Chennai: Madras high court directed the Election Commission and political parties, including DMK, AIADMK and TVK, to respond to a public interest writ petition seeking an independent probe into allegations of cash distribution to voters and the use of minors during the assembly election campaign.A vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan…
The spot on Sarat Bose Road where the accident happened Kolkata: Four individuals were arrested on Wednesday night in connection with a daylight robbery on Sarat Bose Road where a private company employee was robbed of nearly Rs 2.5 lakh earlier this week. The suspects, all residents of Ballygunge, were identified and apprehended within 24…
More than half a dozen trees were uprooted at various locations, including the Cantonment area, disrupting traffic on multiple routes More than half a dozen trees were uprooted at various locations, including the Cantonment area, disrupting traffic on multiple routes More than half a dozen trees were uprooted at various locations, including the Cantonment area,…
Hisar: A district court here has sentenced two men to five years’ rigorous imprisonment each in a nearly two-year-old mobile phone snatching case involving a private security guard. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of the convicts.District and Sessions Judge Alka Malik convicted the accused, Yogesh and Tajender, after holding…
The home of liquor seller Karnail Singh Virka in Phugewadi, from where he has been allegedly selling country-made liquor illegally for the last 40 years Pune: The spurious liquor death toll spiralled to 15 in Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune city on Friday, while nine people, including Yogesh Vhankade, who allegedly mixed methanol into country-made alcohol,…
Dibrugarh: Assam Police have arrested two more men from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly raising funds for the banned Ulfa‑I, indicating the outfit’s pan‑India reach in extortion and funding operations.The arrested men, identified as Noor Mohammad of Saharanpur and Mohammad Subhan of Kanpur, were traced to a rented accommodation in Unnao’s Budhwari area, where they had…
An overflowing drain at Hida ki Mori in Ramganj, Jaipur Jaipur: Ongoing sewer line replacement work in parts of the Walled City has left several narrow lanes dug up, with overflowing drains and waterlogging creating major inconvenience for residents.From Ramganj to Pannigharan ka Rasta near Badi Chaupar, locals said sewer water has entered residential lanes…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh government’s Namami Gange and rural water supply department on Friday carried out large-scale transfers through a fully transparent and digital process aimed at eliminating corruption and human interference.Under the supervision of jal shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh, officials and employees were allotted postings based on merit and preference in an open…
Growth figures say Canada has slipped into what many experts would call a technical recession. Canada entered into what many experts would call a technical recession after it reported two consecutive quarters of contraction in economic growth. Statistics Canada said real gross domestic product fell 0.1 per cent on an annualized basis in the first…
The finance ministry on Friday asked public sector banks (PSBs) to adopt prudent expenditure and austerity measures at all levels while maintaining resilience amid evolving global uncertainties, even as it reviewed their record financial performance in FY26, PTI reported.Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju, while chairing a meeting to review the financial performance of PSBs, advised…
