Surat: India’s plain gold jewellery exports witnessed a sharp downturn in the first two months of FY27, declining 40.1% year-on-year to US$ 635.95 million during April-May 2026, as soaring gold prices, restricted raw material availability and policy-related bottlenecks weighed heavily on export production.The steep fall from US$ 1.06 billion in the corresponding period last year…
Food has always been more than just nourishment. Across cultures, certain dishes are believed to bring prosperity, happiness, health or good fortune, making them an essential part of festivals, weddings and New Year celebrations. Some are eaten because their shape resembles coins, others because their names sound like words associated with wealth or success. Whether…
Kolkata A 10-member Central Delimitation Committee (CDC) has been formed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation to create 56 additional civic wards, increasing the total from 144 to 200, officials said.The committee, tasked with ensuring a balanced distribution of voters across the 200 wards, has to submit its recommendations by July 27. The KMC elections are due…
Debraj Chakraborty investigation Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Police formed a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the extortion case against Debraj Chakraborty, arrested former Trinamool BMC councillor, even as investigators launched an inquiry into charges of financial irregularities, undisclosed assets, money laundering and suspicious investments levelled against him.Chakraborty was arrested after the Calcutta High Court…
A 19-year-old earning around Rs 1 crore a month from an AI business was enough to spark admiration, disbelief, and a fair bit of self-reflection online.The story began with a LinkedIn post by Dinesh Singh, co-founder and CTO at Topmate. But it did not stay there for long. As screenshots and reposts spread across platforms,…
Apart from strategic petroleum reserves and LPG reserves,, India is now looking to build emergency liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves. (AI image) Even as it focuses on building its strategic petroleum reserves, India is now looking to build emergency liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves. The plan is to have storage at import terminals by allowing…
India’s captain Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Shubman Gill‘s remarkable purple patch continued on Wednesday as the India captain produced another batting masterclass, prompting high praise from Sunil Gavaskar after India’s emphatic ODI series-clinching victory over Afghanistan in Lucknow.Gill has enjoyed a stunning run of form over the past three weeks, piling up runs across…
Mohanlal has issued an emotional apology to fans and organisers after he was unable to attend a much-awaited stage show in Sydney. The Malayalam superstar was expected to lead the event, but his travel plans were affected after he failed to receive his Australian visa. While the rest of the team, including singer K S…
Upgrading to a better engineering seat is now more expensive Pune: The seat acceptance fee structure for first-year engineering admissions through the Maharashtra Centralised Admission Process (CAP) from the 2026-27 academic year has been revised by the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell.Students seeking a better seat in subsequent CAP rounds must pay a higher,…
The woman asked to be handed over to police Chennai: A 28-year-old widow killed her father-in-law, claiming that she reacted in self-defence after he attempted to rape her while she was alone at her home near Pallavaram on the outskirts of Chennai in the early hours of Wednesday.Police identified the deceased man as Perumal, a…
