The 4am assault at Chowkiman toll plaza, Ferozepur Road, on Friday Ludhiana: A brutal assault captured on CCTV has exposed a growing wave of violent tax evasion targeting highway workers.Five toll-tax evaders bashed up a night-shift employee, Harjit Singh, who had refused to let them bypass Ferozepur Road’s Chowkiman plaza early on Friday. The men…
Chandigarh: Continued consultations over a reshuffle of the Punjab Congress organisational set-up have triggered concerns over delays, with a few party members fearing prolonged uncertainty could hurt its prospects and hamper preparations for the upcoming assembly elections.Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi appeared to express his anxiety on social media. Quoting a movie dialogue, “Main Vaapas Aunga”,…
Army’s QMTI launches courses for disabled soldiers Pune: Queen Mary’s Technical Institute (QMTI) has launched specialised courses for disabled soldiers to equip them with skills in drone technology and electric vehicle (EV) repair maintenance.The three-month courses aim to prepare wounded and disabled soldiers for employment opportunities and entrepreneurship after their retirement. “Considering the importance of…
Surat: In a sophisticated cyberfraud targeting a company worker, a 61-year-old accountant was induced to transfer Rs 28 lakh from company accounts after a fraudster impersonated his employer in messages.The victim, a senior accountant for a group of companies for 26 years, received a message on June 23 while at work. The sender, posing as…
Itanagar: A 29-year-old sanitary supervisor at Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) was arrested on Friday for allegedly secretly recording women inside a hospital washroom.The accused, identified as Tamchi Nido, joined the state-run healthcare facility in 2021 as multi-tasking staff and was promoted to sanitary supervisor in May last year.Itanagar Capital Region…
A child sprays water on devotees during a procession on the Ashura Lucknow: Grief and devotion marked Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, as mourners across the city commemorated the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE on Friday.Dressed in black, Shia…
The pairs of Akshat Shekhawat-Devansh Tomar and Vinay Pratap-Yuvraj enter U-17 boys doubles final in the RD Baheti Memorial Jaipur District Open Badminton Championship at the SMS Stadium Indoor Badminton Hall on Friday Jaipur: The pairs of Akshat Shekhawat-Devansh Tomar and Vinay Pratap-Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat sailed into the U-17 boys doubles final in the RD…
Government plans simpler import rule to cut medicine wastage NEW DELHI: To cut avoidable wastage of imported medicines, the Centre has proposed replacing a complex shelf-life rule with a simple requirement — drugs should have at least one year of shelf life left when they enter India. Health ministry has issued a draft notification proposing…
Texas education officials have approved a plan that will require public school students to read selected Bible passages as part of their classroom instruction beginning in the 2030–2031 school year.The Texas State Board of Education voted to adopt a statewide literary reading list that includes passages from the Christian Bible along with other classic texts….
While most people are aware that Deepika Padukone made her Hindi cinema debut with ‘Om Shanti Om’, her first film was actually in Kannada called ‘Aishwarya’. It was directed by Indrajit Lankesh. As the director gears up for the release of his upcoming film ‘Jai Hind Jai Sindh’, he has looked back on ‘Aishwarya’ which…
