Bengaluru: A govt-appointed inquiry committee has identified construction debris, piled-up soil and a nearby cricket practice facility as the reasons behind the collapse of the Bowring Hospital compound wall that killed seven people during heavy rain and strong winds in the city on April 29. The inquiry committee was led by Bengaluru Urban district deputy…
NEW DELHI: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday approved key appointments in the National Testing Agency (NTA) under the department of higher education amid the ongoing NEET-UG 2026 paper leak row and growing scrutiny of the examination body. Anuja Bapat, an Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officer of the 1998 batch, and Ruchita Vij,…
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Renault Global CEO Francois Provost outlines India roadmap. Renault has laid out an aggressive future plan for India, with the French carmaker aiming to make the country one of its top three global markets by 2030. The announcement was made by CEO Francois Provost, as the company shared details of its upcoming product launches, new…
Chandigarh: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held one-on-one meetings with five top Punjab Congress functionaries in what party leaders described as the final round of consultations before the party finalises its strategy for the 2027 assembly elections.The meetings in Delhi came a day after Rahul discussed the political situation in Punjab…
Six lanes of DME will be off-bounds for traffic — cars, trucks and buses — from UP Gate on the Delhi border to Kashi toll plaza near Meerut border for five days Ghaziabad: Traffic to and from Delhi will see disruptions from Aug 7, with police deciding to close the entire UP stretch of Delhi-Meerut…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to implement the proposed ‘Nadanthai Vazhi Cauvery’ project, saying it would benefit farmers and improve drinking water supply to several districts in the state.“The CM should focus on implementing the river project instead of “horse-trading of MLAs to safeguard his…
Noida: Five people died by suicide in the past 12 hours in the city, police said on Tuesday. Two of the deaths happened in two high-rise societies. Initial enquiries suggest that stress, mental-health issues and personal or family-related issues may have been the cause behind their deaths.A 46-year-old woman allegedly jumped to her death from…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that antisemitism in Britain is “growing, real and dangerous” following a series of recent violent incidents, including a stabbing attack in Golders Green that left members of the Jewish community injured.Starmer said the attack was “not isolated” but part of a wider pattern of hate-driven violence, adding that…
Judge Flags Major Gaps In Police VersionLucknow: A local court has acquitted Manoj Chauhan in a six-year-old encounter case in the Alapur area of Ambedkarnagar observing that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.The case dates to Sept 18, 2020, when police claimed that Station House Officer Brijesh Kumar Singh and his…
