Panaji: Gopal Naik, whom police had been trying to trace since the Aug 28 shooting at Porvorim, was arrested late Wednesday evening by the crime branch of the Goa police. Naik was intercepted while entering Goa in a taxi at the Collem check post. Police said he was disguised in saffron robes from head to…
Ahmedabad: A group of five geologists is set to embark on an expedition across India to trace 250 million years of the Earth’s geological history. The team, which includes a retired IAS officer, a former director of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and an IIT Bombay post-doctoral fellow, has gathered in Ahmedabad ahead of…
Citing SAD’s record, Badal said the party had made Punjab power-surplus by establishing thermal plants and would revive social welfare schemes discontinued by Congress and AAP govts. Sangrur: In a fresh set of poll assurances, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday promised free education up to graduation and annual medical insurance of Rs 25…
Pune: A 66-year-old chemical trader from Kothrud lost Rs 5.42 lakh after cybercrooks promised attractive returns and lured him into investing in cryptocurrency through a fake trading platform.The fraud took place between Jan 29 and Feb 5 this year. The elderly man lodged a complaint with the Alankar police on Thursday.The complainant received a message…
Uprooted trees block a road at Fakirganj in lower Assam following rain and storm on Thursday afternoon Guwahati: Monsoon is likely to retreat from the northeast by Oct 15, though rain may continue in parts of the region until next week.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said conditions were becoming favourable for further withdrawal of Southwest…
Lucknow: Pointing to glaring irregularities in the recruitment of nursing staff at King George Medical University (KGMU), Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that once the probe begins, it would have far-reaching consequences.He said the issue was concerning as getting less-qualified individuals appointed through the back door to posts in the medical…
Student shows a red mark on his arm, which he alleged was caused by being beaten with a stick by a teacher Parents and students protest over allegations that a teacher beat Class 12 students with a stick for not wearing uniform, Thursday Parents and students protest over allegations that a teacher beat Class 12…
File photo: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has held that when the break-up of a relationship ends in suicide, it cannot always be termed abetment and a former partner prosecuted.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran quashed criminal proceedings against a man and five of his family members who were…
Photo: https://www.allwithinmyhands.org/ When Metallica launched its Metallica Scholars Initiative in 2019, the programme began with 10 community colleges and a straightforward goal: help students gain practical skills for stable, well-paying careers. Seven years later, the initiative has grown into a nationwide workforce education programme supporting 93 colleges across all 50 US states, as well as…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 57th meeting of GST Council. Rate changes will now be an annual feature, says Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a faceless system for 2 lakh central GST payers operating in multiple states, following up on rate rationalisation and process reforms undertaken by the Centre and…
