The accident victim worked at MTNL for 16 years and joined BMC cleaning services a month ago Mumbai: A BMC employee was killed, and two others were injured after a speeding car hit two scooters on CD Road in Khar West on Monday. An FIR has been registered against an honorary ex-Army Brigadier who is…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar, also finance minister, has the difficult task of balancing guarantee schemes with drought relief Bengaluru: Prolonged drought-like conditions in most of the state have put chief minister DK Shivakumar in a tight political and financial spot, well ahead of the 2028 assembly polls.The govt has announced input assistance of Rs 2,500…
Former justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had directed CBI in June 2022 to form a dedicated SIT to look into recruitment irregularities in state-sponsored and aided primary and secondary schools. Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere in an application filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking to disband the special investigation team (SIT)…
MSRTC has received approval for the redevelopment of Swargate bus station PUNE: State govt has approved redevelopment of the dilapidated Swargate bus station, nearly a year after Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) proposed it, state transport minister and MSRTC chairperson Pratap Sarnaik said on Monday.The groundwork, however, is expected to begin only in Dec…
As of July 2026, Saidnagar Block in Rampur proudly holds the title of the top Aspirational Development Block in Uttar Pradesh. From improved healthcare and education to better infrastructure, agriculture and social welfare, Rampur is witnessing a significant transformation in development outcomes under the Yogi Adityanath government. The achievement of Saidnagar Block, which secured the…
JAIPUR: Two men who entered a bank’s ATM booth in Nagaur allegedly to loot cash were trapped inside after the branch manager lowered and locked the shutter from outside Sunday night. The accused had entered the ATM carrying a gas cutter and other tools, police said. More than Rs 16 lakh was kept in the…
The cabinet of Madhya Pradesh has sanctioned horizontal reservations for ex-Agniveers aiming to join various uniformed services, such as the police force. The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has approved a 20% horizontal reservation for former Agniveers in several uniformed services and cleared schemes and projects worth more than Rs 24,500 crore, the state government said.The decisions…
A 3.5km stretch of sea wall along the Essex coast was deliberately breached in five places in October 2002. This allowed tides to rush into 283 hectares of farmland at Abbotts Hall Farm in Great Wigborough. The planned flooding changed an intensively farmed arable site into a thriving coastal wetland. In the years that followed,…
For bulk purchases, such off-the-record cash deals can bring prices down by as much as 6% from prevailing market rates. (Image for representative purposes) Gold prices, despite their recent correction, are still very high and the hike in gold import duties from 6% to 15% has raised the cost of jewellery further.Although prices have fallen…
Hollywood star Kim Basinger once made an extraordinary real-estate investment in her home state of Georgia. In 1989, the actress led an investment group that paid a reported $20 million for roughly 1,800 acres in and around the small town of Braselton, northeast of Atlanta. Her ambitious plan was to transform the historic community into…
