Overhead wires in several parts of the city create a web above pedestrians, motorists and buildings Pune: The civic body may have dug up 1,500km length of roads to lay optic fibre cables over the last decade, but the problem of overhead ones that deface the city and cause mishaps remains said citizens and activists.Electrical…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt on Wednesday reconstituted the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC), appointing retired Calcutta High Court judge Biswajit Bose to replace outgoing chairperson retired Justice Ashim Kumar Banerjee. IAS officer Moumita Godara Basu will take over as vice-chairperson.Justice Banerjee had served as chairperson of the commission, which acts as a quasi-judicial…
Boss Baby: Trump says “I’m the boss” as critics say he’s getting bossed by Iran TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump jokingly declared “I’m the boss” as he strode into a G-7 meeting in France on Wednesday amid widespread criticism in Washington that he is being bossed over by Iran in a prospective…
Delhi sees an increase in H1N1 cases, prompting expert advice for precautions NEW DELHI: With H1N1 cases increasing in Delhi, doctors have urged people to take precautions, stay away from crowded places when symptomatic and remain particularly alert if children or people with underlying health conditions develop flu-like symptoms.Dr Dhiren Gupta, senior paediatrician and co-director,…
Rajkot: A 40-year-old man was hacked to death at Khakhadabela village in Paddhari taluka of Rajkot district on Tuesday night, allegedly by two of the three men he had accused of raping his minor daughter in 2024.Paddhari police registered a case of murder against Yashpalsinh Jadeja, Mahendrasinh Jadeja and unidentified persons.Rajkot Rural in-charge superintendent of…
CHENNAI: The 17th Tamil Nadu assembly is set to reflect a greater demographic diversity with 25 people from minority communities, 50 from SC/ST communities, 23 women and two brahmins representatives entering the House. And, TVK has been the catalyst in breaking caste and religious barriers. The party fielded dalit candidates in eight general constituences and…
Noida: In a move aimed at accelerating electric mobility and reducing vehicular pollution, the Noida Authority will roll out 13 EV battery-swapping stations across the city in partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL). The stations, targeted initially at two- and three-wheelers, are expected to become operational within a month, while a similar facility for…
IBC was drafted in a way that it allowed banks and other creditors to invoke the provisions to recover the dues from guarantors, in case the claims were not fully realised through the corporate insolvency resolution process. (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) may have helped recover around 31% of claims in…
From Erode To The Ivy League: 17-Year-Old Wins Rs 3.55 Crore Scholarship To Brown University At just 17, Pranav Ilango is preparing to leave Erode, Tamil Nadu, for a new chapter at Brown University in the United States.The student of CS Academy, Erode, has secured admission to the prestigious Ivy League institution for the 2026–30…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Steering his administration’s “Vetri Vision Document” into high gear, Chief Minister Joseph Vijay on Monday announced three free LPG cylinders annually for over 1.3 crore economically vulnerable families across Tamil Nadu.Unveiling the scheme under Rule 110 in the Assembly, the CM framed the decision as a direct…
