Reviewing the safety arrangements during a meeting at the mini secretariat auditorium, the deputy commissioner directed the district fire officer to enforce full compliance with the National Building Code. Panchkula: In the wake of a deadly coaching institute fire in Lucknow, Panchkula deputy commissioner Satpal Sharma has ordered a special inspection drive of all coaching…
Nasa just invited India to help build a permanent base on the Moon. It’s the kind of headline that writes itself — and yet, what it actually means for India is still almost entirely undecided.Nasa wants to do something considerably more ambitious than return astronauts to the Moon. It wants to start building a place…
Ganesh Pyne’s ‘The Conversation’ Kolkata: The Fisherman’ (1979), the work of Kolkata artist Ganesh Pyne, sold for Rs 42.8 crore, about 15 times more than its estimate, registering a massive 100% surge over its previous record made at London. It was auctioned on June 11 at the Mumbai-headquartered AstaGuru Auction House. Another of his painting,…
Ludhiana: Fifteen schoolchildren were injured on Tuesday morning when a speeding car struck the makeshift cart transporting them to class, highlighting the dangerous lengths impoverished families must go to for basic education.The incident occurred near Mahal Ghumana village along the Satluj river as the students were commuting to school in Bhupana. Following the collision, the…
The body of a girl aged around 1 to 1.5 years was found stuck in an iron net inside a drain in the Palla area of Faridabad on Thursday afternoon GURGAON: The body of a girl aged around 1 to 1.5 years was found stuck in an iron net inside a drain in the Palla…
International Yoga Day session by the Mula-Mutha river in Pune aims to reconnect residents with nature Pune: Several city residents gathered at four spots along the Mula-Mutha riverbank in the city early on Sunday morning to mark the 12th International Yoga Day (June 21), with the aim of using the ancient practice to forge a…
Surya Vihar residents have now become reliant on private tanker deliveries every day Gurgaon: Over the past two months, water shortage has hit nearly 600 houses in the Surya Vihar Society, Sector 21, forcing residents to rely on private tanker deliveries almost every day.The shortage has prompted the RWA to seek intervention from the chief…
Kolkata: North Kolkata MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay may have joined Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), but his wife Nayna Bandyopadhyay, a five-time MLA, maintained on Monday that she will stick with Mamata Banerjee “till her last breath”.Speaking to TOI, Nayna said, “Sudip couldn’t convince me. He has left (Trinamool), that’s his business, he will figure…
SSC CGL registration: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the official notification for the SSC CGL 2026 examination, opening the door for thousands of graduates seeking government jobs across India. Along with the notification, the Commission has also started the online application process for recruitment to several Group B and Group C posts in…
MUMBAI: Venu Srinivasan, chairman emeritus of TVS Motor, and Vijay Singh, a former bureaucrat, are set to step down as trustees of the Tata Education and Development Trust (TEDT) from May 11, after fellow trustee Mehli Mistry voted against their reappointments.Trust rules require unanimous consent from all trustees for a reappointment. The departures mark the…
