Navi Mumbai: CIDCO and the Africa India Economic Foundation (AIEF) signed and exchanged an agreement on Thursday at Mantralaya to enable the formation of an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) for creating Africa India International Development Zone (AIIDZ) and the proposed Africa India Business Centre (AIBC) in Navi Mumbai. The agreement was signed in the presence…
Chennai: A crime inspector attached to the Tiruvottiyur police station has been suspended for failing to act on repeated complaints alleging that liquor was being sold illegally at the bar attached to a Tasmac outlet at Tiruvottiyur.Sources said a departmental inquiry revealed that the Tiruvottiyur law and order inspector was on leave for the past…
Indian employees working together in a modern office setting, reflecting India’s growing workforce, corporate culture, and business environment. Hyderabad: Telangana govt employees have revived their demand for a five-day work week following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to citizens for austerity measures including saving of fuel & electricity.The joint action committee (JAC) of state govt…
The minimum temperature was recorded at 22.5 degrees Celsius Gurgaon: Clear skies and dry weather conditions continued to persist across the city on Friday. IMD forecast a rise in temperatures over the next five days and warned of heatwave conditions at isolated places in Haryana from May 17 to May 20.The city witnessed a gradual…
Kolkata: The ED on Friday told a special PMLA court in Kolkata that DCP Santanu Sinha Biswas, arrested at 10.40pm on Thursday, was part of an organised land-grab and extortion syndicate involving illegal land deals, transfer of OCs and threats to genuine builders. The court remanded him to ED custody till May 28.ED said the…
Gandhinagar: In dry Gujarat, after assault and disputes, drunken brawls are the third highest emergency where cops have had to intervene. In fact, police have had to intervene more often to resolve drunken brawls than in road accidents, thefts, physical assault on women, domestic violence and the like.An analysis by the state home department of…
Chandigarh: At least 22 passengers were injured after a Volvo tourist bus overturned following a collision with a truck at the Chhat traffic light in Zirakpur in the early hours of Friday. No casualty was reported.The bus, travelling from Manali to Delhi with around 45 passengers on board, was hit by a truck reportedly heading…
Pune: Deepali Kamble lost her vision in Class IX. She spent most of her life indoors for nearly eight years, overwhelmed by fear, isolation and depression. The 29-year-old captain of Pune’s women’s blind football team said she felt like life had stopped.Kamble’s journey forms the emotional core of filmmaker Raj Malde’s documentary on Pune’s women…
“India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges softshell turtle released at Kaziranga”: Assam CM Himanta Sarma Guwahati: In a first in the nation, a satellite tagged endangered Ganges softshell turtle was released at Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), officials said on Friday.Announcing the achievement on the occasion of Endangered Species Day, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma…
Minister Rakesh Sachan during TOI event Lucknow: UP has transformed from a ‘Bimaru’ state into one of the country’s fastest-growing economies due to improvements in infrastructure, law and order and support for small industries, MSME minister Rakesh Sachan said during TOI’s ‘Defining 9 Years of Transformation’ interview on Thursday.Sachan said that UP, once known for…
