MUMBAI: Rising geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf region pushed up Brent prices above the $100-per-barrel mark for the first time since July on Wednesday. This, in turn, led to the weakening of the rupee, which fell below the 95/$ mark and settled at 95.1 at close. Dalal Street, too, felt the jitters courtesy of…
Pune: The flavourful zest has gone out of homemade koshimbir, and the slice has slimmed down in hotel salads, and any food with a dash of lime is now a shade less citrusy.Lime prices in Pune have surged during the monsoon due to a sharp fall in arrivals, with wholesale rates at Gultekdi Market Yard…
Panaji: GFP has written to chief secretary Candavelou asking him to direct the authorities to process and release all pending salaries of the 458 teaching and non-teaching employees without further delay, in accordance with the directions of the high court and the assurance given on the floor of the state assembly.GFP president Vijai Sardesai said…
Creating a multi-layered security grid in Delhi, one Brics at a time NEW DELHI: When the ‘Flying Kremlin’ and other ultra-secure aircraft touch down in Delhi this weekend, they won’t just bring Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high-profile world leaders to the Brics Summit, they will land with a fully autonomous fortress-on-wheels featuring personal…
Patna: A new and disturbing pattern has emerged in Bihar’s competitive examination fraud cases, with investigation agencies finding that exam mafias are increasingly using women as a shield to operate their solver networks.The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has found the involvement of several women in alleged irregularities linked to the BPSC assistant public sanitation and…
Varanasi: Chopan police in Sonbhadra arrested four members of a gang that posed as sadhus and targeted families of missing people, allegedly exploiting their emotions to extort money.The gang came under the police scanner after it allegedly cheated a family whose child had been missing for 13 years. One of the accused, posing as a…
General:Move with care today. This is the most important point. Saturn your ruler requires patience while driving and in the workplace and even in conversations with close friends since small errors can be made if you hurry or react.There might be some bad announcements, or things could not go the way you’d hoped. Don’t let…
BENGALURU: Coforge shares dropped nearly 6% on BSE after chairman and independent director OP Bhatt resigned from the company’s board with immediate effect on Tuesday. The resignation followed an internal audit review that raised concerns about how the company’s board evaluation exercise was handled and presented. Bhatt became chairman of Coforge in 2024. He previously…
Pune: Several OBC activists have urged the govt to take legal action against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to break his ongoing hunger strike. They strongly objected to the state sending an official delegation to the Marathwada region to discuss the demands raised by him.Jarange has been on a hunger strike for nearly two weeks….
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, along with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Naik, PWD Minister Digambar Kamat and other dignitaries, inaugurated the six-lane elevated corridor on NH66 at Porvorim on Wednesday. A large number of people attended the inaugural ceremony. (Photo: Rajtilak…
