Kolkata: Calcutta High Court has overturned an almost 30-year-old acquittal in a case of bigamy and directed a 75-year-old former policeman to serve three years in prison and pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to his second wife.The bench of justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Ananya Bandopadhyay, which delivered the ruling on Friday, observed that the…
FOX One has announced a nationwide search for a fan to watch every 2026 World Cup match for $50,000/ AI representative Image A football fan will be paid $50,000 to watch every match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after FOX Sports announced a nationwide search for what it is calling the “FOX One Chief…
Earlier in the day, Bains toured areas including Model Town, Rishi Nagar, Samrala Chowk, and Chaura Bazaar to check static compactors and cleanliness. Ludhiana: Local bodies minister Harjot Singh Bains conducted a surprise inspection across Ludhiana on Friday to review the state govt’s ongoing sanitation drive. While the minister met with some field workers, high…
To accommodate the prevailing weather conditions, the first day of the championship was split into morning and evening shifts, starting with track and field events Ludhiana: The 101st Senior Athletic Championship commenced at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, drawing top senior athletes from various districts across Punjab. Organised by the Punjab Athletic Association, the…
Representational image of an empty classroom Ludhiana: A couple charged with running a fake CBSE senior secondary school with 600 students for five years and outsourcing its final-year students to rival institutes to cover up a lack of credentials is on the run.Surinder Singla and his wife, Anita Singla, had hoodwinked Punjab’s transient workers into…
Dibrugarh: Two persons were injured in police firing in the Bogidol area Sivasagar district on Monday evening after they allegedly attempted to collect extortion money on behalf of banned outfit Ulfa-I.The two injured persons, identified as Ritu Gogoi and Jitumoni Gogoi, and four others were travelling on three motorcycles to collect extortion money from local…
Palanpur: A first-year nursing student allegedly ended her life by hanging in her hostel room at Merchant College of Nursing on the Mehsana–Visnagar road on Friday.The deceased, identified as Asmita Patel, was a native of Rumla village in Chikhli taluka of Navsari district. She was staying alone in her room in the college hostel.“No suicide…
Govt cancels tenders to study privatisation of waste mgmt in 12 corpns Chennai: The TVK govt has withdrawn its tenders to study outsourcing solid waste management operations in 12 corporations across the state, following political backlash from its allies. The tenders were floated last week for a detailed feasibility report for the 12 corporations for…
CHANDIGARH: The allotment of a room in Panjab University’s International Hostel to PUCSC president Gaurav Veer Sohal, a facility reserved for international and NRI students, has raised questions over transparency and adherence to procedure, particularly in the absence of any publicly notified vacancy or application process.Earlier in March, there was a controversy after the daughter…
MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said it is “premature” to talk about an interest rate hike, pushing back against market expectations that had begun pricing in tighter monetary policy. He emphasised that the central bank has made no such signal and remains firmly data-dependent amid persistent global uncertainty.In an interview with ET Now,…
