Bengaluru: A 21-year-old street vendor, who runs a biryani shop, has been arrested on charges of posting abusive and derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his Instagram page in the backdrop of students’ protests in Delhi.The accused is Hudson alias Remo, a resident of Lingarajapuram in east Bengaluru, and a BA undergraduate. Cops…
Congress organises district presidents’ training programme to prepare party for local body polls Chennai: Seeking to strengthen its booth-level network ahead of the local body elections, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) on Wednesday began a 10-day training camp for its newly appointed district presidents at Mahabalipuram.TNCC president B Manickam Tagore on X described the training…
CREDAI Hyderabad president N Jaideep Reddy announces the 19th CREDAI Hyderabad property show to be held in Aug end in the city as other CREDAI Hyderabad office bearers look on. Hyderabad: The Hyderabad chapter of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) on Thursday announced the 19th CREDAI Hyderabad Property Show 2026,…
File photo of a duty-free shop at Kolkata airport Kolkata: Facing criticism from flyers over the lack of duty-free shopping and foreign exchange facilities, the Kolkata airport authorities have asked the new duty-free operator to open at least one store in the departure area by next month. They have also floated a fresh tender with…
FPNitesh Rane acquitted in 2013 Goa toll booth vandalism, assault caseA Mapusa court on Thursday acquitted Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane and others in the 2013 Dhargalim-Pernem toll booth vandalism case. The group led by Nitesh was Goa bound when they allegedly refused to pay the Rs 250 toll fee at the booth at Pernem on…
Silchar: Cachar’s health department has opened a 24×7 flood control room in Silchar to coordinate emergency medical services.The facility, set up at the Urban Primary Health Centre on Trunk Road, became operational immediately following an order from the joint director of health services. Residents can call 9394615401 for flood-related medical assistance.The control room will remain…
Establishment officer at Manikya Lal Verma Government College, Shiv Nuwal Bhilwara: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Thursday arrested an establishment officer at Manikya Lal Verma Govt College while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a contractor to avoid cancellation of a manpower supply contract.The accused was identified as Shiv Nuwal.Bhilwara ACB deputy superintendent of…
File photo: Veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi (picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Veteran BJP leader and former Union minister Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday extended support to students protesting over the alleged NEET paper leak, saying their concerns about the examination system are “genuine” and should be addressed with empathy rather than force.In a…
A surprise brood of six barn owlets has brought a welcome lift to a Cambridgeshire farm after a difficult summer. Discovered at Moor Farm, near Peterborough, the fluffy youngsters, estimated at 40 to 50 days old, were ringed on Thursday as part of ongoing local conservation efforts.For Moor Farm owner Judith Jacobs, the sight of…
Consumers buying premium petrol from state-run fuel retailers will continue to get ethanol free fuel. The Centre on Thursday clarified that these specialised grades will remain exempt from the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme. It further added that, currently, there is no proposal either to bring back E0 or E10 petrol or to raise ethanol…
