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Kandla (Gujarat) [India], April 5 (ANI): Chairman of Deendayal Port Authority Sushil Kumar Singh, on National Maritime Day, said that Kandla port has handled the highest volume of cargo, asserting that India's first port, where we have conducted a trial of methanol bunkering. "In the past financial year, 2025-26, Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla port, has handled the highest volume of cargo of 160.11 million metric tons, which is the highest in the history of any major port. Kandla port has ach ...Read More >

Kandla (Gujarat) [India], April 5 (ANI): Chairman of Deendayal Port Authority Sushil Kumar Singh, on National Maritime Day, said that Kandla port has handled the highest volume of cargo, asserting that India's first port, where we have conducted a trial of methanol bunkering. "In the past financial year, 2025-26, Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla port, has handled the highest volume of cargo of 160.11 million metric tons, which is the highest in the history of any major port. Kandla port has ach ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): On the occasion of 63rd National Maritime Day, Deendayal Port Authority said it has achieved a historic milestone of handling 160.11 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in FY 2025-26, the highest-ever cargo volume handled by any major port in India. The announcement was made during a press meet chaired by Sushil Kumar Singh, who highlighted the port's key achievements and strategic initiatives aimed at strengthening India's maritime sector. "It is a matter of ...Read More >
Deendayal Port Authority Kandla conducted a Triple Banking Ship-to-Ship (STS) operation, which is the first-ever at a strong tidal port Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla, on Monday announced that it has surpassed its Financial Year 2025-26 cargo handling target of 158.60 million tonnes, marking a significant milestone in India's maritime trade landscape. The port authority, one of the country's busiest major ports, said the achievement underscores a "mission accomplished" as it gears up to set ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): In a landmark achievement that cements its legacy as India's leading maritime gateway, Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla has crossed the historic 160 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) mark in cargo handling for the financial year 2025-26, achieving an unprecedented 160.11 MMT the highest-ever cargo volume handled in the history of Major Ports. The release stated that DPA has secured the position of India's number one major port. It is the best performer among al ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): In a landmark achievement that cements its legacy as India's leading maritime gateway, Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla has crossed the historic 160 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) mark in cargo handling for the financial year 2025-26, achieving an unprecedented 160.11 MMT the highest-ever cargo volume handled in the history of Major Ports. The release stated that DPA has secured the position of India's number one major port. It is the best performer among al ...Read More >

MORBI (India), April 1 -- Blazing-hot kilns in India's US$6.5 billion (RM26.2 billion) ceramics manufacturing hub employing hundreds of thousands of people have gone cold, shut down in an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war. At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-long propane-powered kiln that normally fires clay nonstop is silent. It is one of hundreds of plants supplying homeware tiles across the world that have been forced to suspend operation ...Read More >

Hundreds of ceramics manufacturing plants in India have shut down due to an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war Blazing-hot kilns in India's $6.5 billion ceramics manufacturing hub employing hundreds of thousands of people have gone cold, shut down in an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war. At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-long propane-powered kiln that normally fires clay nonstop is silent. It is one of hundreds of plants supplyin ...Read More >
Kolkata: Shortage of cooking gas cylinders has begun to affect midday meals in schools across West Bengal, forcing authorities to adopt alternative fuels such as firewood or serving limited food items to students, officials said on Thursday. At Krishnachandrapur High School in South 24 Parganas district, authorities had stocked firewood as an alternative fuel after anticipating a shortage of LPG cylinders. On March 11, the midday meal for around 1,500 students was cooked on traditional clay ov ...Read More >

Karnataka's 13-year-old prodigy Srishti Kiran secured her first international junior title, winning the ITF J30 at Cabarete in the Dominican Republic.... Karnataka's 13-year-old prodigy Srishti Kiran secured her first international junior title, winning the ITF J30 at Cabarete in the Dominican Republic. Srishti delivered a commanding performance to defeat the top seed, Stephanie Pumar of Venezuela 6-2, 6-2, securing the championship in straight sets. The victory capped an impressive campaign ...Read More >

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 26 (ANI): Karnataka's 13-year-old prodigy Srishti Kiran secured her first international junior title, winning the ITF J30 at Cabarete in the Dominican Republic on Saturday. Srishti delivered a commanding performance to defeat the top seed, Stephanie Pumar of Venezuela, 6-2, 6-2, securing the championship in straight sets, according to a KSLTA release. The victory capped an impressive campaign where she had earlier stunned second seed Arina Vansovich of Ru ...Read More >

Kharna, the sacred second day of Chhath Puja, is being celebrated today, 26 October 2025, across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand. The day holds immense spiritual value as devotees observe a long fast from sunrise to sunset before breaking it with jaggery kheer, fruits, and puris or ghee-soaked rotis. To mark the occasion, people share heartfelt Kharna status videos, Kharna Puja statuses, and devotional clips that capture the divine vibe of the festival. Across India and among the diaspora, ...Read More >

Jamshedpur: The auspicious four-day festival of Chhath, dedicated to the worship of the Sun God (Surya Dev) and Chhathi Maiya, began on Saturday with the traditional ritual of Nahay Khaay. The day marked the beginning of one of the most spiritually significant and environmentally rooted festivals of the region, celebrated with deep devotion, purity, and discipline across Jharkhand. From early morning, devotees thronged rivers, ponds, and water bodies across Jamshedpur to take the sacred bath an ...Read More >
Kolkata: This year's Diwali market saw a huge demand for indigenous candles, diyas, and handmade clay diyas. Speaking to the buyers highlighted that the demand for Chinese items, which were so popular until last year, shifted to products prepared by local artisans.Several traders reported that even if they had stocks of Chinese lights and tea-lights, people opted for handmade local diyas. Sameer Sarkar, a seller at Janbazar, said, "I have Chinese diyas, earthen diyas, and colourful handmade diya ...Read More >
Dhanteras trade in India is expected to surge past Rs 1 lakh crore. Gold and silver sales alone could reach over Rs 60,000 crore nationwide. Consumers bought gold, silver, utensils, electronics, and vehicles. Delhi's bullion markets saw a 25 percent rise in sales compared to last year. Reductions in GST rates and the 'Swadeshi Aapnao' campaign boosted festive trade. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has estimated that trade across India on the occasion of Dhanteras is expected to cr ...Read More >

Visakhapatnam: As Diwali approaches, the narrow lanes of Kummari Veedhi in Visakhapatnam's Akkayyapalem area come alive with traditional diya-making. Here, artisans, including 93-year-old Pardes from Srikakulam, continue the age-old craft despite declining sales caused by machine-made alternatives. Additionally, local NGOs are empowering especially abled individuals and children to join the festive production, creating new opportunities to continue the city's pottery heritage. "I am 93 and wil ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has estimated that trade across India on the occasion of Dhanteras is expected to cross Rs 1 lakh crore, with gold and silver sales alone exceeding Rs 60,000 crore nationwide. The trade body said that each festival in India carries its own special significance, but Dhanteras holds a unique and auspicious place. Also Read | Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Premier League 2025-26 Free Live Streaming Online: How To Wat ...Read More >
Chandigarh: In the village of Maloya, an 80-yr-old woman sits in the "mitti", holding freshly painted red diyas, tiny oil lamps that will soon light up homes during Diwali, in her hand, sponging them with sparkling golden paint on the border.About a 50 houses in Gawala colony of Maloya are involved in the business of making diyas, stands, pots, depending on the demand of seasons. "We used to live in Sector 25 earlier, but due to the pollution caused by the furnace, we were relocated to the outsk ...Read More >

Inside Virat Kohli's Million-Dollar Car Collection: From Bentley Continental To Audi R8 V10 Plus - Check In Pics For many, the ultimate dream is to see their parents live the life they once only imagined. Amit Kashyap, a tech professional from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, has turned that dream into reality. Now settled in Texas, he not only bought a house and a BMW for his parents but is also taking them on a tour across the United States. Kashyap recently shared a video on Instagram showing his pa ...Read More >

Nalbari, Oct 16: As the festival of lights draws near, the rhythmic hum of potter's wheels fills the air across Nalbari's villages. With just three days to go for Diwali, the state's traditional potters, known as kumhars, are working tirelessly day and night, shaping thousands of earthen lamps that will illuminate homes across Assam. In Bahjani's Sariya village, the sight is bittersweet. While the women sit by the wheels shaping the delicate lamps, the men load them onto cycles and trucks, bou ...Read More >
Ghaziabad/Gurgaon: Crackers - the lack of it, in fact - were the talk of a roadside eatery in Farukhnagar that had filled up, much to its servers' surprise, on Wednesday morning, making it an unlikely beneficiary of Supreme Court's order allowing green crackers in Delhi-NCR.Within a couple of hours of the court's ruling, many early birds had homed in on this cracker hub in Ghaziabad with long wish lists but were surprised to see shutters drawn and orders being refused. It's at this eatery where ...Read More >

NEW DELHI: CM Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the government is fully committed to supporting the Prajapati (Kumhar) community in every possible way. Speaking at the Prajapati (Kumhar) Mahakumbh, organised by the National Prajapati Federation at Adarsh Ramlila Ground in Narela, the Chief Minister assured that her government will continue to work for the welfare, education, skill development, and empowerment of the Prajapati community. Interacting with community representatives and artisans, the Chi ...Read More >

WARANGAL/KARIMNAGAR: The nine-day floral festival of Bathukamma concluded on a grand note, with lakhs of women celebrating Saddula Bathukamma in the erstwhile Warangal and Karimnagar districts. The unique cultural festival, which reveres nature, witnessed colourful immersions and traditional gaiety at local lakes and ponds. The festival began on Mahalaya Amavasya with Engili Poola Bathukamma and culminated on Ashtami Tithi with the celebrations of Saddula Bathukamma. Before the Bathukamma fest ...Read More >

The Ministry of Education's Kala Utsav in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, gathered students to showcase skills across 12 art categories, including visual and performing arts. With enthusiastic participation, the event also celebrated cultural diversity, while the national scene applauded achievements in visual arts in an awards ceremony in New Delhi. The Ministry of Education orchestrated a vibrant Kala Utsav in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, drawing children from across the district to participate in 1 ...Read More >

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Education hosted a two-day Kala Utsav in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, where children from across the district participated in 12 different art categories and demonstrated their talents. The event saw enthusiastic participation from schools, with students competing in various arts, including visual and performing arts, such as clay modelling and painting, as well as music and dance. Sharing her excitement, student Uzma Rizvi ...Read More >

MUMBAI: Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya. "I was born here, my father was born here, my grandfather was born here," sighed the 58-year-old government employee. Advertisement "But we don't have any choice, we have to vacate." Soon, bulldozers are expected to rumble into Asia's largest slum, in the heart of the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai, flattening its labyrinth of filthy alleyways ...Read More >

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 27 (ANI): People of the transgender community in West Bengal's Kolkata celebrate Durga Puja with a Durga Pandal based on the theme of 'Ardhanareshwara'. A non-profit organisation, Gokhale Road Bandhan, organised the pandal. Also Read | Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Amit Shah To Hold Key BJP Strategy Meetings in Araria, Saran and Vaishali Today. Transgender activist Ranjita Sinha said that earlier, everyone celebrated Durga Puja, while transgender comm ...Read More >

New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) Korean artist Sung Jae Lee's art work "Broken Water" emerged from the news of his pregnant wife going into labour in Seoul while he was in the US in 2022. Anxious and thousands of miles away, Sung Jae decided to use the moment to create a piece in his "Floating Drawing" series. He lifted 2-dimensional drawings from the paper and hanged them from nylon and polyester threads in a 3-dimensional representation to create a hemispherical form that evokes the rounded belly of a ...Read More >

Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one-storey home crammed into a tangle of alleys Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya. "I was born here, my father was born here, my grandfather was born here," sighed the 58-year-old government employee. "But we don't have any choice, we have to vacate." Soon, bulldozers are expected to rumble into Asia's largest slum, in the heart of the Indian megalopo ...Read More >

Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government ...Read More >
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