Those whose crop losses exceeded 33% will be eligible for this aid Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved an advance relief payment of Rs 5,000 each to 1.5 crore farmers in 304 drought-affected talukas, which is to be disbursed before Diwali.Officials said those whose crop losses exceeded 33% will be eligible for this aid….
Kolkata: A Santoshpur resident (59) and his son were allegedly ambushed, abused and assaulted by a couple from the neighbourhood and their associates over a parking dispute.The man lodged a complaint at the Survey Park PS, saying the incident took place on Snafter the victim objected to alleged harassment over two vehicles belonging to his…
Among the key decisions was the approval of four link expressway projects aimed at strengthening road connectivity across the state LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his official residence in Lucknow on Tuesday, approved 22 proposals, including the development of four link expressways, cashless medical treatment for non-teaching staff…
Varanasi: Two brothers, allegedly involved in catching stray cattle and slaughtering them, were arrested after an exchange of fire with Gambhirpur police in Azamgarh district late on Sunday.CO (Lalganj) Astha Jaiswal said on Monday that Gambhirpur SHO Amit Kumar Tripathi and his team were checking vehicles to curb cattle smuggling and illegal slaughter, when informers…
Prayagraj: North Central Railway has revised the timings of several trains linked to Prayagraj from Oct 28, with changes ranging from five minutes to over an hour. The biggest change is the shifting of the Prayagraj-New Delhi Humsafar Express terminal from New Delhi to Anand Vihar from Jan 1, 2027, as thereafter the train will…
The rupee closed marginally up by 3 paise at 95.12 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, backed by likely intervention from the Reserve Bank amid elevated crude oil prices and a stronger greenback ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision. The Indian currency showed some recovery after RBI interventions but failed to withstand…
Kylian Mbappe (AFP Photo) Kylian Mbappé has apologised after comments about a meme featuring Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong sparked anger in China. The controversy has also cost the French football star partnerships with three Chinese companies, while criticism of his remarks spread across Chinese social media.“My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that…
File photo: A fish swims through a coral reef in the Dutch Cays of Guna Yala on Panama’s Caribbean coast (Picture credit: AP) A potentially record-breaking super El Niño could push the world’s fragile coral reefs closer to extinction as ocean temperatures soar to unprecedented levels, David Obura, chair of the UN’s expert scientific panel…
FMGE October 2026 admit card released The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the admit card for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) October 2026 session. Candidates who registered for the examination can now download their hall tickets from the official website, natboard.edu.in.The FMGE October 2026 examination is scheduled to be…
The high cliffs of Thwaites Glacier taken from the British Antarctic Survey Twin Otter aircraft (Rob Larter/British Antarctic Survey) Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ could unleash a bigger threat than previously feared, with new research warning that it could drive twice as much sea-level rise by 2100 as earlier models predicted.According to CNN, the study found that…
