Kolkata: A sudden drop in the number of public buses on Tuesday left thousands of commuters stranded across Kolkata, following another steep hike in fuel prices. The crisis deepened as private bus operators officially renewed their demands for an immediate fare hike, warning that running vehicles at a loss has become unsustainable. Despite assurances of…
Gandhinagar: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, the Gujarat govt has begun working on a comprehensive action plan aimed at bringing down consumption of petrol and diesel. Senior govt sources said the state’s electric vehicle promotion policy is being overhauled even as efforts are underway to further strengthen charging…
Punjabi singer Inder Kaur was allegedly murdered in a chilling plot orchestrated by a Canada-based suitor who traveled to India via Nepal. LUDHIANA: Punjabi singer Yashinder Kaur, popularly known as Inder Kaur, was allegedly murdered in a chilling plot police say was orchestrated by a Canada-based ‘suitor’ who travelled to India via Nepal, killed her…
Pune: Aerospace engineering students of MIT Art, Design and Technology University (MIT-ADT) started what was meant to be a final year project, but turned into a full-fledged unmanned aircraft that did a successful test flight on May 4 in DhuleThey designed, developed and flew a radio-controlled electric aircraft. The university claimed it was one of…
Aizawl: Covid-19 infections have been rising in Mizoram, especially in Aizawl district, with 90 cases detected so far this year and two active cases under treatment as of Tuesday, officials of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) under the state Health & Family Welfare department said on Tuesday.The officials, citing IDSP records, said a surge…
Lucknow: Prompt intervention by the govt machinery helped avert child marriage of two sisters in Auraiya district.The action was taken jointly by the district administration, police, Child Helpline 1098 and Child Welfare Committee after information was received about the proposed marriages in a village in Auraiya.Protection officer Reena Chauhan received the alert through 1098 helpline,…
PM Modi attends 3rd India-Nordic Summit NEW DELHI: Ministry of External Affairs shared the outcome of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the summit resulted in eight key outcomes aimed at deepening India’s strategic, economic and technological engagement with Nordic countries, with a strong focus on green growth, innovation, defence and…
Marcus Aurelius (Image: Wikipedia) People often expect powerful quotes to sound dramatic. They imagine big words, complicated ideas and messages that immediately announce themselves as life lessons. Yet some of the most memorable quotes do something much quieter. They begin as simple observations and then slowly settle into the mind hours later. This quote by…
BENGALURU: TCS’ appraisal letters have triggered employee reactions, with some alleging reductions in CTC and downgrades in their performance bands. Discussions have also intensified around a drop in take-home salaries following changes linked to the implementation of new labour codes. The debate concerns the exclusion of gratuity from cost-to-company (CTC) under TCS’s revised compensation structure….
The unauthorized eavesdropping case, between the ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ star Lisa Hochstein and her ex-husband Leonard ‘Lenny’ Hochstein, took a surprising turn amid their crashing lawsuit proceedings. The reality show personality had criminal charges of interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, along with her ex-boyfriend, Jody Glidden. However, the duo will soon be…
