Mumbai: The state government on Thursday transferred 21 Indian Police Service (IPS) and State Police Service (SPS) officers following recommendations from the Police Establishment Board, said officials, describing the reshuffle as routine.Among the key changes, Balasaheb Patil, superintendent of police (Nashik Rural), has been posted as deputy commissioner of police in Mumbai. Somnath Gharge, superintendent…
NEW DELHI: Flight operations resumed at Pune airport after the repair work was completed on “war footing” following an incident involving Indian Air Force aircraft.In a social media post on X, Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol said that runway repair work at Pune airport had been completed and the air traffic…
ISRO ISTRAC opens recruitment for multiple technical and support posts; online applications begin across India today ISRO ISTRAC Recruitment 2026: The ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru, has invited online applications for recruitment to multiple technical, scientific and support posts under Advertisement No. ISTRAC:02:2026. The notification was released on June 27, 2026, and…
Design, arts, policy: The other side of IITs HYDERABAD: Want to study at an IIT without pursuing engineering? TOI breaks down the entrance tests, admissions, seat trends and placement records at IIT Hyderabad, IIT Tirupati and IIT Madras to help students and parents make informed choices about emerging non-engineering opportunities at the IITs. How To…
Agri Junction Scheme (officially Trained Agricultural Entrepreneur Swavalamban Agri Junction Scheme) in Uttar Pradesh is an entrepreneurship programme that empowers agriculture graduates and allied subject postgraduates to set up one-stop Krishi Kendra (Agri Junction) centres in rural areas. Launched in 2022-23 with a target of establishing 10,000 centres by 2027, these centres function as village-level…
Lucknow: The prompt action of an elderly businessman and the swift response of the Lucknow cyber crime police helped save ₹9 lakh after cyber fraudsters hacked his mobile phone and siphoned off ₹15 lakh from his bank account in a single transaction.The victim, identified as Dhruv Dhanwani, a resident of Jankipuram Extension in Lucknow, approached…
The windfall tax was introduced to ensure that adequate domestic supplies of petroleum products remain available. (AI image) The windfall tax on exports of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) has been lowered effective May 1, 2026. The excise duty on petrol and diesel sold in the domestic market will remain unchanged. The levy on…
New Delhi: As part of a major push to clean the Yamuna, Delhi govt has awarded work for 12 new decentralised sewage treatment plants (DSTPs) in the Najafgarh area at an estimated cost of around Rs 860 crore. The projects aim to curb pollution flowing into the river through the Najafgarh drain, the capital’s largest…
NEW DELHI: A bill providing for punishment for any insult or obstruction to singing of Vande Mataram will be introduced in Lok Sabha in Parliament’s session starting July 20. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, cleared by the Union Cabinet earlier, comes after guidelines issued by the home ministry made playing or…
Delhi Police crime branch nabbed six alleged shooters linked to gangsters Rashid Cablewala and Hashim Baba at a Karol Bagh lounge. NEW DELHI: The crime branch of Delhi Police has arrested six shooters allegedly linked to gangsters Rashid Cablewala and Hashim Baba after tracing them to a party at a lounge on Pusa Road in…
