State electricity and law minister R Nirmalkumar (middle) released the White Paper on the performance and financial status of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board in Chennai on Thursday CHENNAI: There will be no power tariff hike for 3.5 crore consumers in Tamil Nadu this year, electricity and law minister R Nirmalkumar announced on Thursday.“As per…
Gujarat University Gujarat University Building at Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad: Students pursuing LLB, five-year integrated law courses and LLM in colleges affiliated with Gujarat University will study the newly implemented four Labour Codes from the academic year 2026-27. The university is set to release the revised syllabus soon.The Govt of India recently reformed labour legislation by consolidating…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari in the assembly on Thursday Kolkata: The Bengal assembly is set to amend the West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order Act, 1972, to empower the administration to recover compensation from people involved in violence and damage to public or private property, including those accused of inciting, funding, aiding or sheltering offenders.The…
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a fast-track court and appointed Ujjwal Nikam as special prosecutor in the shocking Lohagad Fort murder case PUNE: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday ordered the establishment of a fast-track court in the Lohagad Fort murder case and appointed senior advocate Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor, after…
Panaji: The Centre sanctioned Rs 15 crore to Goa in 2023 to upgrade the district institute of education and training (DIET), Porvorim, into a centre of excellence under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The institute was among 619 govt-run teacher training institutions across the country selected for the initiative, aimed at strengthening teacher education…
A temporary US sanctions waiver has put Iranian oil back on the table, but will Indian refiners return as buyers?While Washington has given Iran a 60-day window to export crude, Indian refiners are unlikely to rush back for those barrels. Most of their oil purchases for the coming months have already been booked, with state-run…
Serena Williams of the United States holds a ball during a practice session ahead of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo) Serena Williams’ return to Wimbledon will begin with a first-round match against Australia’s Maya Joint, a player less than half her age, as the 44-year-old prepares for her…
SS Rajamouli shares major update on Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra’s ‘Varanasi’; IMAX action schedule wrapped SS Rajamouli has offered an exciting production update on his much-awaited action-adventure ‘Varanasi’, starring Priyanka Chopra and Mahesh Babu in the lead. The filmmaker confirmed that the movie has crossed a major milestone, with its elaborate IMAX action sequences…
Courage is one of those virtues we admire from a distance but rarely think we will personally need. Amal Clooney, a human rights lawyer who has spent her career defending people in some of the world’s toughest cases, sees it very differently. Courage, she argues, is needed now more than ever. She made the point…
Imagine an animal that began its life centuries before the Roman Empire reached its height and has quietly continued its daily routine ever since. According to recent reports, scientists have identified a giant Caribbean sponge believed to have lived for around 2,300 years, making it one of the oldest animals ever documented. The sponge is…
