‘Minor’ drop in mileage of vehicles due to E20, says Hardeep Singh Puri | India News

NEW DELHI: Seeking to allay public fears over ethanol-blended fuel, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said a “make-believe” narrative had been unleashed on social media over the past few days.Addressing a press conference, the minister said the reduction in mileage of an E20-fuelled vehicle is “minor”. “It is well established that when you have…

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India set to host 11 events in next 6 months with focus firmly on 2036 Olympics | More sports News

Lakshya Sen returns to Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi, unseen, during the men’s singles quarterfinal match at the India Open 2026 badminton tournament, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Between January 2025 and June 2026, India hosted 36 international sports events across over 15 cities. In the next six months, 11 more events are planned while…

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TG PGECET 2026 counselling registration begins: Here’s how to apply by July 9

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) Hyderabad has started the Phase 1 counselling registration process for Telangana Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test (TG PGECET) 2026. Eligible candidates can complete the registration process through the official website, pgecetadm.tgche.ac.in.Candidates who qualified in TG PGECET 2026 or have valid Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) scores are eligible…

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Richa Chadha defends Dia Mirza amid trolling over son schooling coconut water seller: ‘If you can bully a 5 year old…’ |

Recently, Dia Mirza has been in the news as the actress faced backlash for her comment that it’s men who are responsible for climate change and later, she also described how her son Avyaan scolded the coconot water seller for delivering it in a plastic bag. Now amidst the backlash, Richa Chadha has come out…

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Delhi-Mumbai E-way contractor sacked for poor quality work: NHAI on viral video of damaged sections | India News

NEW DELHI: Another video purportedly showing a damaged stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur has gone viral, intensifying criticism of NHAI following the recent cave-in on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway. Officials said the highways authority had terminated the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway contractor’s agreement in April after the builder repeatedly failed to fulfil the contractual…

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‘No feedom of conscience’: Chhattisgarh High Court says students cannot be forced to recite Hindu prayers in schools

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday said that no child can be compelled to recite Hindu prayers in government schools while hearing a petition against a State government circular issued on June 12.Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad was hearing a plea challenging the circular, which directed government schools to conduct Saraswati Vandana, Gayatri Mantra, Guru Mantra…

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