Food inspectors are increasingly burdened by VIP food-tasting duties MUMBAI: Before the guests even reach the venue, all major VIP events have two permanent invitees in common, both tasked with tasting the food for safety prior to the elites and political class feasting on it: food inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and…
BENGALURU: A city court Thursday sent techie M Shwetha , 24, charged with murdering her parents and sister with her boyfriend, to seven-day police custody.She was arrested from Puducherry Wednesday. Police are yet to trace Kenneth J, Shwetha’s live-in partner.The two fled the city late Monday night after stabbing Shwetha’s parents, Somasundar, Muthhulakshmi and younger…
Digi arrest scam: CBI raids 80 locations in 16 states, 2 held Chennai: A Chennai resident was among the two arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during coordinated searches at more than 80 locations across 16 states as part of a nationwide crackdown on a network linked to more than 200 digital arrest…
Two held in Mailardevpally with illegal weapons Hyderabad: Two persons were nabbed by Task Force sleuths for allegedly possessing two illegal weapons and seven bullets in Mailardevpally.Police said Mudassir Hussain from Kilwat in Charminar and Ameer Khan from Nanded in Maharashtra were arrested after being intercepted based on a tip-off while they were travelling in…
Kolkata: Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, who is one of the key members of the rebel bloc of MPs, has on Thursday met CM Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna.According to sources, Kakoli said that the MPs needed more cooperation of the district magistrates. “MPs need to use different state govt agencies for better utilization of the…
Panaji: The Centre sanctioned Rs 15 crore to Goa in 2023 to upgrade the district institute of education and training (DIET), Porvorim, into a centre of excellence under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The institute was among 619 govt-run teacher training institutions across the country selected for the initiative, aimed at strengthening teacher education…
Gujarat University Gujarat University Building at Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad: Students pursuing LLB, five-year integrated law courses and LLM in colleges affiliated with Gujarat University will study the newly implemented four Labour Codes from the academic year 2026-27. The university is set to release the revised syllabus soon.The Govt of India recently reformed labour legislation by consolidating…
Barnala: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday mocked the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) over its dwindling political strength, calling it a “nanad-bharjai (sisters-in-law) party” as its only elected representatives are MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal and MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia, who are sisters-in-law.Addressing a Lok Milni programme at Jhaloor village in Barnala district, Mann quipped:…
Accused Siya Goyal’s mother, Pooja Goyal, on Thursday demanded stringent punishment for her daughter in connection with the alleged murder of businessman Ketan Agarwal PUNE: As the investigation into realtor Ketan Agarwal’s alleged murder gathers pace, the mother of arrested accused Siya Goyal publicly distanced herself from her daughter on Thursday, saying she should face…
Lucknow: Residents of the state capital may soon get respite from the prevailing hot and humid conditions as a fresh western disturbance (WD), coupled with strengthening easterly winds, is expected to trigger thunderstorms and rainfall from Sunday. Local weather systems may also bring isolated thunderstorm activity over the next two days.The changing weather pattern is…
