The move has been approved by the Delhi police commissioner under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act. (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has constituted a special task force (STF) within its Crime Branch to investigate paper leaks and other offences related to examinations, according to an official order.The move has been approved…
Traffic snarl on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway Palghar: Thousands of motorists and passengers remained stranded for several hours on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway on Friday after heavy rainfall in Palghar district and neighbouring Gujarat triggered severe traffic congestion.Floodwaters from the swollen Daman Ganga River inundated parts of the highway, bringing traffic to a complete halt and leaving…
Bengaluru: A Facebook friendship that began with promises of expensive gifts spiralled into one of the city’s most audacious cyber frauds, with a 52-year-old woman losing Rs 1.7 crore.The fraudsters, posing as a foreign friend and customs officials, lured her into believing a parcel containing gold, diamonds, and other valuables had arrived in India. In…
Chennai: Divya Shree, a Class IV student of Bala Vidya Mandir (BVM), no longer brings fried or processed food to school for lunch. Instead, her tiffin box has three mandatory items — a vegetable, curd and a fruit — alongside chapatis or rice. For short breaks, she brings a can of boiled peanuts or cooked…
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Bengal govt is likely to table proposed changes in the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973, in the assembly on Saturday. The proposed changes strip elected panchayat pradhans of their financial powers and vest them in govt officials, enabling the uninterrupted functioning of panchayats in the absence of elected…
Union Bank of India, the lead bank of the district, organised an outreach programme at Rudraksh Convention Centre, Sigra, on Friday Varanasi: Union Bank of India organised an outreach programme on Friday, during which cheques worth ₹515 crore were distributed to entrepreneurs. Sanction letters and cheques were also handed over to more than 300 customers.District…
CHANDIGARH: The Union Railways Ministry has initiated a technical assessment of a proposal to construct a railway overbridge (ROB) at Narayana railway level crossing No. 43 in Panipat district, following a request by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Bhatia. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has assured that appropriate action will be taken in accordance with the…
Guwahati: Simultaneous extreme rainfall in Nagaland and the adjoining plains of Assam triggered devastating flash floods in three districts of upper Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.“When Mokokchung, Wokha and Mon in Nagaland received exceptionally heavy rainfall, Charaideo in Assam simultaneously recorded rainfall that was 436% above normal. At the same time,…
Jaipur: Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) on Friday reported over two-fold jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,469 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 on the back of higher metal prices, and increased metal production.The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,234 crore in the corresponding quarter of…
NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet on Friday approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan (BHAVYA-Rasayan) scheme for establishing three dedicated chemical parks in the country.The scheme will have a total financial outlay of Rs 3,030 crore, of which Rs 3,000 crore will be used for establishing common infrastructure facilities and basic utilities inside the parks, while…
