Kolkata: From queuing with devotees and offering pujas at local temples to holding colourful campaigns and greeting passers-by, the first day of the Bengali New Year focused on Bangaliana, setting it apart from the usual election rallies and door-to-door campaigns.Trinamool Congress candidate from Tollygunge, Aroop Biswas, held a colourful rally wearing pajama-panjabi. People joining the…
University officials said that the protesting workers are employed through third-party contractors Noida: Hundreds of Shiv Nadar University workers staged a protest on Wednesday outside its Dadri campus, demanding higher wages and double overtime pay, two days after the agitation for higher wages by industrial workers. Police said the demonstration remained peaceful and was resolved…
Panaji: The city got its third Roman Catholic parish on Wednesday, with the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman issuing a decree of erection to create the parish of Miramar and elevate the Stella Maris Chapel at La Campala Colony, Miramar, to the status of a church.Until now, the state capital had two territorial parishes —…
Ahmedabad: A 42-year-old CA from Naroda has allegedly been duped out of Rs 8.30 lakh by unidentified persons after being reeled into a forex trading scam. In his complaint filed with the city Cybercrime police on Tuesday, the victim stated that he had come across an advertisement on social media in Dec. After seeing its…
Ludhiana: Two weeks after the Khanna police booked the former manager of slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala for assisting gangster Doni Bal in an extortion bid against a Payal-based commission agent, Harish Chandar, unidentified bike-borne assailants fired gunshots at the agent’s grain market shop late Tuesday night. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Payal) Jasbinder Singh stated…
Chandigarh: A major vehicle registration scam has been unearthed at the Ambala Cantonment sub-divisional magistrate’s (SDM) office, exposing large-scale irregularities and raising concerns over possible administrative complicity.According to preliminary findings, a copy of which is with TOI, vehicles from other states, particularly from those in the south, were registered at the SDM’s office using fake…
NEW DELHI: Under a formula that proposes to increase the share of all states proportionately and by 50% in Lok Sabha, Kerala’s share will rise from 20 to 30, which is seven more than what it would have got under the last “finished” enumeration. Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka will rise from 28 to 42,…
Chevron executive Andy Walz said Americans should drive less amid Iran war. Chevron executive Andy Walz suggested Americans could save money by driving less and trying to conserve energy. “People should try to drive less. They should try to conserve energy,” Walz told CBS News when asked how Americans could try saving money at the…
Delhi High Court has held that ignorance of tax laws, lack of awareness of deductions, or general assertions of hardship do not constitute “genuine hardship”. (AI image) In a significant ruling on the scope of condonation powers under the Income Tax Act, the Delhi High Court has held that ignorance of tax laws, lack of…
Gulshan Grover, who is currently promoting his upcoming series Matka King, believes that cinema is witnessing a full-circle moment—with trends, characters and storytelling styles from the past making a strong comeback. The actor also shared a recent anecdote from a dinner with industry veterans, including Shatrughan Sinha, Rakesh Roshan and Shashi Ranjan. He further revealed…
