Students attend a lesson at an educational coaching centre in Delhi New Delhi: Master Plan of Delhi (MPD) 2047 has laid down conditions for approving new coaching centres, but has left several important technical and regulatory issues unclear, particularly for existing institutes and those operating along congested roads.The biggest takeaway is that coaching centres can…
Navi Mumbai: A hotelier from Uran, Mahendra Sahatiya (35) died after his bike dashed into a stray animal around Bori naka, at Dronagiri-Mora road.His seriously injured wife is undergoing treatment at the govt hospital. The couple was riding towards Mora earlier this week. The Uran police have registered an offence under the relevant sections of…
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, as siblings come together to celebrate their bond, gifting is taking a more personal turn this year. Instead of simply picking up another present, many are looking for gifts that create memories — from curated hampers and hobby kits to meals, workshops and activities planned together. For Bengaluru siblings,…
Chennai: Two days after a gang broke open an ATM at Somangalam, near Tambaram, and escaped with cash, a similar burglary was reported at Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district on Thursday, where the culprits used welding equipment to cut open an Axis Bank ATM and fled with ₹11.5 lakh. The modus operandi too was similar, as…
Hyderabad: While GST 2.0 is projected to lower the tax burden on Telangana households across income groups, its biggest impact may be in cushioning the effects of inflation rather than putting more money back in consumers’ pockets, according to a study by the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS).The study estimates that the effective…
Gurgaon: A pizza chain staffer has been accused of misappropriating approximately Rs 3.2 lakh for personal gain.A financial audit revealed that the funds allegedly went missing during accused Ved Prakash’s tenure as a senior assistant guest delight manager at the company’s Domino’s Pizza store at Shop No. 9, Old Road, Sector 7.A complaint in the…
Kolkata: In a move aimed at reducing filmmakers’ dependence on distributors for access to screens, the Bengal govt is exploring whether state-owned auditoriums and theatres can be upgraded and opened for regular screening of Bengali films.Access to screens emerged as one of the key concerns during two rounds of meetings between the information and cultural…
Rusted power equipment like panel box, cables and transformers cause of frequtent outages in Sector 12 Noida: Rain-related faults disrupted power supply across parts of Noida and Ghaziabad over the past two days, with residents in several localities reporting outages lasting up to eight hours.Officials attributed the disruptions largely to cable faults, transformer snags and…
At the time of the incident, the juvenile was 17 years, 11 months and 21 days old. Varanasi: The court of Special Judge Exclusive (Pocso Act)/Additional District and Sessions Judge Nitin Pandey on Thursday sentenced a juvenile offender, tried as an adult, to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with the murder and robbery of…
Thangadh suicide Amarshi Sumra Ahmedabad: Fourteen years after his teenage son was killed in police firing at Thangadh in Surendranagar, Amarshi Sumra (55) died by suicide after allegedly jumping in front of a moving train near the memorial built for the three youths killed in the 2012 incident.Sumra, father of 16-year-old Pankaj Sumra, had in…
