MUMBAI: The director general of shipping, in coordination with MEA and the Indian embassy in Baghdad, has initiated the process to repatriate the body of 54-year-old Mumbai resident Deonandan Prasad Singh, an additional chief engineer (superintendent), who was aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker, MT Safesea Vishnu, which was hit by an Iranian attack on…
NASHIK: As geopolitical tensions tighten their grip on maritime routes, banana trade is battling its fiercest storm in years, with thousands of tonnes of fruit and the livelihoods behind them, hanging in the balance. Banana exports from Maharashtra to West Asia have been thrown into disarray, with nearly 150 refrigerated containers, each loaded with 20…
NEW DELHI: The automobile industry has warned govt over possible disruptions in diesel vehicle operations and supply chains due to uncertainties in the availability of Technical Grade Urea (TGU), a key input used to produce Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) due to the West Asia conflict. In a letter to govt, the Society of Indian Automobile…
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD: The Income Tax Department on Saturday urged taxpayers across the country to ignore emails that wrongly flagged “significant transactions” under its Advance Tax e Campaign for Assessment Year (AY) 2026 27. The advisory came after several individuals, including thousands in Gujarat, reported receiving notices that did not match their financial profiles. In a…
Subhash Ghai’s box-office smash Hero (1983) offered a bouquet of chartbusters, such as ‘Tu mera jaanu hai’, ‘Pyar karne wale kabhi darte nahi’ and ‘Ding dong baby sing a song.’ But the number which seems to have aged best with time is ‘Lambi judaai’, a melancholic track that Pakistani folk singer Reshma infused with soul….
CHENNAI: Hotels and eateries that switch to electric stoves in Tamil Nadu will get a subsidy of Rs 2 per unit of power additionally consumed, the state govt said Saturday as it rolled out a series of measures to soften the blow of LPG supply disruption. A meeting chaired by CM M K Stalin also…
INDORE: Madhya Pradesh high court will hear on Monday the objections and suggestions to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on its survey of disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex, which concludes that the mosque was constructed using parts of ancient temples. “Based on scientific investigations, surveys and archaeological excavations, study and analysis of retrieved…
SURAT: A proposed event with a member of Nathuram Godse’s family as the chief guest was cancelled on Saturday following criticism from various sections of society. Posters announcing the Sunday event mentioned Godse as “Hindu Hriday Samrat Param Deshbhakt Late Nathuramji Godse (Emperor of Hindu Hearts, Supreme Patriot Nathuram Godse)”. A member of his family,…
KOLKATA: Trinamool mocked PM Modi‘s calls for “poriborton (change)” in Bengal from a Kolkata rally on Saturday, accusing him of prioritising politics over the LPG crisis, forcing people to queue up for cylinders and battle price rise. TMC MP Saayoni Ghosh claimed large quantities of LPG cylinders were used to rustle up snacks for participants…
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has directed authorities in Budaun not to interfere with prayers being offered in a mosque located on a private property. In its Feb 25 directive, published recently, a division bench comprising Justices Shekhar B Saraf and Vivek Saran agreed with a view taken previously by a coordinate bench that there…
