Kolkata: The Red Road was shut completely from Tuesday to proceed with the preparations for International Day of Yoga event that PM Narendra Modi is likely to attend.The shutdown failed to cripple traffic movement around Esplanade though commute time increased, especially for those travelling in buses. “Unlike on Monday, we tried to ensure traffic flow…
Patronage can’t stop transfers: Manohar Lal on CPWD posting culture NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at the long-entrenched ‘Delhi club’ within Central Public Works Department (CPWD), housing minister Manohar Lal on Sunday said that some employees had, over the years, mastered the art of staying posted in the capital for more than three decades with…
Deepak Chahar dismissed Priyansh Arya after setting him up with a planned sequence of deliveries, during the IPL 2026 match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Thursday.In the 58th match of the tournament, Mumbai Indians were led by Jasprit Bumrah, who stepped in as captain with Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav unavailable….
In clean-up drive, ex-CEC Rajiv Kumar named HDFC chairman MUMBAI: The HDFC Bank board has appointed former chief election commissioner and ex–finance secretary Rajiv Kumar as chairman of the bank, subject to RBI approval. Starting June 30, the board has proposed a four-year term. The appointment ends uncertainty over the next chairman, following the sudden…
NEW DELHI: Pained by the unfortunate demise of a cancer patient awaiting Kerala HC’s order on her plea questioning exorbitant cost of life-saving medicines, the Supreme Court Friday took suo motu cognisance of both issues impacting right to life – plight of patients who cannot afford essential life-saving drugs and the judicial expediency in such…
Violence and arson erupted in Kapurthala Central Jail late Saturday night following a minor altercation between inmates (Credits: X) JALANDHAR: Violence and arson broke out inside Kapurthala Central Jail on Saturday night. Close to midnight, Jalandhar Range DIG Naveen Singla told TOI that tear gas was used and things were under control. Unverified social media…
Police have arrested two persons in Gursimran Mand assault case Ambala: Ambala Police have arrested two persons over the Aug 7 assault on Ludhiana-based International Anti-Khalistan Terrorist Front (IAKTF) chief Gursimran Singh Mand at Panjokhra Sahib village, triggering resentment among sections of the Sikh community.Harvinder Singh and Anmol Singh, both residents of Panjokhra Sahib, were…
Illinois woman Sunny Naqvi has been sued for $1 million for her ‘false story’ of getting detained by the ICE. A Wisconsin sheriff has now sued Illinois woman Sunny Naqvi who claimed in March that she was detained by the US Customs and Border Protection agents at O’Hare International Airport and then was taken to…
Kolkata: Construction of GAIL’s two major natural gas pipelines in Bengal is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed within the next month, with the company targeting the commencement of gas transportation through the Rajarambati–Haldia and Dhamra–Haldia pipelines by Sept.The 162-km Rajarambati–Haldia pipeline was originally scheduled for completion in Dec 2020. However, the project…
Linda Blair’s house gets raided by authorities over kennel operation. (Image credits: Instagram) Linda Blair, the ‘Exorcist’ star-turned-activist, had more than 70 officials raid her two-and-a-half-acre property in Southern California regarding a kennel operation on Friday, July 31, 2026. Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control and Los Angeles County Department of Regional…
