Chennai: The year 2025–26 marked a turning point for the medium and heavy commercial vehicle (M&HCV) market, with the truck segment not only staging a strong recovery after two sluggish years but also seeing volumes return to—and surpass—pre-Covid levels for the first time in the post-pandemic period.While the passenger carrier segment of the M&HCV category…
Darbhanga: The senate of Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (KSDSU), at its meeting held on Wednesday, approved a deficit budget of Rs 456.63 crore for the financial year 2026–27. The meeting was presided over by governor-cum-chancellor Lt General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain.Presenting the budget proposal, university financial advisor Indra Kumar informed the senate that the…
Ranchi: Traffic snarls across key city arteries such as Main Road, Circular Road, Station Road and Ratu Road continue to worsen, with officials flagging encroachment, illegal parking and weak enforcement as major causes behind the chaos.Concerned over the situation, Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), along with traffic police and district administration, is working on a long-term…
Jamshedpur: Officers of the Indian Army’s ‘explosive ordnance disposal’ (EOD) squad detonated the US-made AN-M64 500-pound bomb belonging to the ‘World War II-era’ on the banks of the Subarnarekha river at Panipada in Baharagora on Wednesday in a controlled way, police said.The bomb was discovered by villagers on April 15 when they were fishing in…
NEW DELHI: Cumulative seizures of potential poll inducements in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have touched Rs 1,072 crore, with the former accounting for 96% of the value of liquor seized and latter reporting 78% of the illegal cash seizures.While polling will be held in Tamil Nadu in a single phase on Thursday, West Bengal…
Kolkata: The Bengal Police has intensified their crackdown on digital misinformation, issuing three warnings over the last five days to alert the public against fake posts of a sensitive nature being circulated in connection with the assembly elections. According to cops, the warnings issued on Tuesday and Wednesday highlight a growing trend of malicious actors…
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate‘s (ED) money laundering case in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam against several politicians, including former ministers, effectively came to an end after a special court discharged all the accused in the case on Wednesday.Among those discharged from the money laundering case are former ministers Ranjeet Deshmukh, Arjun Khotkar, Rohit Pawar,…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found that no environmental clearance was granted for the proposed Integrated multi-sports arena project in Dwarka’s Sector 19B and has ordered action against illegal construction and unauthorised felling of trees.This sports infrastructure project has been undertaken by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) under a Public Private Partnership (PPP)…
Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ was leaked on April 10 From former chief minister C N Annadurai to actor Vijay, Tamil cinema has long doubled as a pathway to political power. The stars rode on their popularity and failed to give due importance to their homeground. Films shape public imagination, amplify social messaging, and build mass followings…
In a surprising turn of events, Purnia MP Pappu Yadav has sparked a new debate by dismissing a notice from the Bihar State Women Commission, asserting that only the Lok Sabha Speaker holds authority over him. His comments have raised eyebrows, especially regarding the commission’s role in tackling recent sexual assault incidents. Patna: Already in…
