Ghaziabad: Two people were killed and three injured after their car collided with a divider on NH-58 early on Thursday morning. The group of six was travelling to Meerut after visiting Delhi for the day.ACP (Modinagar) Bhaskar Verma said a commuter called the emergency helpline 112 around 5.40am to report the accident.“We received information that…
Chandigarh: The Congress high command has appointed a three-member team of All India Congress Committee (AICC) observers to assess the political situation in Punjab and submit a report on the state unit, which has long been grappling with factionalism.According to an order issued by AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Thursday, the observers are…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the Centre’s Rs 15,431 crore expansion of the Baihata Chariali–Mission Chariali–Tezpur stretch of National Highway-15 will improve connectivity in Assam, making travel faster and safer.In a social media post, Sarma described the project as a major step towards accelerating the state’s infrastructure-led development and improving access to…
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has proposed changing its name to the Football Federation of Bharat (FFB). After the idea was accepted during the virtually-attended Special General Body Meeting (SGM), the desire to change the name will now go to the Sports Ministry, which will take the final call.However, the process is…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: UT Police filed a case against a city resident for allegedly duping a firm based in Beijing, China of USD 1.3 lakh on the pretext of supplying surgical masks during in 2020.In his police complaint, Rajender Aggarwal, who represents Beijing HJC, New Delhi, alleged that Mastram of Sector 21A, Chandigarh, approached them…
Agartala: CM Manik Saha on Friday said about 80% of Tripura’s panchayats have emerged as frontrunners on the national stage, adding that development must translate into meaningful improvements in people’s lives.Inaugurating the state-based Panchayat Awards for 2026-27, Saha said about 80% of Tripura’s panchayats have set themselves apart on numerous national metrics. He said efforts…
Sonipat: Congress candidate Kamal Diwan on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Sonipat municipal corporation mayoral election.He began the day with a havan at his Sector 14 residence and later held a roadshow to the Mini Secretariat. Supporters gathered along the route from Gohana Road to the nomination venue.Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda, state…
LONDON/KOLKATA: Anisha Chakraborty texted her brother Raktim in the US from Birmingham last Friday to say she had good news to share. The 28-year-old from Kolkata’s Mukundapur had been job-hunting after completing her master’s with distinction at Aston University and had just made it to the final round of an interview.Raktim, who is based in…
India’s Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has defended Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli amid renewed scrutiny over their future, saying India’s focus on replacing experienced players with youngsters simply because they can hit sixes is the wrong approach. The debate resurfaced after Rohit and Kohli endured disappointing returns in…
Consumers buying premium petrol from state-run fuel retailers will continue to get ethanol free fuel. The Centre on Thursday clarified that these specialised grades will remain exempt from the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme. It further added that, currently, there is no proposal either to bring back E0 or E10 petrol or to raise ethanol…
