Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) In a significant boost to India’s travel and economic growth, Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) and IHG Hotels & Resorts have signed a landmark, managed hotel portfolio agreement to develop five hotels across key airport-linked and high-growth urban destinations.The agreement will add close to 1,500 keys across multiple brands and locations, in line with IHG’s growth plans for India and aligning with rising travel demand and the rapid expansion of India’s aviati…
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Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) Rajasthan’s coaching hub Sikar has emerged as the alleged nerve centre of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak network, with the CBI now probing possible links of coaching institutes, middlemen, students, and relatives of the accused. Investigators believe the network’s coordination began in Sikar, where accused Yash Yadav and Vikas reportedly studied together at a coaching institute.The agency is now examining how the alleged paper leak racket spread through coaching circles an…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Police carried out a large-scale statewide blockade and enforcement campaign last week as part of an intensified drive to strengthen law and order and tighten surveillance on criminal activities across the state. The special two-day operation was conducted under the direction of Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar Sharma and covered multiple police ranges across Rajasthan.According to Additional Director General (Law and Order) V.K. Singh, the campaign was cond…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan Public Service Commission, adopting a strict zero-tolerance approach towards irregularities in recruitment examinations, has initiated strong action in a “dummy candidate” fraud case linked to the Lecturer (School Education) Competitive Examination-2022. Acting on a complaint filed by the Commission Secretary, the Special Operations Group has arrested a Commission employee for his alleged involvement in the case.The fraud was uncovered during an inte…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) In the Jal Jeevan Mission scam case, the Anti-Corruption Bureau produced accused Sanjay Badaya before the court on Tuesday, after which the court remanded him to judicial custody. The Anti-Corruption Bureau had sought an additional three-day remand for further interrogation, citing new facts that allegedly emerged during questioning.However, after hearing arguments from both sides, the court rejected the request and ordered that Badaya be sent to jail.Anti-Corrupti…
Pune, May 13 (IANS) After a controversy erupted due to cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 examination over the alleged paper leak, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress President Shivraj More on Wednesday remarked that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has turned into “Non-Trustable Agency”.The NTA is responsible for conducting the national-level examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses.More said: “National Testing Agency has now become a non-trustable agency because this problem of pap…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday produced Shubham Khairnar, who was arrested in connection with the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, before the Killa Court in Mumbai, where the court remanded him to two days of transit custody. Officials said the accused will now be produced before a Delhi court on Thursday as the agency intensifies its investigation into the nationwide examination leak case.During the hearing, the CBI informed the court that seve…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Rajasthan continues to reel under an intense heatwave, with the Meteorological Department issuing a red alert for severe heatwave conditions in three districts on Wednesday, while rain and thunderstorm activity is expected in five districts.Barmer emerged as the hottest place in the state on Tuesday, recording a maximum temperature of 48.3 degrees Celsius, the highest of the season so far.Meteorological data shows that Barmer had not recorded temperatures above 48 degrees C…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital received a bomb threat on Wednesday, triggering panic among patients, staff, and visitors. Acting swiftly, police teams, bomb disposal squads, dog squads, and Civil Defence personnel rushed to the site and launched an extensive search operation across the hospital campus. Officials said that panic gripped SMS Hospital after the hospital received a bomb threat message demanding Rs 40 crore.The threatening message was reportedly recei…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India’s Tier 2 cities are rapidly emerging as major retail and consumption hubs, outperforming several larger urban centres in international brand penetration and quality retail infrastructure, according to a report released on Tuesday.The report from Knight Frank India found that Tier 2 cities in India now have cleaner, more institutional retail stock with 61 per cent Grade A space compared with 45 per cent in Tier 1 cities.Chandigarh topped the International Brand Pe…