NEW DELHI: Holding that liberty of an individual is not a trivial matter which could be sacrificed at the altar of bureaucratic lethargy even in case of a prisoner, Supreme Court has awarded Rs 11 lakh compensation to a convict who had to spend 24 days in custody even after the court granted him parole,…
SINGAPORE: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took another swipe at Washington’s NATO and European partners on Saturday, saying those that do not hike defence spending sufficiently “will face a clear shift in how we do business”.NATO members pledged last year to ramp up defence-related spending to five percent of GDP but, despite increased efforts, many…
Italian authorities have barred Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts from going ahead in the northern city of Reggio Emilia, citing public order and security concerns. The decision followed a request from the local Jewish community to cancel West’s performance. Community leader Nicoletta Uzzielli had urged local officials to replace the show with a performance…
The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has announced that the application process for the 72nd Combined Preliminary Competitive Examination (CCE) 2026 will close today, May 31, 2026. Eligible candidates who have not yet applied are advised to complete the registration process through the official BPSC website before the deadline.The recruitment drive has been released for…
5 Players battle who could shape today’s IPL final in Ahmedabad (Image: X) The IPL 2026 season has finally reached its grand finale. Two giants of the tournament, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, are now face-to-face in a battle for glory. RCB have reached their second consecutive IPL final and are aiming to defend…
NEW DELHI: Residents recounted hearing a loud sound resembling a “generator blast” moments before a five-storey building collapsed near Saket Metro station on Saturday evening, triggering panic and a large-scale rescue operation.According to police, the ground floor of the building housed a coaching institute, while construction work was underway on the upper floors. Officials suspect…
Chennai: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has instructed officials to complete sanitation, maintenance and safety measures in all corporation schools before they reopen on June 4.Corporation Commissioner G S Sameeran directed zonal officers and the school education department to ensure a safe, clean and learning-friendly environment for students returning after the summer vacation.Officials have been…
Panaji: The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has decided to rope in private players to set up an e-waste management plant in the state.Construction of the project had begun in Dec 2022 and was expected to be completed by May 2024. Due to the lack of progress and the project being economically unviable, the GWMC…
Ahmedabad: Between May 19 and May 30, the health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) collected 290 food samples from food units across the city, of which six samples were deemed substandard.Additionally, 86 samples of pani puri were collected from various areas, and seven were found to contain prohibited food colour. The offending pani…
Industrial Area–Sector 31 flyover Deepak.Yadav@timesofindia.comChandigarh: Strongly recommending that Chandigarh remain an administrative city, for which it was originally planned, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday restrained the construction of the Industrial Area–Sector 31 flyover. The court said the Chandigarh Master Plan (CMP) 2031 stipulates that efforts should be made to retain the essence…
