Ahmedabad: The state finance department has achieved a major milestone in implementing the old pension scheme (OPS) for eligible govt employees, settling 19,229 cases following the state’s April 16, 2025 decision to transition staff from the National Pension System (NPS).Spearheaded by finance minister Kanu Desai and minister of state for finance Kamlesh Patel, the extensive…
Chandigarh: The state election commission, Chandigarh, has adopted the electoral rolls of the Chandigarh parliamentary constituency for the forthcoming municipal corporation elections, according to a notification published in the Chandigarh administration gazette.The notification, issued by state election commissioner Vijay Dev on Oct 9 under the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (Preparation of Electoral Rolls) Rules, 1995,…
Evening aarti at Bolhai Mata temple Pune: Long ago, when hungry and weary Pandavas wandered looking for a place to spend the night, an elderly woman, her eyes soft as lamplight, welcomed and fed them.Delighted by her kindness, they smiled and said, “Ask for whatever you wish, Mother” (Bol, Aai). She came to be known…
Lucknow: A 21-year-old man has alleged he was cheated of nearly ₹10 lakh after responding to an Instagram advertisement offering a startup loan of up to ₹4 crore. Police said two men have been taken into custody in connection with charges of extortion and criminal intimidation.An FIR registered at Vibhuti Khand police station states the…
A bag of DAP, officially priced at Rs 1,350, is reportedly selling for Rs 2,000-2,200 Jaipur: Rajasthan is facing a shortage of DAP and urea during the ongoing rabi sowing season, with farmers travelling long distances to procure fertilisers and allegedly paying inflated prices.A bag of DAP, officially priced at Rs 1,350, is reportedly selling…
NEW DELHI : A Rs 440-crore overhaul will put ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) in charge of nine govt Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Gujarat and Andhra. The company will hold a 51% stake in entities managing the institutes under PM-SETU.Skill development ministry Monday signed shareholders’ agreements covering five ITIs in Surat and four…
Image credit: Eric Mansperger/360 Productions Julia Roberts and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder, once owned an 8.3-acre beachfront estate on the Hawaiian island of Kauai that sold for $19.99 million in December 2020. Located on the island’s North Shore, the property, known as Limahuli Ocean Estate, features a residence, a swimming pool, landscaped grounds and…
Crude holds near $105 per barrel Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday after rising by nearly $2 a barrel in the previous session, as traders weighed the risks to supplies from attacks on Saudi Arabia against the prospect of additional diesel supplies from Russia.West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading at $92.84 a barrel, down…
Audiences hoping to watch ‘Premada Oorali’ from the comfort of their homes will have to wait for an official update. The Kannada family drama, starring Sriram, continues to draw attention during its theatrical run, but its television and digital release plans remain undecided. With speculation about its OTT premiere spreading on social media, the film’s…
Former Zimbabwe fast bowler and international umpire Sarah Dambanevana has died in Harare at the age of 36. She passed away on Monday, October 12, after spending months in hospital following a medical procedure in March, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed.Dambanevana represented Zimbabwe as a player between 2009 and 2014 before moving into umpiring, where she went…
