New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated former Indian ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on his appointment as the lieutenant governor of Delhi while also lauding Sandhu’s contributions to strengthening India-US ties.“Congratulations to Taranjit Sandhu on becoming the new Lt Governor of Delhi! As a seasoned Diplomat and former Ambassador to the…
Nagpur: Backroom negotiations for the legislative council seats have begun in BJP. Based on its current strength in the assembly, it is positioned to secure up to five of the nine seats. There is a surge in the number of aspirants, mostly those who missed out on RS nominations. The party has to decide if…
Bengaluru: A dialysis unit was launched at Vanivilas Hospital, the state-run maternity centre, Tuesday. The facility will benefit pregnant women, particularly those from economically weaker sections, with pre-existing kidney disease. Until now, patients from Vanivilas were referred to other hospitals for dialysis, but the new unit is expected to reduce risks for both mother and…
Chennai: Election flying squad officials seized 2 lakh in cash and a voters’ list from an AIADMK functionary and 21,000 from a BJP functionary during vehicle checks in Kodambakkam. Cases were registered against the functionaries for violation of election norms.The seizures were made during a vehicle check held at the Trustpuram traffic junction in Kodambakkam…
Hyderabad: Fraudsters posing as Mumbai police allegedly duped a 66-year-old retired railway employee of 4 lakh. According to police officials, the victim, a resident of Peerzadiguda, received a call on April 7 from an individual who introduced himself as Rahul Sharma from the Data Protection Board of India. Claiming that a SIM card issued on…
Nandigram: Crude bombs were allegedly hurled at BJP neta Abbas Beg’s house in Nandigram late Thursday, hours after he filed a police complaint against TMC neta Sheikh Sufiyan.Beg, BJP Tamluk minority cell general secretary, said the attack in Nayana was meant to silence him. “It was a clear attempt to eliminate me for speaking out…
Panaji: A Mapusa court on Friday granted bail to Birch by Romeo Lane corporate manager Rajiv Modak and operations manager Bijay Kumar Singh in connection with the Dec 6 fire incident.They are the last of the accused to be released on bail in the fire case where 25 people lost their lives, triggering widespread concern…
Varanasi: The headmaster of PM Shri Prathamik Vidyalaya (Pratham) in Azamgarh’s Ajmatgarh area has been suspended for making students do cleaning and personal chores. He has been attached to the Block Education Officer’s office in Ajmatgarh.District Basic Education Officer Rajeev Pathak said that headmaster, Awadhesh Yadav, has been suspended with immediate effect.According to reports, the…
Ahmedabad: Perched atop a hill in Kutch’s Anjar, the historic bungalow of Captain James MacMurdo — the first British Resident of Kutch — stands as a crumbling testament to a forgotten era. Once a sanctuary for the rare Kamangari wall paintings, this place, which is today listed as a state-protected monument, is now a derelict…
Chandigarh: The UT administration, in a compliance report submitted with the National Green Tribunal (NGT), claimed that all waste water discharge points into local choes have been intercepted, with routine inspections and repairs being carried out to maintain compliance.So far, 17 discharge points into Sukhna Choe, 19 into N-Choe and six into Patiala Ki Rao…
