Panaji: Residents of Anjuna staged an unusual protest outside the electricity department headquarters in Panaji on Thursday over allegedly inflated power bills, eating ‘pej’ (rice kanji) to symbolise that steep charges could push them into poverty.“Bills have been shockingly high. Soon, we may have to survive on kanji because we will be left with no…
Bihar ITI CAT 2026 admit card released at BCECEB portal ahead of May 17 examination Bihar ITI CAT 2026 admit card: Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) has released the admit card for the Industrial Training Institute Competitive Admission Test (ITI CAT) 2026 on its official website. Registered candidates can now download their hall…
NFRA chief Nitin Gupta highlights stronger auditor-regulator collaboration for robust financial reporting ecosystem PUNE: Calling for greater collaboration between regulators and the accounting profession, National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) chairman Nitin Gupta said that NFRA and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) must work in a complementary manner to strengthen audit quality and…
Hyderabad: The wife of retired Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray was found murdered at their residence in the upscale Prashasan Nagar, Jubilee Hills, on Friday morning.The victim, 62-year-old Tanuja Ranjan, was allegedly smothered to death. Police suspect that a domestic help from Nepal, employed by the family for over a year, orchestrated…
Referee Raphael Claus of Brazil shows a red card to United States’ Folarin Balogun, right, during the World Cup match between the United States and Bosnia (AP Photo) Former Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry believes FIFA ultimately reached the correct decision by overturning Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension, but questioned why football’s governing body…
Chandigarh: The CBI’s Chandigarh unit has registered a case against two Northern Railway employees of the Ferozepur division and an unidentified official for allegedly demanding a Rs 60,000 bribe to provide relief in disciplinary proceedings.Complainant Pawan Kumar, a senior clerk at the DRM office, Ferozepur, alleged that technician‑I Vijay Kumar and senior section engineer Dharmveer…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Wednesday directed the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to file counters in appeals challenging an April 2026 order of a single judge that appointed a one-man commission to oversee HCA affairs and directed the DGP to constitute a special investigation team to probe alleged financial irregularities in the association.A division…
Pune: In 2025-26, 971 women lost their lives while giving birth. Even though the number is less than 1,106 deaths in 2024-25 and 1,131 in 2023-24, the matter is of grave concern since it points to persisting underlying causes and delay in medical attention.Joint director of health services Dr Sandeep Sangale said, “District civil surgeons…
Kolhapur/Nashik: Some parts of Satara and Sangli districts on Friday evening experienced showers for around 10 to 15 minutes. The surprise rain, along with winds up to 30-40kmph, brought much-needed relief to residents from the scorching summer heat.According to the India Meteorological Department, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli and Solapur districts have a yellow alert till Saturday….
Gandhinagar: US-based multinational technology conglomerate Meta has put Gujarat on its data centre map, showing interest in setting up a 168-MW data centre in the state. Even before the ink has dried on Gujarat’s new data centre policy announced on Thursday, the state has received investment intent worth an estimated Rs 8.5 lakh crore.Some of…
