Chennai: Three more workers succumbed to complications caused by an ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district, taking the death toll to 13, all of them women. On Thursday, three women died at two govt hospitals—Stanley Medical College Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH).Of the total 83 affected…
Hyderabad: Standard Engineering Technology Limited (SETL) plans to acquire up to a 51% stake in GScale Energy Private Limited, marking its entry into AI datacentre engineering infrastructure. The BSE-listed precision engineering company said the first phase of the transaction will combine primary capital infusion and a strategic share-swap with existing shareholders, involving about ₹190 crore.SETL…
Gurgaon: A fresh directive asking govt schools in Gurgaon to conduct voter awareness activities under the SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) campaign during the ongoing summer vacation has triggered resentment.The message circulated to school heads, citing instructions from Election Commission of India and the ADC Gurgaon, ordered schools to organise activities — including…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari in the assembly on Thursday Kolkata: The Bengal assembly is set to amend the West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order Act, 1972, to empower the administration to recover compensation from people involved in violence and damage to public or private property, including those accused of inciting, funding, aiding or sheltering offenders.The…
Times News NetworkPanaji: After opposition from villagers, Cumbharjua MLA Rajesh Fal Dessai had met chief minister Pramod Sawant in Feb and had told reporters that the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) Ghat Aarti project at Naroa had been called off. Despite this, GTDC is still pursuing permissions from the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA).The…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited the residence of prominent Gorakhpur-based industrialist Om Prakash Jalan on Thursday evening to enquire about his health. Yogi expressed his best wishes for Jalan’s early return to good health and also spent time with family members, engaging in cordial conversation with them. He conveyed his blessings to the family,…
Ahmedabad: For engineering students in Gujarat, coding remained the preferred route to a degree and a career. Computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) continued to dominate engineering aspirants’ choices this admission season, accounting for nearly half of the seats allotted in the first round.Of the 41,688 students participating in the admission process, 22,662 —…
Amritsar: The Akal Takht secretariat on Thursday said it had asked all Sikh MLAs and ministers in the Punjab govt to appear before it on June 29 for discussions on the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026. However, chief minister Bhagwant Mann later said in Mohali that it would be for…
The administration is now planning to extend operational hours at water tanker-filling points Pune: Ten days after the civic administration enforced an alternate-day water supply to combat the deepening crisis, the city is already echoing with discontent. More than 1,100 complaints have poured in from residents, exposing cracks in the system meant to provide relief.The…
Lucknow: Owners of buildings exempt from fire no objection certificates (NOCs) must now certify compliance with over 40 fire and electrical safety norms before getting building plans approved, under Lucknow Development Authority rules. Failure can lead to sealing, demolition or criminal action.The decision was announced at a joint LDA-fire department workshop at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan…
