France team at FIFA World Cup (AP Photo) Spain’s former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has come under fire after claiming that France’s national football team has “no French players” ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final between the two countries.The remark, made in an opinion piece for Spanish news website El Debate, sparked widespread criticism from…
GMDA is set to take action to curb the illegal discharge of wastewater into the Leg-2 master stormwater drain Gurgaon: GMDA is set to act against illegal discharge of wastewater into the Leg-2 master stormwater drain by identifying and disconnecting unauthorised outlets along a 4km stretch.An agency will be engaged to trace and plug illegal…
A Delhi Police head constable faces charges of rape after a court ordered an FIR (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police head constable has been booked on charges of allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage after a city court directed the registration of an FIR. The accused has since been line…
Kolkata: Bengal’s stringent, new anti-gang law made its debut on Saturday, with the administration using it to register seven FIRs at Hare Street and Entally Police Stations as it doubled down on Friday’s protest march in the city against the Centre for repeated paper leaks and other grievances.Seventy people — none of them students —…
A 27-year-old Tennessee diesel mechanic has left his job to become a full-time livestock farmer after gaining grazing access to more than 400 acres of utility-scale solar farms. The arrangement, made through vegetation management contracts at solar sites, allowed the young farmer to expand his flock to more than 300 breeding ewes without having to…
Sources cited growing student numbers and new programmes as key drivers Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) seems to be in an expansion mode. The top B-school is all set to acquire a 21,707-square-metre (5.4-acre) land plot in Vastrapur from Ahmedabad Education Society (AES).The AES, registered as a trust, owns an open land…
Encroachers cleared 2/3rd of the pavement Kolkata: Following the surprise inspections by urban development & municipal affair minister Agnimitra Paul on Saturday, hawkers were instructed to vacate two spots on Park Street.Paul highlighted the two spots on Park Street, infront of Madhya Shikkha Parishad office and infront of Park Street post office, posting photos on…
Pune: A woman scrap collector’s ordeal ended in tragedy after a truck driver offered her a lift, robbed her of gold jewellery worth Rs80,000 and abandoned her near the Shirur bypass, about 67km from Pune, on Friday night. While returning home on a motorcycle with another man, who was her acquaintance and had offered her…
BENGALURU: A member of the All India Students Association (AISA) was allegedly attacked over a remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The incident, according to AISA, occurred on Tuesday night when a 19-year-old student was assaulted by a group of unidentified persons, who also threatened him, saying: “You dare to demand the resignation of Modi?”Four unknown…
Punjab govt begins distributing CM Mann-branded school bags Karan SharmaLudhiana: Govt schools in Ludhiana have begun distributing official school bags featuring CM Bhagwant Mann’s picture to Class 11 and Class 12 students under the state’s ‘Punjab Sikhya Kranti’ initiative.The yellow and blue bags, which also carry the state govt logo, are being distributed following recent…
