Chief minister C Joseph Vijay and Ku Pa Krishnan CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday appointed Ku Pa Krishnan as chairman of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB).The chairman post had remained vacant, and the chief minister issued orders appointing Krishnan to head the board for implementing its various welfare schemes…
Blackmail showcased Irrfan in a different space. Directed by Abhinay Deo, the film explored dark humour. He played a middle-aged man stuck in a routine life. His marriage lacked excitement. Things changed when he discovered his wife’s affair. This led to unexpected twists and it starred Kirti Kulhari, Arunoday Singh, and Divya Dutta. It released…
Traffic hit at Esplanade on Monday afternoon Kolkata: A combination of relentless monsoon downpours and a massive rally by over 6,000 protesters paralyzed central Kolkata for more than four hours between noon and 4 pm on Monday, leaving thousands of commuters, school children, and train passengers stranded on the first working day of the week.The…
Rohtak: The vice chancellor of Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (PBDUHS), Rohtak, issued show-cause notices on Friday to two examiners from the department of oral surgery of its constituent dental college. The notices sought an explanation within seven days why they should not be removed from answer sheet evaluation duties and other…
Wanting something and actually working towards it are two very different states, and most people spend far longer in the first than the second. Arnold Schwarzenegger put the gap plainly. “Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets,” he said. The image does the work by itself. Climbing…
Mexico gets their own batman who targets bike thieves. An unidentified vigilante dubbed the “Batman of Lagos de Moreno” has reportedly neutralised at least five alleged motorcycle thieves in Jalisco state over the past 10 days, tying them to lampposts with tape and leaving stolen motorcycles nearby, according to local media reports.The incidents have been…
Avesh Khan picked up 13 wickets for the Chambal Ghariyals in the 2026 Madhya Pradesh Premier League. NEW DELHI: Two years ago, Avesh Khan was among the standbys during India’s successful T20 World Cup campaign in 2024. Since then, hampered by injuries and subsequent loss of form, his international career has gone haywire.Now, after a…
Aizawl: Two legislators of BJP Mizoram Pradesh and the lone MLA of the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) are yet to decide whether they will vote for the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) candidate or Mizo National Front (MNF) nominee in the election to Mizoram’s Rajya Sabha seat, scheduled for June 18.Both BJP and Congress…
Ahmedabad: The civic body has scrapped temporary speed breakers, mandating that all humps now strictly comply with guidelines and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has adopted a uniform, engineering-based approach for speed calming across its 2,800-km road network to curb urban road fatalities.In residential and high-traffic areas, road humps are…
Hyd pharmacies continue OTC sale of cough syrups despite ban Hyderabad: Despite a ban by the Union health ministry, several pharmacies across Hyderabad are still selling commonly used cough syrups over-the-counter (OTC) without a doctor prescription. If that’s not all, they are even listed on quick e-commerce platforms — delivered at the doorstep in 10…
