Varanasi: To promote the use of Hindi language in all the central govt related work, a meeting of the Nagar Rajbhasha Implementation Committee (NARAKAS), was held at the GM conference hall on Friday, alongside a literary seminar on noted poet, writer and journalist, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi.The meeting was chaired by chaired by North Eastern Railway…
Aizawl: The opposition Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Thursday urged the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) govt to review its decision to make the MizoTaxi application mandatory for taxi and auto-rickshaw operators, alleging irregularities and favouritism in the rollout.In a statement, the MPCC said it was “difficult to understand” why the govt directed drivers to…
Beth Mooney (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) Australia continued their dominant run at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a crushing 98-run win over the Netherlands on Saturday. The defending champions posted 219/6, equalling the highest total in the tournament’s history and crossing the 200-run mark in a Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time.Beth…
Pune: The court of additional sessions judge, Sumit G Joshi, on Tuesday sentenced a 73-year-old watchman to life imprisonment for murdering his wife and walking on a road with her severed head in 2015, holding that the prosecution proved the charge beyond reasonable doubt through consistent eyewitness accounts and forensic evidence.Holding that the prosecution had…
NEW DELHI: A friendship, a relationship, a marriage — and then, according to investigators, a murder plan. Some of India’s most disturbing crime cases have raised questions about how relationships built on trust can turn into deadly betrayals.From the alleged murder of Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya to the recent killing of Pune…
Every year, devotees gather on the banks of the Indrayani river for the Ashadhi Ekadashi festival in Alandi Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s standing committee on Wednesday took a significant decision ahead of the Ashadhi Wari, approving the appointment of a contractor and sanctioning works worth Rs430 crore for the Indrayani river rejuvenation…
Improving global risk appetite and a strong rally in equities helped nine of India’s 10 most valuable companies add a combined Rs 2.15 lakh crore in market valuation last week, with Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest gainer.The benchmark BSE Sensex climbed 1,274.95 points, or 1.68%, during the week, PTI reported.“Indian equity markets extended their…
The deceased was identified as Uday Mahato, a resident of Khyala. NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old man was killed after a speeding SUV allegedly ran him over while he was standing by the roadside with a friend in Delhi’s Rajouri Garden area, police said on Sunday.The incident occurred on Saturday night in West Delhi. The deceased…
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted two men accused of robbery under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), noting the prosecution failed to provide “substantial or corroborative evidence” linking them to the crime. The prosecution could not show the alleged crime was committed for gaining pecuniary benefits by the accused as a…
35-year-old man named Manjot Singh is alleged to have shot his aunt, her young son, and a friend before taking his own life CHANDIGARH: A suspected land dispute turned deadly in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district after a 35-year-old man allegedly shot dead his aunt, her teenage son and his own friend before turning the gun on…
