Kolkata: Around 1.8 lakh enumerators led by 30,000 supervisors will hit the streets and cover around 3.1 crore establishments after the first phase of Census 2027, which is set to begin from Saturday with an online self-enumeration process.On Saturday, Bengal Governor R N Ravi and chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will be the first two residents…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel welcomed Parliament’s passage of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Malpractices) Bill, 2026, describing it as a historic step towards protecting the future of crores of young people across the country. In a video message, Patel said the law, with provisions for stringent punishment of paper leak rackets, heavy penalties, fast-track…
Councillors flag delays, monopoly The General House Meeting of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh held on July, 31, 2026 at Assembly Hall, MCC building, Sector 17, Chandigarh. Photo by PRITAM THAKUR Chandigarh: The city’s persistent waterlogging woes, delays in civic works and allegations of a monopoly by a handful of contractors triggered heated discussions during the municipal…
Pune: A 42-year-old milk supplier died after his motorcycle hit the door of a parked car that was suddenly opened on Buttee Street in Pune’s Camp area on Thursday night. The impact threw him onto the road, causing fatal head injuries.The Pune Cantonment police identified the deceased as Suryakant Bidkar, a resident of Gawliwada in…
Lucknow: A gang of four men stole silver anklets worth around ₹20 lakh from a private bus in Barabanki district after disabling the vehicle’s CCTV camera. However, another camera inside the bus recorded the entire operation.The theft came to light after Agra-based jeweller Krishna Kumar Khandelwal lodged a complaint at Ramsanehighat police station, alleging that…
Jaipur: Facing pressure on blood stocks after mandating blood supply to pregnant women without replacement donors, Rajasthan govt has directed state-run blood centres to collect 50% of blood donated at voluntary camps organised by private blood banks, NGOs and other organisations across the state.Earlier, govt blood centres collected 20% of blood from such camps, with…
The court stressed that maintaining cleanliness is a fundamental duty and called for strict action against offenders. (Generative image) NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court on Friday came down heavily on Indians who litter public places at home but follow cleanliness rules abroad, saying the same people who “throw garbage on the road without batting…
President Donald Trump holds up a red card during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino FIFA has abandoned its controversial plan to sell a minority stake in its commercial operations, including the FIFA World Cup, following strong opposition from football federations and internal criticism.FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced on Friday that the proposal would…
Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha On the occasion of International Girlfriends Day, here’s a heartwarming throwback featuring one of Bollywood’s most-loved couples, Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa.During an appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show to promote his film with Kriti Sanon, Rajkummar was asked by Kapil whether filmmakers cast him in relationship-centric films by coincidence or because…
State IMA demanded that special police protection must be deployed at the MMC office Mumbai: As a decision from the medical education ministry remains pending over the induction of homeopaths into modern medicine based on a one-year course, Maharashtra Medical Association (MMC) officials on Friday said the situation is increasingly turning tense.Just a day prior,…
