Chandigarh: The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has taken suo motu notice of a purported video clip in which Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring allegedly used derogatory language regarding the AAP govt’s cash assistance scheme for women.Chairman Jasvir Singh Garhi said cabinet minister Baljit Kaur brought the matter to the commission’s attention, alleging…
Robbers fled with Rs25.9 lakh Pune: The Sahakarnagar police have launched a hunt for four men after they allegedly sprayed pepper and robbed a forex trader of Rs25.9 lakh in Dhankawadi around 9.20am on Monday.The forex trader, Aniket Kadam (47) of Dhankawdi, lodged a complaint with the police late on Monday evening. Senior inspector Vitthal…
Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay offers prayers at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati Guwahati: Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay visited the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Tuesday morning to seek blessings during a two-day visit to Assam, following high-level meetings with Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Monday evening.Bhutan…
Lucknow: A 29-year-old newlywed woman was found dead in Thakurganj area on Monday, police said on Tuesday, detaining two in the matter for questioning.The deceased was found hanging inside her in-laws’ home in Kashi Vihar under the Thakurganj police station limits. Her family has alleged that she was being harassed for dowry and accused her…
(L-R) Umang Dawn, Director of the Technical Committee at Yogasana Bharat; Udit Sheth, President of Yogasana Bharat; Veer (mascot); Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Honourable Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports; Dr Jaideep Arya, Secretary General of World Yogasana; Dr Sanjay Malpani, Vice President of Yogasana Bharat In a historic milestone for Indian sport and global wellness,…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, accusing Islamabad of sponsoring cross-border terrorism and violating the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity through decades of aggression against India.Speaking at the UNSC Open Debate on upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and strengthening the UN-centred international…
The next few years are expected to redraw parts of the global wealth map in ways that don’t always match familiar economic narratives. Some of the fastest movement in billionaire populations is forecast outside the usual Western centres, with shifts tied to capital inflows, policy changes, tech expansion, and regional investment cycles. A few countries…
Byju Raveendran (file photo) Byju Raveendran, founder of the collapsed edtech company Byju’s, has been sentenced to six months in prison by a Singapore court in a contempt case, according to people aware of the development who told Bloomberg.The court directed Raveendran to undergo jail time after finding that he had failed to comply with…
Bad Bunny is joining the ‘Toy Story’ universe in the most unexpected yet fitting role imaginable. The Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, will voice a toy who looks exactly like a slice of pizza wearing sunglasses in the highly anticipated ‘Toy Story 5’, arriving in theatres on June 19. The character is…
Mumbai colleges have reported a major shift in undergraduate admission trends this year, with traditional courses such as BA and BSc witnessing lower cut-offs, while professional and career-oriented programmes are seeing rising competition.The first merit lists released by several prominent Mumbai colleges on Tuesday indicate that students are increasingly choosing courses linked directly to jobs,…
