Day 1 of chakka jam (Photo credit: ANI) GURGAON: Cabs and autorickshaws operated normally on Thursday despite the chakka jam, a three-day strike, called by All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) over the environmental compensation charge (ECC) in Delhi-NCR. Commuters reported no trouble finding rides, both on the ground or through mobile apps, with services…
Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), along with state and central intelligence agencies, is investigating whether a deeply entrenched local spy network exists in Bengal, following the arrest of an alleged Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative from the outskirts of the city.The suspect, Zafar Riaz alias Rizvi, a prominent footwear merchant from Central Kolkata’s Entally neighborhood,…
St Xavier’s is an autonomous college affiliated with Gujarat University Ahmedabad: St Xavier’s College has approached the Gujarat high court against the state govt’s decision compelling it to join the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) system for admission of students to its undergraduate courses.St Xavier’s is an autonomous college affiliated with Gujarat University. It has…
Chandigarh: The CBI on Thursday filed its first chargesheet running into approximately 10,000 pages in the multi-crore fraud involving the siphoning of govt funds from IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank.A CBI team submitted the chargesheet, annexures, and supporting documents in eight steel trunks before special CBI judge Vijayant Sehgal in Chandigarh. The…
Nanda Doifode’s typewriter is largely silent these days after the use of computers increased. She was part of a thriving community of 20 to 25 typists working outside Shivajinagar Court in Pune. Now, on a good day, a single customer might stop by for a single page, leaving her with a meagre ₹50 a day….
TMC MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed Guwahati: After taking oath on Thursday, lone TMC MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed was heard chanting “Mamata didi zindabad”.After almost a decade, TMC was able to bag a assembly seat this time.Sherman, elected from the Muslim-majority Mandia seat, raised the slogan in praise of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and then chanted…
UP industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi Lucknow: UP industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi on Thursday directed officials to accelerate infrastructure and connectivity projects in the Yamuna expressway region, saying the upcoming Noida international airport would transform the entire belt into a major cargo and industrial hub.Reviewing projects of the Yamuna expressway…
Jaipur: With severe heatwave conditions prevailing across the state, anganwadi workers have demanded that holidays be declared for children aged 3 to 6 years enrolled at anganwadi centres. Around 16.89 lakh children are enrolled in nearly 63,000 anganwadi centres across the state.The Akhil Rajasthan Mahila Evam Bal Vikas Sanyukt Karamchari Sangh has written to the…
NEW DELHI: An Airbus A321 operated by Air India with about 190 people aboard suffered a tail strike while going around — aborting landing and taking off again — at Bengaluru airport on Thursday. A Boeing 747 jumbo jet had taken off before this flight from Delhi was to land. The enormous wake turbulence —…
Donald Trump and Trump Jr (Images/Agencies) Amid escalating tensions surrounding the Iran conflict, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he may skip his eldest son Donald Trump Jr’s wedding, joking that he would ‘get killed’ whether he attended the event or not.Speaking to reporters during an Oval Office interaction, Trump said he would try…
