Maharashtra’s Uniform Civil Code: Committee to draft legislation in two weeks NEW DELHI: Maharashtra government on Friday announced that it will set up a committee within two weeks to draft the legislation for the Uniform Civil Code. “The committee to draft the legislation for the Uniform Civil Code is in process and will be set…
The latest capacity expansion also comes at a time when additions to global refining capacity remain limited. (AI image) India’s petroleum product exports could increase by around 25% from the FY25 level of $44.4 billion. India is one of the world’s leading exporters of refined petroleum products. The increase is expected to come over the…
NAGPUR: A property-related meeting in February 2025 allegedly turned into the starting point of a case involving “rape, blackmail, extortion and forced religious conversion” in Nagpur, according to a 24-year-old married woman’s complaint that has triggered a police investigation, even as a purported video linked to the case has surfaced online.A video purportedly linked to…
Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday said he was on his way to India ahead of his proposed protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.He plans to demand the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in several national-level examinations, including NEET, CUET, CBSE…
Pranati Nayak of India (AP Photo) After skipping the Gymnastics National Championships held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar earlier this month due to injury, Pranati Nayak came back strong to win silver in the vault event at the FIG World Challenge Cup 2026 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday.Pranati, who trains at the Odisha AM/NS India…
15 Indians killed after boat capsized in Vietnam, confirms Indian Embassy NEW DELHI: 15 Indians have been killed in a boat accident on Saturday in Vietnam. The incident happened when the speedboat, carrying 36 people, capsized about 400 metres (440 yards) off May Rut Ngoai Islet, authorities said.Tourist boats in the area rushed to assist…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has undertaken a major overhaul of its examination and security framework in the wake of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.In an affidavit filed before the apex court, the agency detailed a series of measures aimed at strengthening exam security, ranging…
Ram Temple, Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri on Monday defended former general secretary Champat Rai following his resignation over the Ram temple donation theft case, saying Rai remained “untainted” in his eyes and describing his decision to step down as voluntary…
A prediction made by Stephen Hawking some 50 years ago has just come true and now, scientists are trying to understand how it reinforces fundamental principles of modern physics. A collision between two black holes about 1.3 billion light-years from Earth has provided the most precise observational evidence ever obtained for a prediction presented by…