated building collapsed during repair work near Madina Masjid in Konra Shadi Mohalla under Barhi block of the district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Dablu Ansari, a local. The injured were identified Mohammad…
Arvind Kejriwal (Image source: ANI) NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message thanking US President Donald Trump for his wishes and said India’s sovereignty, dignity and national interest should remain paramount in its dealings with foreign nations.Reacting to a post by Modi on X in which he…
A political controversy erupted in Rajarhat-Gopalpur on Thursday after govt relief materials were allegedly recovered from the office of former Trinamool MLA Aditi Munshi. Following a tip-off, BJP MLA Tarunjyoti Tewari visited the premises near Baguiati bus stand on Thursday, where a search led to recovery of public goods. Tewari alleged that multiple rooms were…
Ahmed AliMumbai: A 29-year-old woman, a relationship manager with a private bank and runner-up in a beauty contest last year, was arrested on Thursday morning by the customs authorities for smuggling 11.824 kg of hydroponic weed worth Rs 11.82 crore into India from Bangkok.The woman, Harsha Sunny, in her defence told customs that a person…
Flames billows after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of a paying guest accommodation operating from a four-storey building at Subzi Mandi area New Delhi: A fire broke out at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in north Delhi‘s Subzi Mandi area on Thursday evening, prompting the evacuation of several residents, including students. No…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday condemned the recurring power cuts in Tamil Nadu, alleging that the TVK govt had failed to plan adequately for the state’s growing electricity demand. In a statement, EPS said unannounced outages were affecting households, small industries, farmers and students across the state. With temperatures crossing 40℃…
Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday conducted a training session at its headquarters to familiarise bulk waste generators with the mandatory registration process on the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) portal, in line with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, and Supreme Court directives on waste management compliance.Representatives from 35 hospitals, hotels and…
