Silchar: A 19-year-old Bangladeshi, who allegedly entered Assam undetected two days back in search of a job, surrendered before the district and sessions court in Sribhumi on Monday.The youth, identified as Dwin Islam Sheikh from Bagerhat district, approached the court seeking legal assistance and appealed to be repatriated to his home country.Court sources said Dwin…
Lucknow: The Centre launched Rural Smart Village Centres (RSVC) nationwide to develop smart and self-reliant villages, with the initiative already rolled out in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Karnataka.Existing govt schemes, including the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) and other rural development programmes, are being integrated into the RSVC framework, Dr Sapna Poti, director, strategic alliances…
Jaipur: A family court in the city has granted a London-based father the right to interact with his 3-and-a-half-year-old daughter through video conferencing twice a month. The decision follows a legal dispute concerning access to the child born during the father and mother’s past live-in relationship.The ruling, delivered by presiding officer of court no-4 Pawan…
KALYANI/KOLKATA: Six Trinamool Congress MLAs and four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar attended Tuesday an administrative meeting of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari in an apparent act of defiance as the party’s post-poll haemorrhage showed no signs of stopping. The development coincided with TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy striking a discordant note on the May…
NEW DELHI: India and Canada are looking at concluding the negotiations for a free trade agreement by end of this year, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. Goyal is in Canada for a three-day official visit, starting May 25. “Our Prime Minister has tasked us not only with completing the free trade agreement…
‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh, and Wamiqa Gabbi in the lead roles. The film is currently in its second week at the theatres. The romantic comedy has been earning low but steady collections. Though the movie has crossed the Rs 50 crore mark at the worldwide…
You may feel slightly depressed today, like your mind is carrying a stone in the pocket. The Moon can be a thorn in your mood and Saturn tests your patience, which is why obstacles appear even in the smallest tasks.Don’t take it personal. Files may be delayed, work could be moving slowly and people might…
New Delhi: Parts of Delhi are likely to see the mercury touch 46°C on Wednesday, but relief may follow soon, with rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds expected from Thursday under the influence of a western disturbance.Air quality, which slipped to the ‘very poor’ category on Monday night due to dust intrusion, improved slightly on Tuesday…
Bag containing jewellery and digicam was retrieved by GRP and returned to its rightful owner Mumbai: A bag left behind in a local train by a commuter containing gold jewellery and a camera collectively worth Rs 11 lakh was retrieved and returned to him by the Govt Railway Police (GRP) recently.Constable Kherade from the Andheri…
Bengaluru: In two anti-drug operations, Central Crime Branch (CCB) and JB Nagar police arrested two interstate peddlers, seized narcotics and launched a hunt for international traffickers involved in smuggling contraband into the city.In the first operation, officials of CCB’s Narcotics Control Unit received information from Customs officials that suspicious parcels containing narcotic substances had arrived…
