Chennai: VCK and IUML have decided to join the cabinet and their MLAs will be sworn in on Friday. VCK’s Tindivanam MLA Vanni Arasu is likely to be allotted Adi dravidar welfare, and IUML’s Papanasam MLA A M Shahjahan is set to get minorities welfare department.After meeting senior party functionaries, IUML president K M Kader…
Early in the week, your home feels like a well lit room after a long power cut. Peaceful. Friendly. The kind of atmosphere where even small conversations turn sweet. You’ll enjoy simple routines, chai with family, a tidy cupboard, a shared laugh. You may also notice money turning up from a place you didn’t expect,…
BENGALURU: It’s still early days in the IPL season, but after four matches, Lucknow Super Giants find themselves languishing in the lower half of the points table with two losses. Their power-packed batting line-up is yet to truly fire, and Tom Moody, global director of cricket, RPSG Group, believes the M Chinnaswamy Stadium could be…
New Delhi: Observing that a bank account is the very essence of an individual’s economic existence, Delhi High Court has directed a private bank to immediately defreeze the account of a city resident, holding that its continued blocking without any FIR, accusation or judicial order was “wholly arbitrary and unsustainable in law”.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav…
New Delhi: Claiming to have exposed a builder-banker nexus, CBI has filed a chargesheet against AVJ Developers Pvt Ltd, its directors and officials from Bank of India, ICICI and UCO Bank for a coordinated fraud on banks and homebuyers.Its investigation revealed bank employees bypassed norms to provide undue financial advantages to builders. The scheme, CBI…
A new star is about to rise in Indian cinema as Zanai Bhosle, the granddaughter of iconic singer Asha Bhosle, steps into the spotlight for her acting debut. She will portray the role of Rani Sai Bhonsale in Sandeep Singh’s much-anticipated historical film ‘The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,’ alongside acclaimed actor Rishab Shetty….
Ludhiana: Encroachments by food carts along the boundary wall of the Government Industrial Training Institute (Women) on Rani Jhansi Road have sparked safety and hygiene concerns among students and faculty.The illegal vendors create a congested and uneasy atmosphere, particularly during the institute’s entry and dispersal hours. “The crowd around these carts is discomforting for students….
Pune: Describing the alleged rape and murder of a three-year-old girl near Nasrapur in Bhor district as “deeply saddening and condemnable,” chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the state govt will move for a fast-track court trial and seek death penalty for the accused.“The accused has already been arrested. We will request the high…
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday hinted at a large-scale overhaul of Bengal’s assembly constituencies combined with a significant increase in the number of members in the state legislative assembly — which may necessitate the construction of a new assembly building.Speaking in the Vidhan Sabha on Friday, Adhikari said: “The number of assembly seats may…
Panaji: The directorate of science and technology in Goa has initiated the process of filing a geographical indication (GI) application for the state’s traditional breads — pao, poie and unddo — under a single filing. Extensive consultations with the baker community and stakeholders are under way to ensure broad-based consensus and representation.“GI will empower bakers…
