No ballot papers, no ink, no boxes: Inside Gaza’s first election in two decades Palestinians lined up outside polls in tents and donated buildings on Saturday to vote in the first elections held in part of Gaza in more than two decades, while voting also took place across the West Bank.More than 70,000 people are…
NEW DELHI: Government has increased the wheat procurement target to 34.5 million tonnes (MT), about 15% higher than what it had set for the current Rabi marketing season. This comes amid indications that more farmers are likely to opt to sell their produce to the government at MSP since mandi prices are lower.Recently, the governments…
JAMMU: Residents of Safiyan village in J&K’s Kathua district allegedly spotted two armed terror suspects on Monday morning, prompting security personnel to launch search operations in multiple border areas in the district.Villagers allegedly saw the duo, carrying heavy backpacks, move from Safiyan towards the forests of Ambanall in Rajbagh, officials said. “On being informed, a…
NEW DELHI: Even after the assembly results, Tamil Nadu is far from forming a government as parties scramble for numbers to reach the majority mark.With TVK emerging as the single largest party with 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly, Vijay’s support tally rose to 117, just one short of the majority mark.This comes after the…
Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju is reportedly upset with the French IT company Atos. Reason is said to be delay in the delivery of two supercomputers by the French company to Indian weather forecasting institutes. According to a report in news agency PTI, the Earth Sciences Ministry had ordered two supercomputers worth $100 million from…
CUTTACK: Alleged large-scale felling of trees for a proposed Rs 28-crore urban development project in Odisha’s Baripada municipality area has landed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), with a Kendrapada based petitioner seeking immediate intervention.Seeking relief, Pratap Chandra Mohanty has urged the tribunal to declare the tree felling illegal under the Van Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan…
The exemption will be available from June 1 to Oct 31 NEW DELHI: Govt on Saturday announced a five-month duty exemption for all cotton imports into the country, aiming to cool down prices and ensure that the domestic garment and textiles industry remains in a robust state.The exemption will be available from June 1 to…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse.BLACKPINK star Jissoo is back in the headlines after her brother was implicated in a sexual assault case currently under investigation in Seoul.According to news reports on Koreaboo, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station, a man in his 30s, identified as Mr. A, was arrested on April 16…
Punjab Kings players (ANI Photo) In any tournament or league with a home-and-away system, teams usually try to make their home venue a fortress, aiming to collect as many points as possible there so that their fate does not rely heavily on away results.The Indian Premier League is no exception. With IPL 2026 entering the…
Manifesting your dreams isn’t about sitting around and hoping things magically fall into place. It’s about knowing what you want, believing you can get there, and then showing up for it every single day – even when you don’t feel like it. Each of these books looks at that idea from a different angle. One…