With BEST’s daily ridership having dropped from 45 lakh to 23 lakh but expected to rise beyond 50 lakh in future, experts warn that fleet expansion without adequate, trained drivers could further strain the system and compromise commuter safety Mumbai: An auto-rickshaw driver and his passenger were injured after a BEST bus hit the auto…
Gandhinagar: Special ‘tourist police stations’ will be set up at Gir Somnath, Dwarka and Dang with the aim of enhancing the safety and convenience of tourists, said the state govt on Wednesday. DGP K L N Rao chaired a meeting on Wednesday to work out modalities for operationalising the police stations in key destinations visited…
PM Modi vs Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent “jhalmuri” break during a campaign visit, alleging that the episode was staged.Addressing a poll rally at Bowbazar, Mamata claimed that arrangements at the roadside stall in Jhargram had been pre-planned, including security…
Serena Williams with her doubles partner Victoria Mboko. (AP Photo) Serena Williams’ much-anticipated return to professional tennis lasted just one match after her doubles campaign at Queen’s Club came to an abrupt end on Thursday due to an injury suffered by her partner Victoria Mboko.The 44-year-old American had marked her comeback in style on Tuesday,…
Picture Credit: YouTube Screengrab Rajinikanth will next be seen in the much awaited sequel ‘Jailer 2’ directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. Ahead of its theatrical release on October 15, the makers released the film’s first single, ‘Ala Bolelo’ which is an upbeat peppy dance number composed by Anirudh Ravichander. ‘Ala Bolelo’ lyrical video The 4 minute…
Union Bank of India, the lead bank of the district, organised an outreach programme at Rudraksh Convention Centre, Sigra, on Friday Varanasi: Union Bank of India organised an outreach programme on Friday, during which cheques worth ₹515 crore were distributed to entrepreneurs. Sanction letters and cheques were also handed over to more than 300 customers.District…
Chennai: A suspect in a multi-crore iridium investment scam was arrested by CB-CID at Chennai airport on arrival from Bahrain on Saturday. Suresh Kumar was remanded in judicial custody on Saturday for forging bank documents to cheat investors.The case was registered by the Salem branch of the Organised Crime Unit of the CB-CID on March…
Union minister Pralhad Joshi accused Rahul Gandhi of staging a drama NEW DELHI: Union minister Pralhad Joshi has accused Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of staging a “drama” at a Parliament Street police station while demanding an FIR into the alleged pellet-gun injury suffered by student protester Sahil Lochab.Joshi alleged that the episode…
The move has been in pipiline since last December Mumbai: In an attempt to crack down on the chewing tobacco trade, the state Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered its officers to invoke the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) against networks manufacturing and distributing banned products like gutkha, tobacco, and nicotine-containing…
General Dan Caine and Donald Trump Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst Larry Johnson alleged that US President Donald Trump considered using the nuclear option against Iran, but backed down after Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine responded with a firm “no.”“Trump was seriously entertaining and asking about the use of…
