New Delhi: A 31-year-old software engineer was allegedly beaten to death by his wife’s family following a matrimonial dispute in outer Delhi’s Nihal Vihar Friday.Police have detained four people.The engineer, Vinay Gupta, was a resident of Laxmi Park. He had married a 31-year-old woman from Budh Vihar about three-and-a-half years ago. The couple has twins…
The authority will be headed by CM Devendra Fadnavis Mumbai: The state govt will set up a MahaCSR Authority with the CM as chairperson for more effective, transparent and coordinated use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds in the state.At a meeting held at the Sahyadri state guest house on Friday Fadnavis said various initiatives…
Bengaluru: A key witness in the ongoing trial in one of the rape cases registered against former MP Prajwal Revanna told the special court that she received threatening phone calls after recording her evidence and expressed fear for her safety and that of her son.On July 6, the 43-year-old social worker from Holenarasipura in Hassan…
Chennai: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) will make its first round of investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) over the next two months. This would mark the pension regulator’s maiden entry into the AIF ecosystem, following investments in equities and debt.The NPS Bharat Fund of Funds (FoF) has been established under NPS…
Elkathurthy: A decomposed body of a woman was found inside the boot of a car in Elkathurthy on Thursday night. Locals noticed a foul smell emanating from the vehicle and alerted the police. Inspector Puli Ramesh and his team rushed to the spot and, upon opening the car, found the body. The deceased was identified…
A 14-year-old boy was found hanging inside his home in Faridabad, on Thursday evening, hours after a quarrel involving his son and another boy. Screenshot Sonu said the boy had a quarrel with Raju’s son A 14-year-old boy was found hanging inside his home in Faridabad, on Thursday evening, hours after a quarrel involving his…
IIT Kharagpur’s Houston Centre Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur is expanding its academic footprint to the global stage with the launch of a two-day in-person Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme for engineers and scientists at its Houston outreach centre.As the institute celebrates its platinum jubilee, the initiative signals a transition from 75 years of nation-building to a new…
Carrying flags, some 20 ABVP members raised slogans at the main gate of Christ University Ghaziabad: A group of around 20 youths claiming to be ABVP members entered Christ University’s Ghaziabad campus on Friday, blocked its main entrance and staged a sit-in outside the administrative building after 13 law students were not promoted to fourth…
Margao: Nearly eight months after 25 people died in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire at Arpora, a Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) survey has confirmed what many in the industry long suspected—between 80% and 90% of Goa’s industrial units are operating without valid fire clearances.The finding raises a larger question about the state’s…
Varanasi: A Banaras Hindu University (BHU) research project is examining the socio-economic challenges confronting artisans of Toda embroidery, a unique indigenous craft of Tamil Nadu‘s Nilgiri Hills, while exploring strategies for market expansion and policy support to ensure the long-term sustainability of the traditional art form and strengthen artisan livelihoods.The project, titled “Sustaining Toda Embroidery:…
