NEW DELHI: Seeking to protect the biodiversity hotspot in Agasthyamalai landscape from depredation through illegal settlements, Supreme Court has ordered Tamil Nadu govt to prepare within a month a comprehensive time-bound action plan to evict thousands of encroachers, some of whom have been settled there for decades.Warning that failure to ensure compliance would invite administrative…
Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims (ANI image) The Ministry of external affairs (MEA) has issued an advisory for Indian citizens undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through private tour operators, urging pilgrims not to begin their journey without securing all mandatory travel documents.The advisory comes after several Indian pilgrims were reportedly stranded in Nepal due to the absence…
Has Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya quietly married his girlfriend, Mahieka Sharma? Fresh photos of the couple doing the rounds on social media have sparked widespread speculation that the two may have exchanged vows in a private ceremony.The buzz began after a picture of Hardik and Mahieka posing with an elderly woman surfaced on the internet….
Champat Rai resigned as the trust’s general secretary amid allegations of large-scale embezzlement of devotees’ donations NEW DELHI: As allegations of embezzlement linked to donations for the Ram Temple continue to generate political and legal controversy, the brother of former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai has come out in his…
Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday addressed concerns around the rupee’s decline, the widening current account deficit (CAD), and shared updates on the progress of the proposed US-India trade deal.Goyal said the Centre was actively considering several measures to contain further pressure on the CAD, while stressing that different arms of the…
Gujarat Titans’ Prasidh Krishna (AP Photo) For much of the first half of IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans found themselves battling questions around intent, tempo, and whether they possessed enough batting explosiveness to survive in a tournament increasingly tilted towards power-hitting.Inside the dressing room, though, GT’s Prasidh Krishna says there was never a feeling that the…
Sweden have also revealed their lineup ahead of kickoff, with Graham Potter opting for a 3-1-4-2 system that puts plenty of emphasis on their dangerous front two of Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres. Kristoffer Nordfeldt starts between the posts behind a back three of Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor Lindelof and Isak Hien. Jesper Karlstrom will sit…
BHOPAL/JABALPUR: A single bench of the MP high court on Friday asked the Madhya Pradesh govt to make immediate arrangements for flying a specialised team of doctors from AIIMS, Delhi, to Bhopal for the second autopsy on the body of Twisha Sharma.The decision comes just two days after judicial magistrate first class Anudita Gupta in…
Rupee weakened past the 96-mark against the US dollar for the first time since late May on Tuesday, pressured by surging crude oil prices and heightened geopolitical tensions in West Asia that boosted demand for the safe-haven US currency.The domestic currency depreciated 48 paise to 96.16 against the US dollar in early trade after opening…