Mumbai: Members of BMC’s standing committee on Wednesday alleged that contractors had dumped construction debris alongside rivers to show that a higher quantum of silt had been removed during cleanup operations. NCP member Sayeeda Khan said at one such site in Kurla, the contractor engaged for desilting Mithi river had covered the debris with silt…
Bengaluru: After weeks of relentless heat, Bengaluru was slammed by a burst of squally thundershowers for over an hour Wednesday. The Central Business District — the city’s glitzy hub — bore its fury in full force. Much-needed relief quickly spiralled into chaos, again exposing the city’s deep vulnerability to extreme weather swings.Barely minutes after India…
Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss welcomed Madras high court’s order directing a probe by CBI into alleged irregularities in the procurement of 45,800 transformers for Tangedco. The court’s directive follows allegations that the transformers were purchased at inflated prices between 2021 and 2023, resulting in a staggering loss of 397 crore to the state exchequer….
Hyderabad: Zurich Insurance Group on Wednesday opened its new global capability centre in Hyderabad, expanding its technology and artificial intelligence operations as part of a broader push to modernise insurance services. The company alsoThe company said the facility will serve as a strategic extension of its global operating model, taking end-to-end responsibility across engineering, data…
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Kolkata: “Even if my name is restored in the electoral roll later, shall I remain alive to cast my vote next time?” asked septuagenarian cancer survivor Rita Bhattacharjee, a resident of Genexx Valley in Joka, whose name was struck off during SIR. Over 100 residents of the Joka complex could not cast their votes. “I…
Surendra, a resident of Jewar’s RR Colony, was arrested on Tuesday Noida: Accused of leering at her 14-year-old stepdaughter, a 45-year-old man brutally assaulted the girl, strangled her with a piece of rope and left the body in a sack on a deserted stretch of Yamuna Pushta Road last week. Then he did what he…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday urged panchayats not to spend money to build gutters in villages. Instead, he urged panchayats to spend the grants given by the state to build wedding venues or banquet halls.“The rural development agency gives funds to many villages, sometimes even as much as Rs 30-50 lakh. But many…
Gorakhpur: Marking International Workers’ Day, the state govt will organise a mass wedding ceremony for 200 daughters of labourers across Gorakhpur division on May 1. The event will be held at Champa Devi Park from 11am, with labour minister Anil Rajbhar and several public representatives attending the event.The initiative, aimed at easing the financial burden…
Ahmedabad: The humongous task of restoring songs dating back to the era of India’s first talkie, ‘Alam Ara’ (1931), demands much more than just passion — a finely tuned ear and a deep technical knowledge of vintage recordings.Yet, by his own admission, Shekhar Iyer, an Ahmedabad-based management professor, possessed none of these qualities. Rather, 36…
