Kolkata: “Didi, you have not lost,” said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee while visiting her Kalighat residence on Thursday and accused BJP and the Election Commission of orchestrating a “multi-layered mafia-style” electoral manipulation in Bengal, alleging that the “Uttar Pradesh model” of rigging had been replicated in the state assembly…
Akasa and Air India Express are expected to open bookings soon Noida: Ticket sales opened for Noida International Airport (IATA code DXN) on Thursday, with IndiGo the first carrier to start bookings. IndiGo will operate 16 routes from the airport, five of which will begin in June and the rest in July.On June 15, when…
Margao: The removal of hazardous waste from the Cuncolim industrial estate, which began on May 2, has hit a roadblock as residents of Curchorem have begun stopping trucks transporting waste through populated areas of the town. The reasons cited were overloading, absence of required permits, and risk of spillage. Locals have warned of launching an…
Ahmedabad: Two textile traders have been accused of duping a fabric company from Ahmedabad of over Rs 71 lakh. The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the city crime branch registered a complaint of cheating and breach of trust against the two on Thursday.According to the complaint filed by an accounts assistant of a private textile…
Jalandhar: All of 20 years of age, Gurpreet Singh does not feel like eating and can’t hear properly from his right ear, but is still worried about how he is going to make ends meet in the near future.The 20-year-old delivery worker’s scooter caught fire during Tuesday night’s blast outside the BSF Punjab Frontier headquarters…
Pune: Restaurants and various industries in the city are grappling with a significant labour shortage as a large number of migrant workers from West Bengal and North Indian states have returned to their hometowns. This mass exodus has created major operational challenges and driven up staffing costs across the city.Hospitality industry representatives noted that the…
Dimapur: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has demanded immediate action on a complaint lodged against National Institute of Civil Services Examinations (NISCE) managing director Suman Saha and his associates for alleged cheating, financial exploitation and mental harassment of students and abrupt closure of NICSE coaching centres operating in Kohima, Dimapur and Chumoukedima.In a representation to…
Lucknow: The UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has announced instalment-based payment options for pending electricity dues following the conversion of smart prepaid meters to postpaid mode across the state.In an official order issued on Wednesday, UPPCL managing director Nitish Kumar directed all power distribution companies to immediately convert smart meters installed under the RDSS scheme…
Jaipur: A head constable posted in the call detail record (CDR) cell of Sriganganagar police was suspended Wednesday for allegedly helping Punjab-based smugglers linked to a heroin consignment dropped by Pakistani drones.Police identified the accused as Mangat Ram, a resident of Chunawadh, who was part of several major anti-smuggling operations along the India-Pakistan border and…
NEW DELHI: The appointment of Gyanesh Kumar (now CEC) and S S Sandhu as election commissioners in 2023 — who were shortlisted, cleared and appointed within a day — was the focus of a hearing on Thursday in Supreme Court, which “wished” that govt show the same urgency in appointment of judges. Kumar and Sandhu’s…
