New Delhi: Delhi govt’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) Friday opposed interim bail to former Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Vatsala Aggarwal and co-accused Dr Vinod Kumar Ranga in the alleged Rs 700-crore medical procurement scam, alleging they colluded to concentrate decision-making powers in their hands to favour bidders like alleged mastermind Rajeev Kumar Rangeela, who…
Mumbai: In a major relief for law aspirants, the Maharashtra CET Cell has extended the deadline for filling college preferences for three-year and five-year LLB admissions after 232 more law colleges were brought into the centralised admission process.The additions have more than doubled the number of participating colleges from 149 when the option-form process began…
Armed Forces, police personnel and students take part in Independence Day rehearsal ahead of August 15 celebrations (Photo credit: Muthu P) BENGALURU: The 80th State-level Independence Day celebrations will be held at the Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground on August 15, with chief minister DK Shivakumar scheduled to hoist the national flag at 9am, take…
Poondi Reservoir | File photo Chennai: Andhra Pradesh has doubled its release of Krishna river water to Chennai to 450 cusecs despite holding relatively low reserves — 14tmcft, about a fifth of its 68.03tmcft capacity — giving the city a chance to boost its reservoirs before the northeast monsoon arrives, said a senior official with…
Kataram: In a tragic incident, a man and his son were electrocuted in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as K Bapu (45) and his son K Manoj (23). The incident took place at Gagaram village in Kataram mandal.The neighbouring farmers, who noticed Bapu and his son Manoj in an unconscious…
21-year-old Golam Sarwar in a police vehicle following his arrest Kolkata: A 21-year-old man hacked three children to death with a knife and critically injured another in Murshidabad’s Raghunathpur village on Thursday afternoon. Police have arrested the accused. He was produced before court on Friday.Five-year-old Manifa Khatun, Anisha Khatun, six-year-old Nusrat Jahan and 11-year-old Ishrat…
President Droupadi Murmu has approved 78 gallantry awards for personnel of the defence forces and CAPF. NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards for personnel of the Defence Forces and Central Armed Police Forces on the eve of the 80th Independence Day. Of the 78 awards, 13 have been approved posthumously,…
A 79-year-old grandmother in Herefordshire, UK, is refusing to sell part of her garden for a major road project that could bring a 60mph route close to her home. Jean Harris, a retired school secretary and piano teacher, has point-blank refused to negotiate over the land needed for the proposed Southern Link Road, now being…
Reddit surged 14.7% after it was announced that the company would be added to the S&P 500 index. US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks were trading close to their record highs on Friday despite another unexpectedly weak economic indicator, this time showing softer retail spending.The S&P 500 inched up 0.1%, following the record close…
Sohail Khan was recently seen on the reality show ‘Alliance’, and after his appearance wrapped up, he hosted a success party at his home, with photos from the bash soon making the rounds online. But it was his transformed, post-weight-loss look that sparked chatter, as several social media users trolled him with claims he’d used…
