UP govt increased minimum wages by 21% after the April 13 protest by industrial workers in Noida Noida: A city court on Monday allowed two-day conditional police remand of Aditya Anand, Satyam Verma and Himanshu Thakur, who have been accused of instigating violence during the industrial workers protest of April 13. The court rejected lawyers’…
Panaji: Several opposition leaders, including leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, AAP MLA Cruz Silva and AAP state president Valmiki Naik, were summoned to appear at the Panaji police station on Friday in connection with the agitation held outside town and country planning minister Vishwajit Rane’s house.Following the summons, the politicians appeared at the Panaji police…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has quashed summons issued by a Surat court against DCP R N Nakum and two police inspectors, R B Gojiya and H B Patel, over a complaint of custodial torture made by three persons before the court.A judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) in Surat initiated an inquiry into the allegations…
Blast near Shambhu–Ambala rail track in Patiala (Image used for representational purpose only) CHANDIGARH: A blast near a railway track in Punjab’s Patiala late Monday night triggered panic in the area, police said.An unidentified body was also recovered near the Shambhu–Ambala rail track where the incident occurred, a senior police official said. However, it is…
PIMPRI-CHINCHWAD: In a high-stakes operation, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Fire Department rescued a man who had climbed a high-tension transmission tower in the Nigdi area on Monday night.The several-hour-long operation involved eight fire teams and a specialised force of around 50–60 personnel. Officials said the man appeared to be in an inebriated state, making the rescue more…
Shillong: In an initiative to enable rural residents access formal banking support for income-generating activities, the MegLIFE project under the Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA) inked a MoU with the Meghalaya Rural Bank here on Monday.The MoU, aimed at strengthening livelihood promotion through improved access to financial services, will facilitate credit linkages for Integrated Village…
Lucknow: The fees for applying in general postgraduate (PG) courses in LU have been increased by 50%. The application fees for professional courses have witnessed a hike of 25%.The online registration through the Samarth Portal for admissions in the 2026-27 session was opened on Monday.For general postgraduate programmes, including LLM and LLB, the application fee…
School building that collapsed in Piplodi in July 2025 Jaipur: Govt school teachers and principals have been directed to report visible defects in school buildings to district authorities before summer vacations so repairs can be completed during the holiday period ahead of the monsoon.Officials said that the teachers’ role will be strictly limited to identifying…
New Delhi: Govt Monday said that with the country having sufficient stocks of diesel and petrol, there was no need to import automobile fuels to meet domestic demand. Addressing an inter-ministerial press briefing, Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in ministry of petroleum and natural gas, said the shortage of diesel at certain outlets in Andhra Pradesh…
A firefighter sergeant in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture has been suspended after an unusual case of workplace misconduct that has since gone viral online. The officer, based in Inazawa City, was found to have coerced colleagues into playing handmade board games during duty hours, including rest or nap breaks, over a six-month period. What he described…
