KOLKATA: For 50-year-old Benji, the anguish of disenfranchisement has brought with it the heartbreak of being orphaned again.An orphan from Kerala, his home for the past 27 years has been his employer’s family in Beleghata. But the Election Commission’s diktat has severed his ‘formal’ link with octogenarian Padmarani Baral, who he considers his mother. During…
Panaji: Members of Ponnjekars Against Casinos have filed a criminal complaint at the Panaji police station against directors of six offshore casinos operating on the Mandovi river.Alleging that the casinos are permitting children and individuals under 21 to board the vessels, the activists want an FIR filed against the owners and a forensic audit of…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has held that in a criminal prosecution for bigamy, marriage cannot be presumed merely from cohabitation or from the birth of a child, and has upheld the acquittal of a man accused of contracting a second marriage during the subsistence of his first marriage.The case arose from a complaint filed…
Ludhiana: At least seven women were injured Saturday afternoon after a major explosion sparked a massive fire at a steel factory in the village of Bishanpura.The blast occurred at the facility near Doraha, sending thick plumes of smoke across the industrial belt. Emergency services responded with more than 50 fire tenders to battle the blaze,…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: Cyber police registered a case against unknown miscreants for duping a city-based woman of Rs 49 lakh on the pretext of online investment. The businesswoman from Sector 18, Chandigarh, said while surfing social media one day, she came across a speech by a minister, about a scheme which was “Sebi regulated.” She…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has announced that applications for duplicate marksheets, passing certificates, and migration certificates will be handled entirely online starting May 1.The reform eliminates the long-standing requirement for school recommendation letters and physical record verification, mandating that certificates be issued within a window of three…
Imphal: Thousands of people seeking answers on key issues in strife-torn Manipur clashed with police in Imphal on Saturday after they were stopped from marching to the chief minister’s residence.The protest march was called by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi). Security was tightened across the city, with barricades erected at Keishampat Junction, Singjamei…
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Jaipur: Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) has initiated plans to introduce “plug-and-play” facilities across divisional levels in the state, along with a dedicated development in Kishangarh. It has identified land parcels in industrial zones for developing these facilities.The selected plots will be allotted through an online e-auction process on a rental basis…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed relief over the safety of US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and vice president JD Vance after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.“Relieved to learn that President Trump, the First Lady and Vice President are safe and unharmed following the recent…
