Pune: A waste pickers’ union has demanded that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) provide their workers with life cover and include them in the health scheme offered to the civic staff.The union on Friday wrote a letter to the civic body raising the demand following the death of a waste picker in an accident while…
Surat: A fire broke out in a locked ninth-floor apartment of a residential high-rise in Surat’s Vesu area on Friday morning, prompting the evacuation of residents from upper floors, though no injuries or fatalities were reported.The blaze was reported at Grand Altima, a 13-storey building, when around 11 residents were present in flats on the…
Aizawl: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Friday that the election for Mizoram’s lone Rajya Sabha seat will be held on June 18, along with 20 other seats from 10 states.The current term of the incumbent, K Vanlalvena of the Mizo National Front (MNF), expires on July 19.The notification for the election will…
Lucknow: Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences is set to launch an online OPD facility within the next four months for follow-up patients with chronic diseases.The move is expected to benefit around 1,500-2,000 patients daily.Director, Prof CM Singh, said the institute had been planning the facility earlier, but the existing Hospital Information System (HIS)…
Rajkot: Four policemen, including an investigation officer, have been suspended by Rajkot Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nirlipt Rai in connection with the murder of a rape survivor’s uncle by two people who are still evading arrest in the same sexual assault case.All four cops were posted with the Rajkot Rural police.The suspended officers…
Bhilwara/Jaipur: Eleven stone slabs forming the roof of a verandah collapsed Thursday night at the Govt Higher Secondary School in Jashma village of Chittorgarh district. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident as it happened at night while the school was closed for summer vacations.The incident has, however, raised fresh concerns over the condition…
NEW DELHI: Accepting the explanation of three academics – Prof Michel Danino, Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna Kumar, the Supreme Court Friday lifted the life ban on their association with academic exercises in govt-run universities and institutions.The ban was imposed on them by the SC on March 11 after it took serious umbrage at a…
Immigration attorney Rahul Reddy explains what H-1B visa holders applying for Green Cards should do. The new Green Card rule that applicants can’t wait for their Green Card in the US and should go back to their country of origin has sent shockwaves, as 1.2 million legal immigrants are waiting for years to become permanent…
Sneha Ullal became an overnight sensation after starring opposite Salman Khan in Lucky: No Time for Love. Often remembered for her striking resemblance to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sneha recently opened up about her unexpected Bollywood debut, the sacrifices fame brought into her life, and how her mother’s cancer battle influenced her decision to enter films.Speaking…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Rajat Patidar (ANI Photo) Rajat Patidar added another major milestone to his growing IPL reputation after surpassing former Royal Challengers Bengaluru icon Chris Gayle in the list of fastest batters to complete 100 IPL sixes. The RCB captain reached the landmark in just 933 deliveries, going past Gayle’s tally of 943 balls…
