Citizens fill forms and submit documents during the SIR drive in Khadki Pune: Booth-level officers (BLOs) have stepped up door-to-door verification under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with many collecting supporting documents from voters during home visits to minimise the need for them to appear before electoral registration officers (EROs).The exercise comes…
RSS’s Sunil Ambekar participated in an event organised by Pune Union of Working Journalists on Wednesday Pune: RSS’s publicity in-charge Sunil Ambekar on Wednesday said that the organisation’s chief Mohan Bhagwat meant people-to-people talks between the two countries when he said doors need to be kept open for dialogue with Pakistan.Ambekar was in Pune for…
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has given over $26,300,000,000 to charity, Elon Musk responds Tech tycoon Elon Musk has stirred a row after saying record-breaking, multi-billion-dollar philanthropic campaign of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos‘ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott is harming society instead of doing charity.The contoversey erupted following reports that MacKenzie Scott has now distributed more than…
New Delhi: Delhi BJP Friday organised a seminar to mark the anniversary of Emergency imposed in 1975 and felicitated 115 Loktantra Senanis (democracy warriors) who were imprisoned during the period. Party functionaries described Emergency as the “darkest chapter” in the country’s democratic history.Held at NDMC’s Convention Centre, the event was attended by chief minister Rekha…
Upasana Singh says she was the original choice for Maine Pyaar Kiya before Bhagyashree; recalls confronting Sooraj Barjatya’s father over rejection (Image credits: Instagram) Upasana Singh has revealed that she was once considered for the lead role of Suman in Sooraj Barjatya‘s blockbuster Maine Pyaar Kiya, a part that eventually went to Bhagyashree. Looking back…
Surat International Airport Ahmedabad: A Navi Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad made an emergency landing in Surat on Monday evening, after a three-year-old passenger’s health deteriorated mid-air, requiring onboard medical assistance and rapid coordination on the ground to rush the child to a hospital.The flight, 6E-7018, took off from Ahmedabad around 7pm with 72 passengers…
The FIFA World Cup trophy (AP Photo) As the group stage of the expanded FIFA World Cup 2026 enters its final stretch, attention is turning to one of the tournament’s most intriguing qualification battles — the race among third-placed teams for a spot in the Round of 32.For the first time in World Cup history,…
GTRI has urged the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to issue detailed operational guidelines for the government’s newly notified quality certification mechanism, saying the success of the reform will depend on transparent implementation Trade policy think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has urged the Department for Promotion of Industry and…
People shelter from the sun under umbrellas Ahmedabad: The city continues to sizzle under an unrelenting dry spell, with Sunday’s maximum temperature hitting a scorching 40.6°C, 3.8 degrees higher than normal. Even the nights are offering little respite, as the minimum temperature hovered at a stifling 29.5°C. With Monday’s maximum temperature likely to touch 41°C,…
NEW DELHI: Indian basket crude prices returned to pre-conflict levels Wednesday, with the basket priced at $70.71 per barrel, reducing the import bill, easing inflationary pressures and improving the financial position of the Centre and oil marketing companies. The Indian basket of crude oil is a derived basket comprising the sweet grade of Brent Dated…
