Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool MP Kirti Azad in connection with allegations of extortion made by a businessman.Justice Kausik Chanda said he did not, prima facie, find substance in the allegations against the former cricketer based on the audio recording played before the court.The court,…
Due to the cave-in, one lane of the elevated road was restricted for traffic movement. NOIDA: A portion of the left lane of Noida Elevated Road caved in near Vishwa Bharti Public School in Sector 28 on Tuesday, creating a 10x5x3-foot pothole and triggering heavy traffic tailbacks during peak hours.Aman Chaudhury, a resident of Greater…
Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, Bhupender Yadav, and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, inaugurate an exhibition at the 10th WCEF in Gandhinagar on Tuesday Gandhinagar: Gujarat’s efforts to turn waste into wealth, including a circular-economy model being implemented at Somnath temple, will get a global showcase as the 10th World Circular Economy Forum…
AICC state general secretary in charge Sachin Pilot, MP Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and other Congress functionaries stage a protest demanding the removal of finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema over the alleged suicide of a man, in Chandigarh Chandigarh: With all warring factions of the Punjab Congress…
An IndiGo flight from Agartala to Delhi diverted to Lucknow after a smoke warning LUCKNOW: An IndiGo flight from Agartala to Delhi carrying 103 passengers made a precautionary landing at Lucknow airport on Tuesday evening after a smoke warning was detected in the aircraft’s cargo area.Flight 6E6504 was diverted to Lucknow following the warning. Flight-tracking…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has quashed a rape and POCSO case after the accused and the complainant settled their differences and married each other, observing that continuation of the criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose in the peculiar facts of the case.A single bench of Justice Anil Kumar Upman passed the order following a…
Bengal CM prayed at Kalighat temple and had fish-basanti pulao prasad. West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari last week offered prayers at the Kalighat Temple on the occasion of ‘Kaushiki Amavasya’ and partook of a traditional bhog that included fish and ‘basanti pulao’. Interestingly, the timing of the visit gave the ritual a political context.The…
Jayden Williams made history as the youngest mayor of Stockbridge when he took office at age 22 in January. Just 10 months later, the city council voted to remove him from office following a 10-hour misconduct hearing focused on his administrative conduct, spending and use of city resources. According to local reports, Williams, now 23,…
MDR applicability is determined by overall merchant account categorisation. A Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.4% will be applicable on person-to-merchant UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 from October 15, 2026, as per the latest notification from NPCI. It is important to note that person-to-person transactions will continue to be free with no MDR applicable.Merchant Discount…
Nana Patekar has long carried a reputation for having a fiery temper, with several stories about his outbursts making headlines over the years. One of the most talked-about incidents was his reported scuffle with filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra on the sets of the 1989 cult classic ‘Parinda’. However, National Award-winning screenwriter Ranbir Pushp, who worked…
