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New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday conducted a review of key infrastructure and urban development projects of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in Dwarka and asked officials to ensure the best global civic infrastructure and services across all DDA projects. "Dwarka has the potential to emerge as a premier destination for global engagements, given its excellent connectivity through Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II), proximity to IGI airport and world-class infr ...Read More >
Kolkata: For those old enough to remember (for everyone else, there's YouTube), Pio Esposito's missed penalty would have felt similar to Roberto Baggio's in the final of the 1994 World Cup. Immediately the cameras turned to Gennaro Gattuso catching him standing hands in pocket, head bowed. A player short after Alessandro Bastoni's red card in the 41st minute, Italy looked relieved taking the final qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina to penalties on Tuesday. They had Gianluigi Donnarumma in ...Read More >
Chandigarh: For Punjab Kings (PBKS) seamer Vijaykumar Vyshak, IPL 2026 has begun on a resounding note. His match-winning spell against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the season opener at New Chandigarh offered a compelling glimpse of his evolution into a mature and dependable performer. Having made a promising IPL debut with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in 2023, the Karnataka pacer is now turning heads in his second stint with PBKS, armed with improved control, composure, and a repertoire of cleve ...Read More >
The Haryana vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (SV&ACB) has arrested another accused in the ₹145-crore Panchkula municipal corporation FDR fraud case. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) and bank accounts maintained by Panchkula MC at Kotak Mahindra Bank, Sector 11, Panchkula. The accused has been identified as Kapil, a resident of Rajpura, Punjab, into whose account ₹2.36 crore was allegedly transferred into from the Panchkula MC's account. Kapil was ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is aiming to expand its footprint in Kerala in the upcoming Assembly elections with the support of the 19% Christian population in the state alongside its core Hindu vote, is on the defensive in the wake of some Christian denominations opposing the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) amendment bill moved by the Union government in the Lok Sabha. The bill, introduced by Union Minister of State (Home Affairs) Nityanand Rai in th ...Read More >
PUNE: The Maharashtra government has retained the ready reckoner (RR) rates for the upcoming financial year; joint inspector general of registration (IGR) Rajendra Muthe said on Tuesday. This, despite the state's IGR department marginally missing its revenue target for 2025-26, collecting ₹60,568.94 crore -- about 95.38% of its target of ₹63,500 crore. Officials said that the RR rates have been retained after consultations with builders, citizens and NGOs owing to inflationary pressures and glob ...Read More >
Pune: The pre-Special Intensive Revision (pre-SIR) exercise currently underway has thrown up various challenges for the government staff as well as the citizens. The exercise is the first step ahead of the formal voter list revision process, when officials visit households to verify existing voter details. Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi said the current phase, which began in the first week of March, involves preliminary verification by government staff, after which Booth Level Officers ( ...Read More >
Mumbai: The state government has decided to leave ready reckoner rates unchanged for the 2026-27 financial year on account of a slow down in the real estate sector, drop in revenue collection from stamp duty and registration, and the ongoing war in west Asia which has disrupted fuel and gas supplies. Revenue minister Chadrashekhar Bawankule said various industry associations had also urged the government to maintain status quo on RR rates or minimum rates for property transactions in various ar ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Tuesday signed a ₹1,950-crore deal with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to equip the Indian Air Force with two mountain radars, associated equipment and the required infrastructure, strengthening the country's air defences. The contract is the last capital acquisition contract of financial year 2025-26. This radar is indigenously designed and developed by DRDO's Electronics and Radar Development Establishment and will be manufactured by BEL. "The installatio ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated Kaynes Technology's semiconductor manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat and said India is strengthening its role as a reliable semiconductor supplier in the global market. He said the inauguration of the facility strengthens India's push towards self-reliance, which marks a landmark step in building a robust semiconductor ecosystem. Modi also launched and dedicated multiple infrastructure projects across Gujarat worth over ₹20, ...Read More >
New Chandigarh: In a tournament where every team had built up anticipation of going past the 200-run mark, Punjab Kings restricted Gujarat Titans to a surprisingly modest total. However, chasing with a mild drizzle, the home team wobbled and raised the prospect of squandering the chance to win their opening game in IPL 2026. Their skipper Shreyas Iyer took a blow to his right hand unable to move out of the way after his batting partner struck with power, but Cooper Connolly, the young Aussie, p ...Read More >
Kolkata: Ryan Williams waited two years and five months for the night to happen. And four minutes to make it memorable. No Indian has scored sooner on debut. It was the first of many firsts in Kochi. First win of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifying campaign, first for Khalid Jamil as head coach and a first goal for Akash Mishra whose 50th minute volley made the 2-1 result against Hong Kong possible. This was India's first win in seven matches since March 19, 2025 when they beat Maldives 3-0 in a frie ...Read More >
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Monday arrested Bihar-based cleric Maulana Abdullah Salim, also known as Maulana Abdul Salim Qasmi and Abdullah Salim Chaturvedi, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the mother of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, police officials said on Tuesday. He was produced before a local court in Bahraich, which remanded him to judicial custody in the district jail. Amit Pathak, inspector general of police, Devipatan Range, said a video of the cler ...Read More >
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer looked relaxed on Tuesday. All his pacers, including tearaway Mayank Yadav, are fit and raring to go and the batters too are in good touch for their IPL 2026 opener against Delhi Capitals here on Wednesday. "This season, we have a problem of plenty as well as tricky (selection calls) as all the bowlers are fit whereas every batter is doing his best in the camp," the former Australia batting great said. "We have Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markr ...Read More >
Raipur : As many as 44 Maoist cadres surrendered across the Bastar region in four districts on Tuesday, police said. Authorities reiterated their appeal to the remaining Maoist cadres to abandon violence and join the mainstream, noting the limited window to avail rehabilitation benefits as the Union government's deadline to eliminate left wing extremism (LWE) ends on Tuesday. In Bijapur, 25 Maoists, including 12 women, laid down arms under the 'Puna Margem (new way) - Rehabilitation to Renewal ...Read More >
The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) announced the Class 12 board exam results on Tuesday. Science recorded 97.52% pass percentage, Commerce 98.50%, while Arts recorded 97.54%. Education and Panchayati Raj Minister Madan Dilawar announced the results from the Udaipur district collector's office. The RBSE Class 12 results was declared at 10am on March 31, 2026. The students can check their scores on the official website, rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in. Candidates can also access the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The arrest of a 48-year-old bootlegger on Monday has evoked a sense of déjà vu: this is the second time he, along with the same camels, has been arrested in six months for trying to smuggle liquor on camelback into the Capital from Faridabad through a forest stretch. Delhi Police had first uncovered the new tactic deployed by liquor traffickers to outsmart police surveillance in September last year. Acting on a tip-off, on Monday, police laid a trap for Faridabad resident Vinod Bhada ...Read More >
New Delhi/PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Nabin resigned from the state's legislative council and legislative assembly, respectively, on Monday, weeks after both leaders were elected to the Upper House earlier this month. The twin resignations came on the final day of the two-week period allowed under law. According to the Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules, 1950 (under Articles 101/190 of the Constitution), a member elected to both Parl ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Ten days after a woman's decomposed body was discovered in the bushes in Virar East on March 21, the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar police crime branch identified the victim as Priya Kumari Yadav, 22, and arrested her husband, who allegedly murdered her over suspicions of an affair, along with an accomplice. Piecing together fragmented evidence and forensic leads proved to be a formidable challenge for investigators, as the body was in an advanced stage of decomposition. With no immediate i ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The western region cyber police arrested an autorickshaw driver for allowing a cyber fraud racket to use his account to divert defrauded money from an Andheri based senior citizen who was cheated of ₹1.54 crore. The victim, a 69-year-old resident of Andheri who retired from a private firm, was trapped by a cyber criminal who called him in December 2025 and claimed he had been circulating obscene clips for extortion. Officers from the cyber cell said the frauds told the elderly they wer ...Read More >
New Delhi : News and current affairs content posted online by individual users will now come under the same framework as that posted by publishers, allowing for deletion, modification, even emergency blocking. And social media platforms will now have to comply with guidelines or advisories issued by the IT ministry (MeitY), or risk legal action. Both are changes in the IT Rules, 2021 proposed by the ministry, with a draft being released for public consultation on Monday. Comments can be submit ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor (LG) of Delhi, Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Monday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to address the continuous inflow of fresh and legacy waste into landfills, officials said. The directions came while the LG was inspecting the ongoing bio-mining work at the Bhalswa landfill site. Spread over 70 acres, the Bhalswa landfill had 7,300,000 metric tonnes (MT) of waste in November 2022. While 4,500,000 MT was bio-mined till December 2024, another 3,980,000 ...Read More >
Mumbai: On a dull, rain-hit evening in Miami, Jannik Sinner conquered the "Sunshine Double." In winning the Indian Wells and Miami Masters in the same season, he became the eighth man to do the double, but the first to win both events without dropping a set, as he beat Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 in the final in Miami on Sunday. "It means a lot to me," the 24-year-old told Tennis Channel after the win. "(Winning) the Sunshine Double for the first time, it's incredible. It's very, very (difficult)." ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Under the gaze of head coach Ricky Ponting, Punjab Kings (PBKS) look the statement of intent they were last year. As they gear up for Tuesday's IPL 2026 opener against Gujarat Titans, the camp at the New Chandigarh stadium is buzzing with quiet confidence, shaped by the lessons of last season's run to the final. The former Australia skipper, who joined the squad 10 days ago, has quickly asserted himself. Training sessions have been intense and purposeful, with Ponting involved in ev ...Read More >
Lucknow: "He leads by example and his form at the top of the order has been superb"--This has been the well-defined belief of everyone regarding Australian batter Mitchell Marsh, who has transformed himself into a batting pillar for any side. There were doubts about Marsh's participation in the Indian Premier League last season because he was in rehab due to a back issue. When this all-rounder arrived at Lucknow Super Giants last season as a player in recovery, not as a guaranteed match-winner, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Noting that the Modi government has taken several steps to usher development in areas that were affected by Left Wing Extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that Naxalism has been almost eradicated from Bastar and the region is now on the path of progress. Replying to the debate in Lok Sabha on efforts to free the country from Left Wing Extremism, Amit Shah targeted Congress and asked why tribal communities remained "deprived of development" d ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned Debasish Kumar, Trinamool Congress MLA and candidate for the upcoming assembly poll from south Kolkata's high-profile Rashbehari assembly seat, in connection with alleged land deals in the city, an official from the federal agency said, requesting anonymity. Kumar, a member of the Mayor-in-Council at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), won the Rashbehari seat for the first time in 2021. In the coming two-phase Bengal polls, he ...Read More >
Mumbai: It took Shardul Thakur eleven years of playing IPL cricket for six franchises to get into the home dressing room at the Wankhede. In only two balls, he was among the wickets in the Mumbai Indians jersey against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday night. The moment he cut short Finn Allen's threatening innings in the sixth over, cliches followed in commentary. "He has a bit of a golden arm." As KKR batters continued mayhem at the crease, Thakur struck another crucial blow in the 9th over. An ...Read More >
Chennai: So attuned is the mind to watching Abhishek Sharma opening the batting that it was taken for granted that India's practice session too would be no different. It was though. In the backdrop of Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan starting in adjacent nets, Abhishek cut a stark picture wheeling left-arm dollies that were promptly dispatched to the yellow grand stands of the Chepauk stadium. Outside, Sanju Samson started taking throwdowns before he was joined by Suryakumar Yadav. Is that India's ...Read More >
New Delhi: With 260 Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) from over 7000 samples tested by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) in 2024, India remains in the top tier of the global doping charts, a recent report from World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has revealed. In percentage terms, a positivity rate of 3.6% comfortably puts India ahead of sporting powerhouses such as the USA, China, UK, and Russia, each of who, barring the US, tested more than India. While NADA's National Dope Testing Laboratory (N ...Read More >
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