The Centre has entrusted senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram with the additional charge of CBSE Chairperson while he continues to serve in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Here’s a closer look at his educational background, administrative career, and the leadership transition at India’s largest school education board. The Central Government has appointed senior IAS…
Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with teammate Ishan Kishan the wicket of Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan, center, during the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo) Pakistan men’s team head coach Mike Hesson has questioned the way his side is judged mainly on its results against…
MUMBAI: Even as Mumbai braces for another season of record electricity consumption, one of the city’s biggest power security upgrades has quietly gone operational—one that experts say could fundamentally reduce the risk of transmission bottlenecks rather than simply add more electricity.While public attention has largely focused on increasing power generation, the bigger challenge for Mumbai…
According to IMD data, this is the first time since 2021 that Delhi has witnessed the onset of the monsoon in July. NEW DELHI: After days of oppressive heat and humidity, the southwest monsoon finally reached the national capital on Thursday, arriving five days later than its normal onset date and marking Delhi’s first July…
Ammonia leak cleanup operation Chennai: A cleanup operation to remove the remnant ammonia at a private seafood processing unit at Kannigaipair village in Tiruvallur, where the accidental leak of the gas led to the death of 17 people, has been ordered by Tiruvallur district collector S Kavitha.An expert team has set up elaborate safety measures…
Gujarat ATS has apprehended eight suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operatives, thwarting their alleged plot to establish a terror network and launch attacks across India. AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested eight alleged operatives of the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) for allegedly attempting to establish an active network in the state and planning terror attacks…
Tourists at a Marquis Street foreign exchange centre Kolkata: Traders across Kolkata’s ‘Mini Bangladesh’ have decided to keep prices reasonable for Bangladeshi visitors once tourism resumes, believing that rebuilding trust is more important than recovering two years of losses through steep tariff hikes.The decision follows Indian envoy to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi’s announcement that tourist visas…
Shaniwar Wada and several landmark sites, including Kasba Ganpati, Lal Mahal, Bhide Wada, Mahatma Phule Mandai, Tulshibaug, and Vishrambaug Wada, is likely to be developed under the SPV Pune: Hemant Rasane, a member of legislative assembly (MLA) from Kasba Peth, on Thursday demanded that the state govt establish a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to develop…
Margao: Congress on Thursday welcomed AAP’s proposal to join an opposition alliance ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, with state president Girish Chodankar saying unity among anti-BJP parties was the priority.“It’s a welcome sign. Everybody wants to see all opposition parties come together, and I’m confident that will happen,” Chodankar said.On the terms of a…
The move is aimed at reducing India’s reliance on imported gold and would mark the first time jewellers are being included in the scheme. (AI image) New Gold Monetisation Scheme in the works? The government is evaluating a proposal to allow jewellers to participate in a revamped Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) as part of efforts…
