Mumbai: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday trapped a BMC water meter supervisor for allegedly accepting a Rs 40,000 bribe from a 50-year-old complainant for water meter installation and reconnection of water supply to shop units in Andheri West.The accused was identified as Vinod Rathod, Water Meter Supervisor, K/West Ward, BMC. ACB also named Nandan More,…
Bengaluru: KPIT Technologies reported a muted first quarter as weakness among global automakers continued to weigh on demand. However, the company expects margins to improve in the coming quarters and remains confident of a stronger second half, driven by AI-led growth and a diversified business mix.The Pune-based engineering company reported June-quarter revenue of $176.8 million,…
Chennai: Two months after CPI walked out of the DMK alliance, leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin and CPI state secretary M Veerapandian said Dravidian outfits and Left parties would join hands to fight whenever Tamil Nadu’s rights face a threat.Udhayanidhi and CPI state secretary Veerapandian shared the stage at an event organised by Udhavum Kaigal,…
Artemis Foundation founder Theodore Joseph (right) and other members at Lake Front Park in Necklace Road for a counselling session Climate climate counselling session at Lake Front Park in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: At a time when artificial intelligence is becoming the default tool for almost every task, Hyderabad-based mental healthcare organisation Artemis Foundation has decided to…
The city has relied on temporary sanitation contracts since June 2024 Gurgaon: Even as MCG faces allegations that contractors failed to deploy the promised fleet under six-month door-to-door waste collection contracts, internal documents accessed by TOI show the civic body awarded these contracts at rates 30% to 53% below its own cost estimates, raising questions…
Actor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty Kolkata: Actor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty faces new legal trouble after a businessman lodged a written complaint against him at Tollygunge’s Charu Market police station on Tuesday.The complainant alleged that he invested Rs 68 lakh in 2021 in Soham’s film, initially titled ‘Manikjor’ and…
A group of women who live in a slum around 200 metre away from the garbage heap heard the child crying and rescued her Noida: A one-and-a-half-year-old girl was rescued from a garbage heap in Bisrakh, an official from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) said. The residents of a slum adjacent to the dumpyard spotted…
Villagers of Costi gather to pray for shutting down the piggery plant Margao: Residents of Costi-Kalay in Sanguem have protested against a piggery in the village, alleging that it is contaminating local water sources and posing a health risk.A large number of villagers, including women, gathered recently to voice their anger. They warned that authorities…
Varanasi: Nadesar police outpost in charge, a sub-inspector and a head constable were suspended following busting of a gambling racket in a surprise raid on the Mint House campus under Cantt police station on Tuesday night. In the police action, four accused of running a gambling racket were arrested and currency counting machines, cash and…
Ahmedabad: Real estate project clearances in Gujarat have slowed after the State-level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) became non-functional when its tenure ended in June, industry representatives and govt sources said. A standing committee has been formed with a govt notification, but industry wants a regular committee.Environmental appraisals for a range of real estate and industrial…
