CAFE 3.0 launched: Fine recovery for carmakers remains in gray area
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Power and Road Transport has been asked to clarify the status of recovery of penalties imposed on automakers for failing to meet Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms. CAFE is a mandatory regulatory standard that sets…
Few women pass academy’s subjective assessment: SC judge
New Delhi: Women occupy more than 50 per cent of judicial officer posts across states on merit-based selection, but only a handful are selected as high court and Supreme Court judges on the commission’s subjective evaluation criteria, Supreme Court…
Energy crisis: Government pushes to connect Papua New Guinea, asks all ministries to assess needs
NEW DELHI: Amid tight supply of LPG, the Center has asked ministries and departments to assess the potential demand for piped natural gas (PNG) in canteens and food pantries of government departments and offices and push for its expansion.It also urged…
Drug dealer arrested with heroin worth Rs 1.5 cr
Jammu: Jammu police on Saturday arrested a drug peddler and seized around 262 grams of heroin, worth around Rs 1.5 lakh in the international market, from his possession along with Rs 1.5 lakh in cash, a mobile phone and a weighing machine.A team of Naga…
Kotak sells stake in capital markets lending unit
Mumbai: Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday said its wholly-owned subsidiary Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) will sell nearly 31 per cent stake in capital market lender Infina Finance to a group of investors including the estate of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala…
Veteran BJP leader Datta Megh dies at 89; Gadkari says huge loss in Vidarbha
NAGPUR: Veteran BJP leader Datta Megh passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 89, his close aide and former Nagpur deputy mayor Raghunath Malika said.Meghe is the father of Hingna MLA Sameer Meghe and former MLC Sagar Meghe.Datta Meghe is a four-term…
Ex-Pakistan envoy: If US attacks us, we should attack Indian cities like Delhi and Mumbai
In a provocative statement, Abdul KabulPakistan’s former high commissioner to India said Islamabad’s “default move” should be to attack Indian cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai if India was attacked by the United…
Back in Ladakh, Wangchuk receives warm welcome, calls for ‘give and take’ solution
Srinagar: Hundreds gather in Leh to welcome environmental activists and members of Leh Apex Body (LAB) Golden Wangchuk After his release from jail, he struck a conciliatory tone on Sunday, urging the Union government to ensure that the upcoming talks…
‘Diddy’ trailer casts Mamata as Bengal’s only shield, marks TMC’s poll battle
KOLKATA: As battle lines intensify over the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress An animated trailer titled ‘Fighter Didi’ was launched on Sunday and the chief minister is expected to Mamata Banerjee as the last line of…
Owaisi announces alliance for Bengal polls: AIMIM to contest Humayun Kabir’s AJU party
Chairman, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi The party will enter an alliance with Humayun Kabir-led Amjanathan Unayan Party (AJUP) in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, it was announced on Sunday.Announcing the…