Gold prices staged a strong comeback in the national capital on Thursday, rising by ₹2,000 to reach ₹1.54 lakh per 10 grams, supported by firm global trends and a weakening US dollar. According to the All India Sarafa Association, gold of 99.9 per cent purity climbed ₹2,000, or 1.31 per cent, to ₹1,54,800 per 10 Read More…
The Bihar government has decided to remove the name of Sanjay Gandhi from two state-run institutions in Patna, officials said on Wednesday. At a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, the government approved renaming the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park as ‘Patna Zoo’ and the Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology as ‘Bihar State Read More…
At least 24 people, including two fire personnel, were hospitalised following a chlorine gas leak in the Kondhwa area of Pune in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred around 1 am at a defunct water purification plant godown in the Gangadham locality, where chlorine gas reportedly leaked from an abandoned storage Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the deaths caused by a wall collapse at a hospital in Bengaluru and announced financial assistance for the victims. At least seven people, including a child, were killed and seven others injured when a compound wall of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital collapsed following heavy Read More…
The West Bengal Assembly elections concluded on Wednesday with a record voter turnout of 92.84 per cent, the highest ever in the state, according to the Election Commission. Polling in the second and final phase recorded a turnout of 92.48 per cent across 142 constituencies in south Bengal. This closely follows the first phase held Read More…
The Central government has clarified that there will be no increase in fuel prices even after the ongoing Assembly elections in five states are concluded. The assurance comes amid the final phase of polling in West Bengal, where voting is underway on Tuesday. Addressing concerns over a possible hike, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Read More…
A major milestone in Uttar Pradesh’s infrastructure journey is set to unfold on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, one of the country’s most ambitious highway projects. Stretching from Meerut to Prayagraj, the high-speed corridor promises to transform how people and goods move across the state. For commuters, it means Read More…
Violence, vandalism reported during early hours of voting in Bengal KOLKATA: (Apr 29) Incidents of violence and vandalism were reported from parts of West Bengal during the early hours of voting in the second phase of the assembly elections on Wednesday, police said. The incidents were reported from multiple locations, including Chapra, Shantipur, Nimtala and Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed a public gathering in Varanasi, emphasising women’s empowerment as a key pillar of India’s development. During the event, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth several thousand crore rupees, spanning connectivity, healthcare, and infrastructure. Two Amrit Bharat trains connecting Varanasi with Pune and Ayodhya with Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled 30 development projects worth over ₹4,000 crore in Sikkim during the closing ceremony of the state’s 50th statehood celebrations. The projects, with a total outlay of around ₹4,018 crore, cover key sectors including infrastructure, connectivity, healthcare, education, power, urban development, tourism, environment, and agriculture. According to officials, the Read More…