A govt press release said an auxiliary grant scheme is being implemented under the Women and Child Development Department Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal doubling the financial assistance provided for the rehabilitation of released female juvenile prisoners to Rs 50,000. The hike came two years after the govt increased the financial…
Bengaluru: B2B ecommerce platform Udaan on Tuesday announced a proposed $160 million financing transaction comprising fresh equity, new debt and the conversion of existing debt into shares.The transaction broadly includes about $50 million in fresh equity from Lightspeed Venture Partners and M&G Prudential, around $50 million in private credit from BlackRock and the conversion of…
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay presents an appointment order to a candidate during a recruitment event organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare at the Presidency College in Chennai on Tuesday. Chennai: Tamil Nadu has launched a new nonprofit foundation aimed at drawing corporate and individual donations into the state’s public hospital network,…
Minor who alleged rape goes missing, police suspect role of Pocso accused Hyderabad: Days after a 17-year-old girl told Bharosa Centre officials that she had been raped allegedly by a 24-year-old man from Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, the minor went missing from her aunt’s flat in Malakpet in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting police to…
Competitions will be held in the under-14, under-17 and under-19 categories Gurgaon: Directorate of secondary education, Haryana, has issued guidelines for the 2026-27 Haryana School Games, scheduled to be held from July 20 to Aug 3, introducing stricter eligibility verification norms and adding three new sports — wushu, modern pentathlon and squash — to the…
Kolkata: A 26-year-old woman hailing from Manipur and working at a private sector bank in Kolkata was found dead on Tuesday morning at her rented accommodation in central Kolkata’s Taltala area.Police rushed to the spot after being alerted by the landlord and recovered the body. Investigators suspect that the woman may have died by suicide…
Panaji: A 15-year-old girl recently delivered a healthy baby at a govt hospital after doctors conducted a normal delivery, while her parents remained unaware of the pregnancy until the delivery.The minor had concealed information from her parents about the accused in the rape case until she delivered the baby. A subsequent investigation revealed that the…
Varanasi: The iconic GI-tagged Banarasi sarees and zari craftsmanship are set to take centre stage at Bharat Tex 2026, India’s biggest global textile exhibition, where the city’s centuries-old weaving tradition will be showcased before thousands of international buyers, investors and fashion brands.The four-day event, which kicked off at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, on…
Ahmedabad: Whenever identical twins — city-based businessmen Sanjeev and Rajeev Chhajer– fly for business or pleasure, they first hit a roadblock at Digi Yatra. The app, which promises quicker airport entry and security clearance through facial authentication, struggles to distinguish between them forcing one of them out of the fast-track process and into manual verification…
Chandigarh: The death of a 31-year-old man whose body was found under suspicious circumstances in Kajheri has taken a curious turn, with the post-mortem attributing the death to a drug overdose even as the family suspects foul play and has submitted CCTV footage to the police.The body was found near a dispensary in Kajheri two…
