Bengaluru: Confusion over approvals for a BWSSB sewage treatment plant (STP) expansion at Saul Kere near Bellandur has exposed a lack of coordination between agencies responsible for works in and around the city’s lakes.The Bengaluru East City Corporation (BECC) has directed BWSSB to stop ongoing works and produce the required permissions. BECC executive engineer Bhooprada…
Chennai: “Good morning, Professor. Can we study Vijay today?” When Congress leader and visiting Ashoka University professor Praveen Chakravarty walked into class after C Joseph Vijay assumed office, he was greeted with songs from the actor’s hit films, whistles and a barrage of questions about Tamil Nadu’s new chief minister.“This was a university in Haryana…
Hyderabad: Two private workers from the city have approached Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) police alleging that fraudsters operating a Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) racket made them transfer over ₹60,000 each in the name of an investment scheme. After the investment, the victims realised that it was an MLM fraud and since the fraudsters refused to…
Shillong: The Meghalaya govt has decided to place on hold all officially funded foreign visits by ministers, MLAs, and govt officials for a period of six months as part of a broader expenditure rationalization and austerity initiative. “The decision has been taken in the larger public interest,” an official statement said on Wednesday. The measure…
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday published the final electoral roll for the upcoming three-tier panchayat elections, showing a net addition of 29.01 lakh voters compared with the 2025 mother roll, despite the deletion of more than 2.03 crore names during an extensive voter list purification drive.According to the final electoral…
Baby food (AI representational) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has confirmed that there is no new regulation mandating zero added sugar in infant foods.TOI’s queries on media reports that FSSAI had constituted a committee to assess whether added sugar ought to be allowed in infant food products did not elicit any…
Federal authorities have arrested Indian-origin businessman Mahender Makhijani, accusing him of defrauding a bank out of nearly $100 million through a scheme that involved forged real estate documents and misleading financial records.The 44-year-old man is a lawful permanent resident from India who lives in Corona del Mar, California. He was taken into custody on Wednesday…
Equity mutual funds saw a sharp slowdown in inflows in May, falling to their lowest level in a year as geopolitical tensions in West Asia, rising crude oil prices and market volatility weighed on investor sentiment, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).Net inflows into equity schemes stood at…
The upcoming film Police Complaint is at the centre of a controversy ahead of its release. During the film’s pre-release event in Hyderabad, director Sanjeev Megoti accused actor Varalaxmi Sarathkumar of being uncooperative with the crew during the movie’s promotional campaign. According to the director, despite several attempts, the actress was unavailable to promote the…
Rajasthan BSTC Pre D.El.Ed Result 2026 to be announced at predeledraj2026.com shortly Rajasthan BSTC Pre D.El.Ed Result 2026: Candidates awaiting the Rajasthan BSTC Pre D.El.Ed Result 2026 have reported difficulty accessing the official website, predeledraj2026.com, ahead of the result announcement scheduled around 3 PM. The result is yet to be declared and will be made…
