A visit by TOI to Madayathur, Komanagar and Thaiyur villages in the constituency revealed that there was just one wheelchair each in at least six stations. CHENNAI: Elderly and persons with disabilities in Tiruporur were in for a rough ride on Thursday as several panchayat union schools and govt primary schools in the constituency had…
Bengaluru: From raising funds to support the likes of Bangalore Kidney Foundation (BKF), Neonates Foundation of India (NFI) and Charlie Animal Rescue Centre (CARE), this year’s TCS World 10K has already raised over Rs 5 crore that will support close to 100 NGOs. The marathon will be held on April 26 this year.GoSports Foundation (Sports)…
154 Claires stores close across UK with 1300 jobs lost in high street shakeup / Image: File Teen jewellery giant Claire’s has shut all 154 of its standalone stores across the UK and Ireland, abruptly ending its decades-long presence on the high street. The closures, confirmed in late April 2026, led to more than 1,300…
Aizawl: Mizoram has experienced a surge in Covid-19 infections over the past few days, with 32 active cases on Friday — all of them within the municipal area of Aizawl, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) officials said on Friday.The officials said out of 11 samples tested on Friday, 10 people were found to be infected…
WBBSE confirms Madhyamik 2026 result date as May 8 amid election schedule attention West Bengal Madhyamik Result 2026: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has confirmed the release date for the Madhyamik Pariksha 2026 results. The Class 10 examination outcomes will be declared on May 8, 2026, ending uncertainty among students awaiting their scores.Those…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Make in India, Together with Korea: Korean president backs Atmanirbhar BharatAs he arrived in India for a State visit, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Koreas and India must work closely as emerging global leaders amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty, and that the 2 countries can give a new…
Oil prices soared to a four-year peak on Thursday before retreating, as fears over the intensifying US-Iran war rattled global energy markets and fueled concerns over disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, briefly climbed to $126.41 a barrel overnight, its highest level in four years, before easing back to…
Neetu Kapoor has opened up about why she consciously gives son Ranbir Kapoor and daughter-in-law Alia Bhatt their personal space despite living in the same building as them. The veteran actor also recalled advising late husband Rishi Kapoor to avoid constantly calling daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni after her marriage.During a recent conversation with Soha Ali…
Pune: RTI activists have raised fresh concerns over bureaucratic appointments to key transparency posts after the state govt introduced new eligibility criteria for information commissioners.A govt resolution (GR) issued on Monday laid down age, education and experience norms for the posts of state chief information commissioner (SCIC) and state information commissioners (SICs), marking a shift…
Mumbai: The state urban development department (UDD) on Wednesday authorised Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) to undertake heavy engineering, infrastructure, consultancy and turnkey works within India and abroad. Such work cannot have any monetary or scope limitation.In a govt resolution (GR), UDD said it considers it expedient to leverage MMRC’s technical expertise, institutional capability and…
