Mumbai: A series of extortion threats made to businessmen and hoteliers in coastal Karnataka and Mumbai by callers claiming to be former Chhota Rajan aide Hemant Pujari has kicked off a probe by the police in both states.Police here said they were in the process of verifying if the calls were made by the fugitive…
Analysts say the larger battle is over controlling the political narrative and preventing an uninterrupted session Bengaluru: Opposition BJP in Karnataka is doing to the govt what it has long accused Congress of doing in Parliament, using disruption as a weapon to force an unwilling administration to confront a politically damaging issue.The trigger is the…
Hero stone unearthed in Tenkasi Chennai: Archaeologists from the state archaeology department have unearthed a hero stone belonging to the 5th century CE at a Sangam Age brick well at Karivalamvanthanallur near Tenkasi.The hero stone, one metre in length and 0.3m in breadth, has the ‘Karukkansulakan Nannan Kodiyan’, which experts claim could mean the stone…
SC dismisses PIL against Durgam Cheruvu land auction Hyderabad: Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the proposed auction of two land parcels measuring around 10 acres near Durgam Cheruvu in Raidurg.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana dismissed the PIL filed by Hyderabad-based…
The Nandalal Bose-designed JU emblem that was damaged by ABVP workers was repaired and reinstalled on Friday Kolkata: Thirty-seven hours after unprecedented violence rocked Jadavpur University, vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee on Friday filed a complaint against “unknown outsiders/persons” who “unauthorisedly entered the campus” around 12.37 am on Thursday and indulged in vandalism and destruction of property.Based…
The proposed Bill seeks to amend the Act in accordance with Supreme Court judgments Panaji: The state cabinet on Friday approved amendments to the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, to ensure fair elections and representation based on the population of municipal areas, while bringing clarity to the reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).The proposed…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat govt’s Common Act, introduced in July 2023 to bring uniformity, consistency and a common decision-making framework across state govt universities, has itself become a source of administrative confusion, sources said.Though the act faced resistance when it was proposed, govt went ahead with its implementation. However, inconsistencies in several statutes have reportedly complicated its…
Haryana health minister Arti Singh Rao Chandigarh: Haryana health minister, Arti Singh Rao said on Friday the state govt will ensure the availability of quality medicines and modern diagnostic facilities in health institutions across the state. Medicines and medical equipment are being procured as per requirements to further strengthen healthcare services, she said.The health minister…
An AI-generated illustration of a transparent glass skywalk suspended between two viewpoints Pune: A long-pending glass skywalk project in Lonavla has crossed a milestone after the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) finalised the tender draft on Thursday, officials concerned told TOI.The Rs909-crore Lion and Tiger Point Tourism Development Project, spearheaded by PMRDA, features the…
Noted photographer Atul Hundoo at the workshop Lucknow: Interested in photography but do not own an expensive camera? Your mobile phone can be the perfect place to begin, especially for street photography.According to noted photographer Atul Hundoo, a faculty member at Lucknow University, ordinary scenes captured through mobile phones can be transformed into meaningful visual…
