Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils bid farewell to the French Open. (AP Photos) The curtains came down on two of the most beloved careers in modern tennis as Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils played their final matches at French Open on Monday, bringing an emotional close to more than two decades of memories on the…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has brought all its movable and immovable assets under a unified real-time digital monitoring system, enabling authorities to track assets through procurement and allocation to decommissioning and disposal.The move comes after govt identified over 16,000 immovable land parcels and properties across nearly 60 departments, agencies and autonomous bodies, most of which…
Chennai: A day after the Union govt sought help from IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur to sort out the technical issues faced by the CBSE’s online portal, IIT Madras director V Kamakoti said the site might have faced a cyberattack, which could have denied access and payment for scanned copies of Class XII answer scripts.Due…
Kolkata: Prashanta Burman, the BDO accused of kidnapping and murdering a 45-year-old Salt Lake gold trader last year was detained by Bidhannagar police in a drink-and-drive case on Monday night.Burman, who was denied protection by the Supreme Court in this case had been absconding since January.On Monday, a video purportedly showed him under the influence…
Colva: Colva police have arrested three people in connection with the murder of Shashi Lakra, 27, at Mobor, Cavelossim.Police said Sanjay Manjhi, Asish Kumar and Jagnandan Sidar, along with Lakra, hailed from Chhattisgarh and were employed on a trawler stationed at Betul jetty.According to investigators, on Saturday afternoon, four men had taken the trawler across…
Ahmedabad: Authorities at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport have directed all airlines operating international flights to enforce mandatory public health measures, including the compulsory completion of self-declaration forms (SDFs), in view of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) linked to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).In a circular issued to all airlines and airport stakeholders,…
Bathinda: The Bathinda district police on Monday claimed to have arrested one person and seized 720 bottles of liquor, which was being smuggled from Haryana in a tractor trailer.The seizure was made late Sunday night at Pathrala village in Bathonda, said the police.Following a tip off, a team from police post Pathrala near Haryana border…
Demand for extra money costs life Pune: A 40-year-old farmer from Parwadi in Baramati taluka ended his life on Sunday after a moneylender from Indapur and the latter’s aides allegedly exerted pressure on him to pay extra money against a loan he had taken.The farmer, Danesh Gosavi, was found hanging from a tree at his…
Dibrugarh: Members of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Sanmilan (AJYCP) protested in Jorhat on Monday against relentless rise in petrol, diesel and essential commodity prices.Led by AJYCP Jorhat district president Ashim Jyoti Saikia, protesters marched through the town, raising slogans against price rise and demanding govt action. The protest drew considerable public attention as it…
Lucknow: A man and his son died after a speeding car rammed into their motorcycle in Sultanpur district on Monday morning, police said.The accident occurred around 6 am near Hakuwa Mod in the Bandhua Kala police station area. The victims were identified as Rajaram Prajapati (50) and his son Sikandar Prajapati (25), residents of Bahmarpur…
