Norway’s Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, and a high-level Norwegian delegation Wednesday participated in a 6.5km run through Bengaluru’s streets and footpaths Bengaluru: Norway’s Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, and a high-level Norwegian delegation Wednesday participated in a 6.5km run through Bengaluru’s streets and footpaths.The run, led by Arun Pai of Project Walkaluru, aimed to…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) will soon shift all its services and property sales to online platforms. Housing and urban development minister B Rajkumar directed officials to digitise the board’s operations to improve transparency and make services more accessible to the public.Chairing a review meeting at Tamil Nadu Housing Board headquarters on Tuesday, the…
Hyderabad: Swiss healthcare giant Roche on Wednesday said it is expanding its digital technology presence in India with a new hub in Hyderabad, its second in the country after Pune.The Digital Technology Hub in Hyderabad is scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of 2027 and is expected to scale over the following years,…
Police said Kala Jathedi married Anuradha Chaudhary, a former Delhi-based gangster, on March 12, 2024. (File Photo) GURGAON: Gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jatheri was brought to Gurgaon under heavy police security on Wednesday afternoon after a court granted him four hours of custody parole to meet his wife and newborn twin daughters on humanitarian grounds.Jatheri…
Diptangshu Mahata, a class 12 student at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, died hours after drinking scalding hot tea Kolkata: Diptangshu Mahato, a class 12 student of Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, died hours after consuming a hot tea at school. His family has lodged a complaint with Narendrapur PS, alleging gross negligence on the part of…
Imphal: Fresh violence hit Manipur’s Kamjong district on Wednesday after unidentified attackers set fire to more than 20 houses across three villages in separate incidents.The miscreants torched Phaimol, a Kuki village near the India-Myanmar border, before a suspected retaliatory attack targeted Tangkhul Naga villages, officials said.At around 12:30 pm, unknown miscreants set fire to Phaimol,…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Police will launch a 15-day statewide helmet awareness and enforcement campaign from July 2, making helmet use mandatory for both two-wheeler riders and pillion passengers.The drive, which will run till July 16, has been ordered by DGP Rajeev Kumar Sharma as part of the state’s Road Safety Strategy to cut road accident deaths…
India condemns reported demolition of 125-year-old gurdwara in Pakistan NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday strongly condemned the reported demolition of the historic 125-year-old Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Pakistan’s Farooqabad, describing it as a “targeted act of vandalism” and calling on Islamabad to bring those responsible to justice.“We have…
Microsoft plans thousands of job cuts, impacting less than 2.5% of workforce Microsoft is preparing to cut around 5,500 jobs in another round of layoffs as it continues shifting billions of dollars towards artificial intelligence (AI), with the expected move also reigniting debate over the company’s use of the H1-B visa programme.According to the Business…
From an employee’s perspective, some of the most notable changes relate to withdrawals and access to savings. (AI image) Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 2026: The Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 2026. This has been notified by the government under the Code on Social Security, 2020. It replaces the…
