Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a woman employed in an eatery at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after recovering 3 kg of gold bars worth around Rs 5 crore concealed in her socks on Tuesday.Recently, the Centre increased import duty on gold to 15%, comprising a basic customs duty of 10%…
Students studying near massive stack of books crowned by graduation cap, preparing for finals. Contemporary art collage. Concept of education, achievement, ambition, academic goals Bengaluru: The Times of India’s Mission Admission, Bengaluru’s biggest higher education seminar and expo, returns with its 2026 edition on Saturday, May 23, at Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, Ambedkar Veedhi, Gandhinagar, from…
Chola-era Anaimangalam copper plates from the Netherlands were returned to India in May 2026 S Vijay Kumar For more than a decade, I have campaigned for the return of the two sets of Chola copper plates held by Leiden University Library in the Netherlands. Their handover is a moment of immense satisfaction, for Tamil Nadu,…
Hyderabad: US-based human capital management solutions provider Isolved has opened its new global capability centre (GCC) in Hyderabad in an expansion of its India operations as the company steps up its investment in engineering, artificial intelligence and platform development.The company said the Hyderabad centre will support its unified People Cloud platform and strengthen teams working…
Kolkata: Police have arrested several Trinamool functionaries in the past 24 hours on charges ranging from extortion and post-poll violence to running illicit rackets.Tension flared in Canning after TMC youth president Aritra Bose was arrested for allegedly shooting a BJP worker on counting day. Angry women armed with brooms and shoes surrounded the police station…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved relaxations to National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) (India) Ltd for the proposed redevelopment of govt quarters at St Inez for commercial use beyond 50% of the covered area. Similarly, for the redevelopment of Junta House, it permitted a stilt height of 6.6m to provide mandatory parking through a…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat posted its highest-ever single-month spike in diabetes drug sales in April 2026, with the market expanding 30% year-on-year to Rs 118 crore, driven by the entry of affordable semaglutide-based alternatives after patent expiry in India and several global markets. Doctors say these drugs, initially prescribed mainly for diabetes care, are now increasingly being…
Chandigarh’s attempts to convert leasehold properties to freehold Chandigarh: In a move aimed at unlocking properties worth hundreds of crores, boosting revenue, and improving ease of doing business, the Chandigarh administration has approved conversion of leasehold industrial and commercial plots to freehold ownership.Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has cleared a detailed proposal…
Pune: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in its preliminary investigation, suspects that a few selected students benefited from a leaked question paper allegedly provided by Shivraj Motegaonkar, the arrested director of RCC, a private coaching institute.On Tuesday, CBI officials questioned several students in Pune in connection with the case.Investigators are closely examining how the…
Guwahati: Leaders of Manipur’s four Baptist church apex bodies have launched a peace mission to defuse tension between the Kuki and Naga communities, which escalated after three members of the Thadou Baptist Association India (TBAI) were killed in an ambush in Kangpokpi district on May 13.The church leaders appealed to the United Naga Council (UNC)…
