Kolkata: City-based Shyam Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra govt to establish a large-scale manufacturing plant in Chandrapur district for over Rs 10,000 crore. Shyam Steel has a strong presence in the eastern region, with plants in Bengal, Jharkhand and other states. The proposed plant in Maharashtra is expected to generate…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed serious concern over the alleged sexual harassment of employees at a unit of Tata Consultancy Services in Nashik.Fadnavis said the matter was grave, alleging that the acts appeared to have been carried out in a planned manner by a module.However, the chief minister praised the company’s…
BatNew Delhi: India’s bats, which are key to pollination, pest control and forest regeneration, remain widely understudied and increasingly threatened by human-driven change, according to a national assessment taking place after two decades.The report, State of India’s Bats (2024-2025), by Nature Conservation Foundation, Bat Conservation International, WWF and Centre For Wildlife Studies, shares insights of…
Chennai: A sketch of Ambedkar burning the only book he hated, the Manusmriti; a sculpture of a cracked foot symbolising social discrimination; Rohith Vemula’s iconic words, ‘My birth is my fatal accident’. The fifth edition of the Dalit Aesthetics Art Show 2026 titled ‘The Whole Story’, on at the Lalit Kala Akademi, brings together 36…
In a bold statement, a prominent figure from Bihar’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha has called for a critical reassessment of the state’s long-standing liquor ban, highlighting the alarming drop in state revenues. He proposes a comprehensive public awareness initiative to educate citizens instead of maintaining the prohibition, which he argues leads to financial losses to neighboring…
लखनऊ से आई खाद्य विभाग की विशेष टीम और मेरठ पुलिस ने गुरुवार को जानी थाना क्षेत्र के नगला कुंभा गांव में नकली पनीर बनाने वाली दो फैक्ट्रियों पर छापेमारी की. सगे भाई हामिद और जाबिर अपने गांव में अवैध रूप से मिलावटी पनीर तैयार कर दिल्ली, उत्तराखंड और एनसीआर के जिलों में सप्लाई कर…
5 key battles to watch in GT vs KKR match Gujarat Titans (GT) take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on April 17, 2026, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, in a clash of contrasting fortunes. Led by Shubman Gill, GT have found momentum with back-to-back wins, including an impressive outing against Lucknow Super Giants….
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed the proposed delimitation exercise “political demonetisation” and criticised the Centre for linking implementation of women’s reservation to the expansion of Parliament and constituency redrawing based on the Census.Participating in a Lok Sabha debate on three bills related to amendments in the women’s reservation law and…
Kolkata: Calcutta HC on Thursday granted interim relief to Trinamool’s Nandigram candidate Pabitra Kar in an FIR alleging criminal intimidation and robbery.Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee directed that while the probe may continue, no arrest or stringent steps can be taken against the candidate at this stage. The complaint was lodged against Kar by a local…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has expedited the tunnel road work underneath the Palm Beach Road in Sanpada Sector-19. The underpass opposite the Moraj Circle area has been under attention over the proposed axing and transplantation of 440 trees. The state tree authority had green signalled the tree issue in June 2023….
