NEW DELHI: Government slammed Pakistan for fake news blaming India for the ongoing violent protests in POK, urging the international community to hold Pakistan accountable for its “misdeeds and abuses”.The ministry of external affairs said it had taken note of a pattern of fake news and videos emanating from Pakistan.“It is a desperate attempt by…
PUNE: A family from Charholi travelling in a multi-purpose vehicle (MUV) allegedly assaulted a 35-year-old techie, his wife and accidentally struck their three-year-old son on the Pune-Nagar highway near Wagholi around 7pm on Wednesday, after the techie’s motorcycle allegedly brushed against the vehicle.According to the Wagholi police, the techie, who had moved to Pune about…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the reigning IPL and WPL champions. New Delhi: For years, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were Indian cricket’s great romantics.They had the stars. They had the fan base. They had the moments. What they didn’t have were the trophies.RCB reached IPL finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016 and fell short. For 18 years,…
Sanjeev DevasiaMumbai: Additional municipal commissioners and additional district election officers of the BMC have directed that police complaints be filed against booth level officers (BLOs) who have not reported for duty under the special intensive revision (SIR) programme of voter lists. The complaints are to be lodged at police stations in the respective jurisdictions.The directions…
Kolkata: The state on Monday formally joined Ayushman Bharat, the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme, enabling residents of the state to access cashless treatment at over 36,000 empanelled hospitals across the country. Bengal was the only remaining state/UT that had not join Ayushman Bharat earlier.The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed at Vigyan Bhavan in…
Veteran actor Mumtaz recently opened up about her memories with Dharmendra, recalling their last meeting and reflecting on his warmth as a person. In a recent chat, she also spoke about her limited interaction with his sons, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, while praising them for their upbringing. ‘I went to his house… we spent…
Devdutt Padikkal likely to be India’s new No.3 TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: With temperatures nearing 40°C and the afternoon sun beating down relentlessly, Team India pushed through another intense training session in Mullanpur on Thursday ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, beginning Saturday.With the Indian Premier League (IPL) having ended just three days ago and…
Chandigarh: Building on the success of its first student exposure initiative, PGIMER, in collaboration with the Himachal Pradesh government, organised the second edition of Project SARATHI, bringing over 800 school students to the institute this month.A total of 837 students and 71 teachers from districts including Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Una, Kangra, Chamba, Kullu, Sirmaur, Shimla, Solan,…
Bengaluru: In a move that could end decades-old monopoly of Karnataka’s state-run electricity supply companies (Escoms), Tata Power has applied for a licence to distribute electricity in areas currently served by govt utilities. The move has already come under fire from the Federation of Karnataka Electricity Board Employees’ Union, which has warned the govt of…
NEW DELHI: Chairing a meeting here to assess preparedness and security arrangements for the annual Amarnath Yatra, home minister Amit Shah on Friday directed the J&K police, central forces and other agencies to form an impregnable, multi-layered security grid along the yatra route, while also securing all major tourist destinations in the Union territory.At the…
