Chennai: Madras high court on Thursday refused to quash a criminal defamation complaint filed against senior DMK leader and former minister K Ponmudi for his alleged derogatory remarks against Saivism, Vaishnavism, and women.. “The speech was intentionally made on account of his inability to propagate atheist ideology,” the court said.“The speech of the accused reveals…
Hyderabad: The state cabinet on Thursday decided to challenge the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) scheme in the Supreme Court, even as it agreed to implement the law from July 1 to avoid disruption of employment for rural workers.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by…
Kolkata: A man died and two of his family members were critically injured after a neighbour allegedly attacked them with a cleaver in Cossipore on Wednesday morning. Police arrested the accused, Dilip Pal, and seized the weapon.While Ananta Manna died at R G Kar Hospital on Thursday, his son and another family member were being…
The plaster slab, measuring approximately four to five feet, came off around evening Noida: Chunks of plaster came loose from the ceiling and landed on a patient’s bed in the emergency ICU ward at Child PGI on Wednesday evening. Fortunately, the 18-month-old patient had clambered off the bed minutes before that and was playing on…
Margao: A new political outfit calling itself the “Goa Congress Party” has applied to the Election Commission for registration under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The development comes barely two days after state Congress president Girish Chodankar alleged that BJP had earmarked Rs 100 crore to float and back a…
Gorakhpur: The management of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University (DDUGU) on Thursday said the institute would soon launch a dual MBA degree programme, enabling students to study in India and abroad under a single academic course.Under the new arrangement, students will complete the first year of their MBA at Gorakhpur University and spend the second…
Mumbai-Delhi Express Highway Ahmedabad/ Surat: Climate-related disruptions are emerging as a growing business challenge for Gujarat’s manufacturing sector. A recent WRI India study found that 73% of textile MSMEs surveyed in Surat reported flood-related operational disruptions. Based on a survey of 160 textile MSMEs across nine industrial clusters, the study found that nearly three-fourths had…
Karan SharmaLudhiana: A ceremony was organized at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, Ludhiana, under the scheme ‘Bright Minds-Punjab 2026’. Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains and former deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia attended this ceremony with an objective to establish a direct dialogue with students and teachers and to discuss the changes and reforms…
Mohalil: The Sadar Kharar police have busted an organised gang accused of cheating people through a gambling-style “Dikri” scam and arrested six members. Police recovered Rs 25,000 in cash and three gold rings from the accused and are searching for two more suspects allegedly linked to the racket.The arrested accused have been identified as Maninder…
NCP (SP) MP Amol Kolhe clarified his recent statement, asserting it was misinterpreted and referred to the Pune-Nashik railway project, not a political switch. PUNE: After causing a political flutter with his statement on Wednesday that if an offer comes to him from Mahayuti, he will think about it, NCP (SP) MP Amol Kolhe on…
