Noida: Community centres in the city were built as sectoral amenities about three decades ago. In the late ’80s and ’90s, almost every other wedding, birthday party and other occasion was held at one of these centres. But now, they are fraying.Older facilities in sectors 11, 12, 19, 40, 44, 55 and 71 show signs…
Panaji: At the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII results declared on Wednesday, Goa students registered a pass percentage of 96.4%. From 12 CBSE higher secondary schools in the state, 800 students — 405 boys and 395 girls — appeared for the examinations across nine centres.Of these 771 — 388 boys and 383…
Hyderabad: Reacting to BRS MLA Harish Rao’s criticism of the Banswada hospital incident, govt whip Addanki Dayakar accused the former health minister of double standards, asking whether he had “forgotten the Ibrahimpatnam CHC incident”, in which four women allegedly died following family planning surgeries during the previous BRS govt’s tenure.Dayakar alleged that no action was…
NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet on Friday approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan (BHAVYA-Rasayan) scheme for establishing three dedicated chemical parks in the country.The scheme will have a total financial outlay of Rs 3,030 crore, of which Rs 3,000 crore will be used for establishing common infrastructure facilities and basic utilities inside the parks, while…
With a biofuel in the mix, E20 petrol aims at lowering emissions, at the same time reducing the requirement of petrol in the fuel mix. (AI image) For a country that imports over 85% of its crude needs, any savings in the oil imports bill is important. With the Middle East conflict and the US-Iran…
The incident exposed the continued operation of the facility despite the Kavlem panchayat ordering its closure for being illegal Ponda: Just hours after concerns over the safety of scrapyards were raised at the Kavlem gram sabha, a fire gutted an allegedly illegal scrap yard in Dhavali on Sunday evening, reigniting questions about the enforcement of…
We inherited a system that was riddled with corruption, says minister R Nirmal Kumar Tamil Nadu minister for energy resources and law R Nirmal Kumar has emerged as the TVK govt’s defender-in-chief. In an interview with TOI’s Shanmughasundaram J, the minister says the TVK-led coalition is preparing a common minimum programme, and TVK will contest…
New Delhi: IMD has issued a yellow alert for moderate to heavy showers for Tuesday and Wednesday, after several parts of Delhi saw light rain Monday.Safdarjung, city’s base station, and Lodhi Road logged 5.8 mm and 4.7 mm of rainfall, respectively till 8.30 am Monday. Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, Safdarjung received 1.4 mm,…
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has received permission from the Bombay High Court to institute a suit against Google LLC, Meta and several other entities over alleged misuse of her identity through AI-generated deepfakes, manipulated images, chatbot personas and other digital content.According to Live Law Biz, justice Abhay Ahuja on Tuesday granted Zinta leave to file…
Shabana Azmi reveals how Vijaya Mehta turned forgotten punchlines into unforgettable moments: ‘She inevitably messed up the punch line’ As the Indian film and theatre fraternity continues to mourn the loss of legendary actor-director Vijaya Mehta, Shabana Azmi has shared a heartfelt remembrance of her mentor and collaborator. Looking back on their association, Azmi celebrated…
