Kolkata: Former sports minister Aroop Biswas has been summoned by Bidhannagar police to report at Bidhannagar south police station on Thursday and meet the investigating officer probing the case of cheating, criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation and extortion in connection with the Lionel Messi GOAT India Tour controversy at Salt Lake Stadium last year.The development comes…
Guwahati: Residents have urged urged authorities to focus on long-pending civic problems while welcoming Guwahati Municipal Corporation’s call for citizens to help transform the city through a purple-themed beautification drive.Under the initiative, neighbourhoods across Guwahati are being encouraged to paint shop fronts, residential buildings and public walls in shades of purple. The colour is meant…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two Delhi-based B Com graduates allegedly involved in creating a network of bogus firms that facilitated fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) claims and caused revenue losses worth crores of rupees to the government.The arrested accused, identified as Saurabh Agrawal (35) and Ajit Kumar (32), were carrying…
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) amid a major row over the board’s new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.He will succeed Rahul Singh, who was transferred out hours earlier along with then-CBSE secretary Himanshu Gupta.(This is a…
TOI correspondent from Washington: One day US President Donald Trump declares that prolonged negotiations with Iran are “boring.” The next day he predicts a breakthrough agreement “within a week.” On another, he hints that military action remains very much on the table.In between, according to an explosive new report by Axios, Trump unleashed a profanity-laced…
The fall to seventh rank is not just about the rallies in South Korea and Taiwan. It is also about the record exodus of foreign capital from Indian stock markets. (AI image) In a span of just over a week, the Indian stock market has gone from being the world’s fifth largest to the seventh…
Producers lead a notoriously tough life in the film industry, and Kotapadi J. Rajesh (KJR) has just made a shocking disclosure about the staggering amount of money he has lost over the last few years. The producer, who is set to make his acting debut in the upcoming film Angikaaram, revealed that he is currently…
A new survey of 1,000 US employees reveals a workforce caught in a financial bind. While many feel confident about finding new opportunities, limited savings, rising living costs, and financial responsibilities are keeping them in their current roles. The findings highlight a growing gap between career ambition and economic reality, where money—not loyalty or satisfaction—is…
Team India arrives in New Chandigarh (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: India’s Test squad reached New Chandigarh on Tuesday ahead of their one-off Test against Afghanistan, which begins on June 6 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. The match marks India’s return to red-ball cricket after the end of IPL 2026 and will…
BA key proposal is to explore underground or basement parking at 27 bus depots, leveraging available land to generate steady income without impacting core transport operations Mumbai: In response to the BMC’s recent query on reforms, BEST has outlined a set of measures aimed at boosting non-fare revenue and strengthening its financial position. A key…
