George MendoncaNavi Mumbai: A 21-year-old woman, a digital creator from Wadala (East) has said she had a harrowing experience while travelling in an Uber cab from Mahalaxmi to Nerul. She said that upon reaching her destination in Nerul, the driver demanded an additional Rs 40 in cash for toll charges. When she refused, he turned…
Siddaramaiah has breakfast with his coterie including Satish Jarkiholi and HC Mahadevappa in Delhi on Tuesday Bengaluru: The finance portfolio could emerge one of the most challenging responsibilities for chief minister-designate DK Shivakumar, if he decides to follow convention and handle the department himself.For nearly two decades, CMs have handled the finance portfolio. The only…
38% of travellers still exchange cash before travelling abroad Chennai: Even as Indian travellers plan to spend more on overseas holidays following the recent reduction in Tax Collected at Source (TCS), most remain unclear about the true cost of foreign exchange, with hidden forex charges and non-transparent pricing remaining major pain points, according to Wise’s…
All-party meet to identify statehood activists Hyderabad: The Telangana govt has convened an all-party meeting to seek suggestions on identifying and honouring statehood activists for their contributions and sacrifices. The meeting will be held at the secretariat on June 4.Political parties have been asked to send two representatives each from the Congress, BRS, BJP, AIMIM,…
Maximum temperature rose on Tuesday Gurgaon: The city’s minimum temperature rose by over two degrees on Tuesday and the sky remained largely clear through the day despite an alert for thunderstorms, gusty winds and rainfall.The minimum temperature at Gurgaon KVK landed at 25.4 degrees Celsius, up from 23.1 degrees Celsius on Monday. At NorthCap University,…
Kolkata: The state higher education department has issued an order mandating that colleges must not charge students in the name of ‘union fee’. The Calcutta High Court passed an order on July 7 in this regard.College principals have received Google Forms from the higher education department with multiple questions to answer. Many colleges whose websites…
Employees conducting a door-to-door census in Sector 19 Noida: District administration in Gautam Budh Nagar has written to police seeking FIRs against 86 enumerators deployed for Census 2027 who allegedly failed to collect their duty orders or cooperate with the enumeration exercise, officials said on Tuesday.Of the nearly 3,000 employees deployed as enumerators across the…
Margao: Days after chief minister Pramod Sawant assured political reservation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, the Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj (AGKMS) has expressed strong reservations over the move, calling it “leader-centric” rather than “community-centric”.In a memorandum submitted to state BJP president Damodar Naik and Sawant, the community expressed concern…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said his govt has dealt firmly with miscreants, asserting that those who did not mend their ways through ‘boli’ (words) were compelled to do so through the ‘goli’ (bullets).After launching and laying the foundation for 278 development projects worth over Rs 424 crore in Kushinagar, the CM contrasted…
Hotelier Vikas Shah has increased his frequency of cycling to work after the PM’s appeal to conserve fuel Ahmedabad/Rajkot/Vadodara: Across Gujarat, many car owners — including those with a luxury statement on wheels — are saddling up on their cycles, not just to heed the PM’s austerity call but also to take the healthier path…
