To mark the upcoming Independence Day celebrations, the company is also offering a free first ride for new users for a limited period. MUMBAI: Ride-hailing platform Uber has announced one of its biggest expansions in India, extending its services to 100 additional cities and taking its network to more than 220 cities nationwide.To mark the…
NEW DELHI: Rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Monday said they would fight for control of the party’s election symbol, asserting that they remained part of the organisation and were seeking to “rectify” it, a day after 20 dissident lawmakers announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).Speaking to reporters, Arup Chakraborty…
Pune: A short but fierce stint of rain in the beginning of July heralded this year’s monsoon with its usual dose of havoc. The city witnessed flooded neighbourhoods, waterlogged highways, broken roads, submerged vehicles, and an unprecedented slew of tree-fall incidents.Over 250 trees were recorded to have keeled over and collapsed within Pune Municipal Corporation…
Jaipur [Rajasthan], Jul 02 (ANI): Union MoS (I/C) Jitendra Singh receives a warm welcome from Rajasthan Cabinet Minister Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on his arrival for a two-day National Conference on e-Governance, in Jaipur on Thursday. (@DrJitendraSingh X/ANI Photo) Jaipur: Artificial intelligence has become indispensable to governance, but the real test is to use it…
Dharmendra Pradhan (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that NEET UG exams will go computer based from next year, while clarifying on the alleged irregularities in the examination, he said that the government has “zero tolerance towards malpractices.“His announcement came days after huge uproar that followed the NEET…
Cong MPs urge Centre to review decision on DAP subsidy reduction Hyderabad: A delegation of Telangana Congress MPs met Union minister JP Nadda and expressed concern over the Centre’s reported reduction in subsidy on Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer, saying the move could increase input costs for farmers and adversely impact the agricultural sector.The MPs urged…
Afghanistan’s biggest weakness turned out to be their spin resources. With their established stars unavailable due to T20 league commitments around the world, the responsibility fell on Nangeyalia Kharote and off-spinner Abdul Malik. However, the pair lacked the penetration required to challenge a batting line-up of India’s calibre. Kharote conceded 95 runs in 20 overs…
Kolkata: A traffic sergeant suffered a fractured finger and two other police personnel were injured after three helmetless bikers allegedly assaulted cops who tried to stop them on Patuli flyover on Saturday night — the second such attack on Kolkata Police personnel during an anti-helmet drive in a week. Patuli police have arrested one of…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the tehsildar concerned to ensure removal of illegal encroachments from the Gomti riverbed while hearing in a petition alleging unlawful occupation of land by Neelansh Group.The court also issued notices to the Neelansh Group and directed it to file counter affidavit by July 7.A…
Mumbai: Cyber police officials saved Rs 1.8 crore in a case where fraudsters had duped a company of Rs 1.98 crore on Aug 4. “The timely information to the police resulted in saving 92% of the total cheating amount,” said a police source.The 48-year-old complainant, who works as general manager-accounts and banking administrator at a…
