Hyderabad: The Telangana govt has appointed former MP and senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao as adviser for the development of the BC welfare department, with the status of a minister of state, and has issued official orders to this effect.According to the govt orders, Rao will receive a monthly salary of Rs1,00,000. If a…
Sandra Bullock has spent three decades proving that she can do absolutely anything, from action to romantic comedy to Oscar-winning drama to full-blown survival horror, and make every genre feel like it was invented specifically for her. She is one of the rare actors who brings the same warmth, intelligence, and complete commitment to every…
In the frame: Exhibition titled The Architecture of the Void: Lines on a Postcolonial Skeleton Gallery Dotwalk marked the opening of its second exhibition at its new Defence Colony space with The Architecture of the Void: Lines on a Postcolonial Skeleton.The well-attended preview brought together members of the art community, collectors, curators and patrons for…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has said orders of constitutional courts (of Supreme Court and high courts) are binding on all executive and statutory authorities even outside the territorial limits of the issuing court.The HC made the observation, directing the state’s department of stamps and registration as well as the jurisdictional sub-registrars to give effect to…
The distribution of global wealth in 2026 shows a pattern that feels both familiar and slightly shifting. The United States continues to dominate the list of high-net-worth individuals, holding a lead that remains difficult to close. At the same time, countries such as India are beginning to gain attention for their rapid pace of wealth…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday came out in support of protesting factory workers in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, terming the demonstration the “final cry” of the country’s workers.In a social media post on X, Rahul said that workers demanding ₹20,000 is not greed but “their right.”“What happened on the streets of Noida yesterday…
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said “no one happier” than her after the Supreme Court allowed those, whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) but restored by appellate tribunals, to vote in the Bengal polls.“Congratulations to everyone. I received the good news just after boarding the helicopter from Dinhata. I was…
Panaji: Smart electricity meters will soon offer consumers the option of switching to prepaid mode.“Just like a mobile connection, consumers will be able to choose whether they want a prepaid or postpaid connection,” electricity department superintending engineer and nodal officer in charge of the project Mayur Hede told TOI.Around 15,000 digital meters have been replaced…
Panchkula: Panchkula police have arrested a former state-level kabaddi player from Punjab and seized heroin worth over Rs 1 crore from his vehicle.The accused, Rashpal Singh alias Lali (38), a resident of Tarn Taran district, was found carrying 538 grams of heroin. The arrest was made on April 23 by the crime branch team from…
Mumbai: The CBI has registered a case against Machindra Bamne, an official of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), and his wife in a case of amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income after examining their documents recovered in a three-year-old case.In 2023, the agency had registered a corruption case against Bamne, along with…
