Hyderabad: Pilot surveys aimed at filtering out ineligible beneficiaries of the Cheyutha welfare scheme (earlier known as Aasara pensions) have thrown up startling revelations. Officials have discovered that pensions continued to be credited to accounts of deceased individuals, while certain govt employees — including staff from GHMC — were also found to among the beneficiaries…
Australian couple Quentin and Kylie Birt have donated more than A$100 million to charitable causes in the past two years, including a recent A$40 million contribution to FightMND. Despite becoming some of Australia’s biggest private donors, the Brisbane-based couple insist they are not trying to build a reputation as philanthropists. Quentin Birt, who made his…
Fencing work begins in Siliguri, West Bengal (Photo credit: ANI) SILIGURI: Fencing work began along the India-Bangladesh border in the Phansidewa area of Siliguri subdivision on Friday. This comes after the West Bengal government handed over 27 kilometres of land to the Border Security Force (BSF), along with additional land for Border Outposts (BOP) and…
Shreyas Iyer (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) DHARAMSHALA: The debate surrounding Shreyas Iyer’s return to the Indian T20I squad has moved beyond the realm of “what if” and into the territory of “when”. As the BCCI selectors look towards the upcoming tours of Ireland and England, the conversation is no longer about a sentimental recall; it is…
Uncertainty over who will pay Iran $300 billion (Getty Images) As US secretary of state Marco Rubio heads to the Gulf to defend Washington’s proposed peace deal with Iran, one provision has emerged as a major source of concern among America’s Arab allies — a planned $300 billion reconstruction and development fund for Tehran. While…
Lucknow: Investigation into the alleged embezzlement of donations from the Ram Temple intensified on Sunday as Ayodhya police questioned five jailed accused and advanced analysis of electronic evidence, with forensic teams recovering deleted CCTV footage that allegedly shows cash being removed during the donation-counting process.Highly placed sources said forensic experts and IT specialists retrieved video…
A legal battle has erupted over who represents murder accused Siya Goyal. Advocate Ashutosh Srivastava (R) claims his appointment is valid and filed, threatening defamation suits against Siya’s brother, Sahil (L), who denies engaging him PUNE: The Lohagad Fort murder case has spilled into a new courtroom battle — this time between two lawyers fighting…
Ladakh fines tourists for driving into lake SRINAGAR: Four tourists have been fined a total of Rs 2 lakh for off-roading in Ladakh’s Pangong Lake and other protected wildlife areas in the Union Territory’s first such punitive action against such illegal incursions.Four vehicles used during the trips over the past fortnight were impounded. A viral…
Visual from the incident that injured the ‘cow smuggler’ GURGAON: A suspected cow smuggler was injured in an encounter with police in Haryana’s Nuh district after a vehicle carrying cattle allegedly broke through a police blockade on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and attempted to flee.According to police, a team chased the suspects after they ignored signals…
Tata Motors has launched a new Jubilee Edition of the Sierra to celebrate the SUV crossing the 50,000-unit sales milestone in India. The special edition is based on the Smart+, Pure and Adventure variants and brings a range of dealer-fitted accessories along with a few additional convenience features. The company is yet to announce the…
