Lucknow: In a move aimed at speeding up the rollout of 5G networks and strengthening telecom infrastructure across the state, UP govt on Monday directed all development authorities to expedite the process of disposing of the right-of-way applications. To speed up the telecom infrastructure projects, public authorities have been asked to respond to the applications…
Jaipur: In a major move, Rajasthan Police headquarters (PHQ) has initiated a comprehensive review of police-station staffing to better match manpower with the policing demands of individual stations.For the first time in decades, a committee of senior officials is evaluating police stations, not solely on the basis of their urban or rural classification, but also…
Erratic distribution leads to 2% dip in acreage of kharif crops NEW DELHI: Better-than-expected rainfall in many parts of the country in August has failed to reduce India’s cumulative monsoon rainfall deficit. While the country’s cumulative rainfall deficit (since June 1) was 13% as of July 31, it touched nearly 14% a month later due…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of eight officials and directed that criminal proceedings be initiated against those found responsible for a fire that killed 14 newborns at a hospital in Islamabad, his office said on Saturday.Sharif issued the orders after an interim report by an investigative committee found serious lapses in…
Next HDFC Bank CEO Will Be In By Oct: Sources MUMBAI: Sashidhar Jagdishan’s decision not to seek another term has brought Kaizad Bharucha, an HDFC Bank old guard and an earlier contender for the top job, into focus as a possible successor.Sources said a successor will be in place before Jagdishan steps down in Oct,…
You may start the day feeling oddly split, part lazy, part restless, part ready to take charge. That’s the vibe that the graph portrays. Saturn slows the body however, Mars is a grit-maker, so when you decide on the direction you want to go you feel more confident and you’re able to do more than…
New Delhi: For years, Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) politics has largely been a contest between two parties. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) have dominated the electoral space.Left-backed All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Students’ Federation of India (SFI),…
Bengaluru: A 33-year-old man’s app date took a frightening turn after he was allegedly surrounded by four men, forcibly driven around in a car, and robbed of over Rs 3.7 lakh. The ordeal began after he met a woman at her request near a pub, and she allegedly drove him to an isolated spot and…
Residents rescued a pelican from a suspected poacher at Korattur Lake and handed over the bird to Forest Department officials. Chennai: A pelican suffered a neck injury after it was attacked by a man at Korattur lake around 9am on Saturday. People at the spot intervened, chased the man away and alerted forest officials, who…
For an industry once accustomed to celebrating 50-day and 100-day runs, such milestones now belong to another era. Hyderabad: A renewed sense of jubilation is sweeping through Telugu cinema. In just two months, six Telugu films have set cash registers on fire at the box office. Declared hits by current industry standards, these successes have…
