Kolkata: The EC’s no-outsider-on-premises rule has drawn flak from residents of city high-rises, some of whom vote in places like East Burdwan but stay in a gated complex in Kolkata. Some others have relatives coming over from Mumbai or other places for the summer vacation. The EC order banning everyone from outside a particular constituency…
Vijay meets governor R V Arlekar in Lok Bhavan on Wednesday. CHENNAI: The mood in the TVK camp changed from jubilation on Wednesday morning to anxiety in the evening, when C Joseph Vijay’s party was staring at a gap of five seats even after Congress offered support.TVK sources said the governor insisted on letters of…
G S Malik Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Gyanendra Singh Malik during a press Conferenceon Monday,18,November,2024 Ahmedabad: In a sudden move, the home department on Saturday issued a notification appointing 1993-batch IPS officer Gyanender Singh Malik as the new head of the Gujarat police force and the director general of police (DGP). Malik, who is currently serving…
NEW DELHI:India’s automobile industry began FY27 with strong growth across segments, led by rising demand for SUVs and two-wheelers, even as concerns persist over higher commodity prices linked to tensions in West Asia.Domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 26% year-on-year to nearly 4.4 lakh units in April, according to data released by the Society of Indian…
Chandigarh: Hitting back at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its protests against Rajya Sabha MPs who switched to the BJP, Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Tuesday defended the leaders, saying those being labelled as “traitors” were known for their hard work and achievements and had brought global recognition to Punjab and Punjabis.Addressing…
A blackish worm-like creature was found in tap water Valpoi: A blackish worm-like creature was found in tap water supplied to a house in Zarme village under Mauxi Panchayat on Tuesday, raising fresh concerns over drinking water safety in Sattari.The organism was reportedly discovered in the household water supply of Budhaji Gawas. Following the complaint,…
A US federal judge has criticised some terminations carried out under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying the process was unlawful, poorly designed and “deeply troubling”.US District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled on Thursday that the mass cancellations of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) could not stand, blocking the Trump…
Kolkata: The city is set to add 41 lakh sq ft of retail space over the next five years. At least four formatted retail spaces, including two stand-alone malls, are scheduled to become functional in the next couple of years. To put the figure in perspective, this is almost as much as the retail space…
The Maharashtra govt had spent around Rs 1,601 crore on acquiring the Air India building Mumbai: The state govt is likely to spend around Rs 181 crore on repairing and renovating the recently acquired 22-storey Air India building at Nariman Point. Officials said it will take around six months to carry out the work and…
New Delhi: Commercial heavy vehicles are a menace on the capital’s roads, though their speed seems largely under control in high-security areas of Lutyens’ Delhi, where fatal accidents or hit-and-runs involving such vehicles have been rare.That a trucker managed to speed off after mowing down two people on central Delhi’s Ashoka Road on Monday raises…
